Morningside College (Hong Kong)

Morningside College
晨興書院
Motto 博學 進德 濟民
Motto in English
 Scholarship, Virtue, Service
Type Public
Established 2006
Master Prof. Sir James Mirrlees
Students 150
Location Ma Liu Shui, Shatin, Hong Kong
22°25′08″N 114°12′36″E / 22.419°N 114.210°E / 22.419; 114.210Coordinates: 22°25′08″N 114°12′36″E / 22.419°N 114.210°E / 22.419; 114.210
Campus Rural
Colours Purple and Yellow         
Affiliations The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Website http://www.morningside.cuhk.edu.hk/

Morningside College (Chinese: 晨興書院) is one of the colleges of the Chinese University of Hong Kong established in 2006.[1] Morningside College is the smallest residential college of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, accommodating around 300 students at equilibrium.[2] In September 2010, Morningside College admitted its first cohort of 72 undergraduates.[3] Currently the college has 19 fellows and 4 affiliated fellows,[4] including Nobel laureate in economics Sir James Mirrlees, former vice-president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Professor Liu Pak-wai, and Fields medalist Professor Yau Shing-Tung.[5]

History

Origin

Owing to the academic structure reform underway between 2009 and 2012, Chinese University of Hong Kong has expected an increased student enrollment by about 3,000 upon the reversion to the four-year curriculum.[6] To accommodate more students, Chinese University of Hong Kong has decided to appeal to private donors for the establishment of new colleges, as the government refused to provide public funding for this purpose.[6] In January 2006, the Task Force on New Colleges visited six universities that have college systems of the United States and the United Kingdom, and in April, the University Council approved the setting up of a few small to medium-sized colleges, and decided to establish Morningside College in May 2006.[6]

Foundation

Morningside College was established in 2006 as a residential college of Chinese University of Hong Kong with contributions from the Morningside Foundation and the Morningside Education Foundation.[7] In August 2006, Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences, Professor Sir James Mirrlees, was appointed to be the Founding Master of Morningside College.[8] On 6 June 2010, Morningside College officially has its first inaugural class.[3]

Campus

Morningside campus overlooking the Sir Philip Haddon-Cave Sports Field and Tide Cove.

The college is located in between the central campus and the existing Chung Chi College, next to the Sports Centre at the eastern end of the University, directly beside S. H. Ho College. The College is set against the contour of the hills commanding a full view of Tolo Harbour and is within walking distance of the Central Mall, University Library and University railway station.[9]

The groundbreaking ceremony of Morningside College campus was held in 2008, and the campus was completed by September 2011.[10]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.morningside.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/about/
  2. ↑ http://www.morningside.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/about/the-morningside-experience/
  3. 1 2 "Morningside College welcomes its inaugural class!".
  4. ↑ http://www.morningside.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/people/
  5. ↑ http://www.morningside.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/people/fellows/
  6. 1 2 3 "New Colleges at CUHK".
  7. ↑ http://www.morningside.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/about/benefactors/
  8. ↑ http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/cpr/pressrelease/060815e.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.morningside.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/about/location-map/
  10. ↑ http://www.morningside.cuhk.edu.hk/index.php/about/facilities/
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/15/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.