Message From The President | [DEV] Tung Wah University of Hong Kong

Welcome to Tung Wah University of Hong Kong (TWUHK)

Founded by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs) in 2010, Tung Wah University of Hong Kong (TWUHK) is a self-financing degree-granting tertiary institution in Hong Kong with fifteen years of history. We offer a wide range of quality applied and innovative programmes, aiming to shape young people's lives and nurture them into capable, responsible, and caring professionals.

TWGHs has developed comprehensive social and educational services, catering to individuals from infancy to old age. These service-generated needs for professional talents led to the establishment of TWUHK in 2010. TWUHK embraces TWGHs’ commitment to charity service, focusing on nurturing socially responsible and caring professionals who pursue lifelong learning and serve the community and mankind.

TWUHK offers programmes that address the needs of the rapidly developing society in Hong Kong and the region. With around 4,800 students, TWUHK currently runs doctoral degree, bachelor’s degree, sub-degree, diploma, and certificate programmes across four disciplines: arts and humanities, management, medical and health sciences, and nursing. Supported strongly by TWGHs, TWUHK has rapidly developed and achieved significant milestones in its first fifteen years.

Being a self-financing tertiary institution with an acknowledged strength in healthcare education, TWUHK has nurtured more than 7,200 graduates since its establishment.
Being the first and only self-financing tertiary institution in Hong Kong to launch five professionally accredited nursing and allied health degree programmes. These include the programmes for educating nurses, medical laboratory technologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and radiation therapists.
Being the first self-financing tertiary institution in Hong Kong to launch bachelor’s degree programmes in social and business sustainability, health information and services management, applied gerontology, and medical imaging.
Being the first self-financing tertiary institution in Hong Kong to launch the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing.
Being the first self-financing tertiary institution in Hong Kong to launch a Translational Research Centre for Digital Mental Health.

TWUHK boasts a team of dedicated academics with expert knowledge and extensive teaching experience. Their enthusiasm for teaching and research has established TWUHK as a quality tertiary education provider. Our team is committed to advancing TWUHK into a leading private university and university of applied sciences and building Hong Kong as an international education hub.

I invite you to browse our website to learn more about our development, programmes, campus facilities, and governance. I also welcome you to visit TWUHK campuses to better understand TWUHK ’s mission, values, and long-term goals.

Professor Sally Chan

President

Governance

The Board of Governors is the supreme governing body of Tung Wah College. It is responsible for setting directions for Tung Wah College and determining key governance issues. The Board of Governors comprises an appropriate mix of representatives from the higher education sector, the community/ business / professional sector, members appointed by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals as well as staff and alumni representatives of the College.

The College Council under the Board of Governors is the executive body of the College. It manages the general affairs of the College according to the directions set out by the Board of Governors. The College Council consists of members from the higher education sector and the community/ business/ professional sector, members appointed by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, as well as staff and student representatives of the College.

The Audit Committee assists the Board of Governors in overseeing the College’s financial reporting process, audit process, system of internal controls, and compliance with laws, regulations and policies.

The Academic Board is set up to regulate and approve all academic affairs of the College (including admission, academic regulations, new programme development, programme teaching and learning, quality assurance, assessment standards, conduct of examinations and student graduation etc.). Under the Academic Board, committees (or task forces) would be established to provide effective development, implementation, review and improvement of the academic programmes and activities of the College.

The Management Board advises the President on matters relating to the strategic development and management of the College and provides inputs to any academic initiatives from management perspectives (including human resources, finance and campus resources etc.). It serves as a major communication between senior academic and administrative staff.

(promulgated by the Committee on Self-financing Post-secondary Education, EDB)