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Hong Kong

Participants of this program attend the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

On its 138-hectare campus overlooking Tolo Harbour, CUHK has over 17,000 undergraduate and nearly 4,000 graduate students.

Established in 1963 as a federation of three colleges—Chung Chi College, New Asia College, and United College—CUHK is Hong Kong's second-oldest university. Although Cantonese is the main spoken language in Hong Kong, CUHK is a multilingual university, with English, Cantonese or Putonghua (Mandarin) used as the language of instruction.

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    Program Specifics

    CUHK

    CUHK established a Faculty of Engineering in 1991. The specialties (majors) are:

    • Artificial Intelligence: Systems & Technologies
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Computer Engineering
    • Computer Science
    • Electronic Engineering
    • Energy & Environmental Engineering
    • Financial Technology
    • Information Engineering
    • Mechanical & Automation Engineering
    • Systems Engineering & Engineering Management

    Exchange students typically enroll in four to five three-unit courses per semester. Most three-unit courses are composed of three hours of lecture or two hours of lecture and one hour of tutorial per week.

    Course Examples

    Some courses Dartmouth Engineering students have taken at CUHK:

    • Advanced Energy Technologies
    • Control Systems
    • Data Structures
    • Discrete & Probabilistic Systems
    • Dynamic Optimization & Applications
    • Globalization and International Politics
    • Introduction to Energy and Environment
    • Introduction to Robotics
    • Microcomputer Systems
    • Microprocessors

    Program Dates

    • Dartmouth Fall term (late summer departure) corresponds to CUHK's first term (late Aug until late Dec).
    • Students participating in the CUHK spring semester (early Jan–early May) will enroll as exchange students for the Dartmouth Winter term and will need to plan to take a leave term for the Spring.

    Estimated Expenses

    Semester Budget Sheet for Chinese University of Hong Kong