The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) unveiled its fifth college, Ling College, during a ceremony on its Longgang campus Friday.
On the same day, Shenzhen Hexi Industrial Co. Ltd. signed a contract with CUHK-Shenzhen to build the university’s sixth college, Minerva College, during a donation ceremony held at the Longgang campus.
CUHK-Shenzhen provides students with a collegiate system where each student is affiliated with one of its colleges. Students with different academic and cultural backgrounds can closely interact with one another.
Ling Guoqiang, chairman of Baihe Holdings Group and donor of Ling College, said that the Ling family attaches great importance to education. He hoped students could make progress and forge friendships at Ling College.
Ling College’s mission is to foster students’ emotional quotient and leadership for all-round development, according to Du Zide, acting director of Ling College.
The name Minerva College, CUHK-Shenzhen’s sixth college, was proposed by Qiao Xue, chairman of Hexi Industrial. The college is named after the Roman goddess of wisdom, justice, law and victory.