UOW College Hong Kong

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UOW College Hong Kong
香港伍倫貢學院
UOW-HK Mono.svg
TypeSelf-financed higher education institution
Established2004;20 years ago (2004)
President Currie TSANG
Vice-PresidentDr. Charlie Choi
Students~3,000
Location,
Campus
  • UOW College Hong Kong, 1/F, 18 Che Kung Miu Road, Tai Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong (adjacent to Phase 3 of Pavilia Farm)
Affiliations University of Wollongong
Website uowchk.edu.hk
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 香港伍伦贡学院
Traditional Chinese 香港伍倫貢學院

UOW College Hong Kong (UOWCHK) is a private college in Tai Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is part of the global network of the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia.

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The college was established as the Community College of City University in 2004. [1] The college was renamed the UOW College Hong Kong in 2020. The medium of instruction is mainly English with some courses supplemented by Cantonese.

History

Establishment

The Community College of City University, predecessor to UOWCHK, was established in 2004 as the Government announced a gradual phasing out of funding for sub-degree programmes. [2]

Alliance With University of Wollongong

On 21 November 2014, The University of Wollongong (UOW) and CityU announced their partnership. [3] [4] The college was then renamed UOWCHK / CCCU and eventually in July 2020, the college was further renamed as UOW College Hong Kong.

CCCU successfully transitioned to UOWCHK after gaining approval as an independent accredited institute in 2019 under Hong Kong ordinance and officially separated from CityU in 2020 after a five year transition period beginning from 2015. CityU will continue to focus on academia and pursue excellence in professional education and translational research while UOWCHK will further grow as a degree granting University/College with international connection. [5]

UOWCHK receives full support of UOW with educational resources and commitment to develop and enhance student experience via opportunities for mobility and global exposure. UOW has launched top-up degrees in Hong Kong via UOWCHK. [6]

Past and current campuses

As of July 2023, the main campus will be reallocated from their current Kowloon City Campus to their new campus in Tai Wai for the 2023-2024 school year onward. [7] The new campus sits on land secured from the Hong Kong government in 2016.

Tai Wai Campus (New Main Campus)

The new UOWCHK Campus, to be officially opened on 15 September 2023, is located in Tai Wai adjacent to The Wai shopping mall and the Tai Wai MTR Station with an entrance separate from the mall. The new campus has around 15,000 square meters of modern teaching space which includes a 200 seat auditorium, 100-seat lecture theaters, 30 small classrooms and purpose-built laboratories that can accommodate up to 3,300 students. [7]

All students attending classes at the new Tai Wai Campus will have access to campus facilities such as the learning commons, cafeteria, Gym and dance studio located on the 3rd floor. The 2nd floor UOWCHK library is accessible from both inside and outside the campus for UOW college students and Hong Kong secondary school student alike. [7]

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Tai Wai campus
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UOWCHK Tai Wai Campus interior view 1st floor.

Kowloon City Campus (Temporary Campus)

The Kowloon City Campus was used as a temporary campus for the transition period before relocating to their permanent main campus in Tai Wai in August 2023. The Kowloon City campus has around 87,000 square feet of modern teaching spaces and informal student learning areas which are conveniently linked to public transport and nearby amenities. The Kowloon City Campus was closed at the end of August 2023 as students taking 2023 summer semester courses conclude their studies.[ citation needed ]

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Kowloon City campus

Telford Annex (Old Campus)

Kowloon Bay Telford Annex Campus was used by UOWCHK up to June 2021 and is now no longer used. This old campus is located in Telford Plaza, Kowloon Bay and connected to MTR Kowloon Bay station. The Telford Campus has specially designed facilities for teaching and learning. It has Lecture Theatres, Group Study Rooms as well as regular classrooms, on-site Computer Laboratories with printing services that are open to students at designated periods. Notebook computers are available for loan to students for their use on campus, while all students can stay connected on campus with wireless LAN.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Official Website of CCCU
  2. "Stand Firm 30 years"; Sunday Report; Television Broadcasts Limited
  3. CityU Council approves partnership proposal between CCCU and University of Wollongong Australia [ dead link ]
  4. Alliance between UOW and a community college in Hong Kong [ dead link ]
  5. "Successful transformation of UOW College Hong Kong". City U. 2 December 2020.
  6. Q & A’s of Strategic Alliance with UOW [ dead link ]
  7. 1 2 3 UOW College Hong Kong new campus press release