Community College of City University

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UOW College Hong Kong / Community College of City University
Chinese :香港伍倫貢學院/香港城市大學專上學院
UOWCHK CCCU logo.png
TypeSelf-financed community college
Established2004
President Jennifer Ng
Vice-PresidentsLilian Kwan (Academic)
Charlie Choi (Planning)
Students~6,000
Location,
Campus
AffiliationsCity University of Hong Kong
Website www.uowchk.edu.hk
Community College of City University
Traditional Chinese 香港城市大學專上學院
UOWCHK / CCCU Telford Annex Campus CCCU Telford Annex 201408.jpg
UOWCHK / CCCU Telford Annex Campus

UOW College Hong Kong (UOWCHK), formerly Community College of City University (CCCU), [1] is one of the community colleges in Hong Kong. UOWCHK / CCCU was established in 2004 under the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and is now providing about 6,000 places of associate degree programmes provided by four different divisions. [2] The medium of instruction is mainly English and some courses are supplemented by Cantonese.

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History

Establishment

After the discontinuation of fund by the University Grants Committee (UGC) for most of the associate degree Programmes of City University of Hong Kong in 2004, the Community College of City University was established and providing various associate degree Programmes. [3]

Alliance With University of Wollongong

On 21 November 2014, The University of Wollongong (UOW) and CityU announced their partnership in accordance with the press release of both of the institutions. [4] [5] There were several concerns from the staff and students of UOWCHK / CCCU. For example, the employment of the staff and the accreditation of the current associate degree programmes after the transferral from UOWCHK / CCCU to UOW. It was said that within the first 5 years of the transitional period, all the employment terms and conditions will be remained the same, all the current programmes will be continued in both the Main Campus and Telford Annex and students can continue to enjoy the facilities provided by CityU. [6]

Campuses

There are 2 campuses of UOWCHK / CCCU including the Main Campus and the Telford Annex. Before the opening of Academic 2, most of the programmes took place in Academic 1. Other programmes (about 1,600 students) take place in the Telford Annex. [7]

Main campus

The Main Campus of UOWCHK / CCCU is located in Academic 2 of City University of Hong Kong. It is close to the MTR Kowloon Tong Station of the East Rail Line and Kwun Tong Line. The main campus is also connected to the Festival Walk.

Students of the main campus are eligible to use all the facilities of City University of Hong Kong Kowloon Tong Campus including lecture theatres, classrooms, laboratories, sports facilities, Computing Service Centre and the Run Run Shaw Library etc.

Telford Annex

The Telford Annex is located in Telford Plaza, Kowloon Bay. It is close to MTR Kowloon Bay Station and connected to the Telford Plaza. Students of the Telford Annex are eligible to use the facilities of the Telford Annex as well as facilities of City University of Hong Kong Kowloon Tong Campus including sports facilities, Computing Service Centre and the Run Run Shaw Library.

Programmes

Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Faculty of Science and Technology

Faculty of Business

Faculty of Social Sciences

Student life

Main campus

Students in the Main Campus can enjoy various services for example the general clinic and dental clinic of the Health Centre and facilities provided by CityU. They will also automatically become the members of the Students' Union of CityU [8] so they can also join the activities held by the Students' Union and register as members of different societies. Except for not eligible for student residence in CityU, the student life of UOWCHK / CCCU students in the Main Campus is basically the same as other students studying in the UGC funded programmes of CityU.

Telford Annex

Students in the Telford Annex are not eligible to become the members of the Students' Union of CityU but there are several societies such as Aviation Society for students studying Airport Operations and Aviation Logistics. Other services like clinical services and fitness room are provided by off-campus service providers. For example, the fitness room of Telford Recreation Club.

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References

  1. ":: UOW College Hong Kong (UOWCHK)/Community College of City University (CCCU) ::". www.uowchk.edu.hk. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  2. Official Website of CCCU
  3. "Stand Firm 30 years"; Sunday Report; Television Broadcasts Limited
  4. CityU Council approves partnership proposal between CCCU and University of Wollongong Australia Archived 2015-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Alliance between UOW and a community college in Hong Kong Archived 2015-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Q & A’s of Strategic Alliance with UOW Archived 2015-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Press Release of The Government Information Centre of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government
  8. http://www6.cityu.edu.hk/FO/htm/Degree_Fees.htm Finance Office of City University of Hong Kong