Morningside College () is one of the nine colleges of

The Chinese University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public research university in Ma Liu Shui, Hong Kong, formally established in 1963 by a charter granted by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It is the territory's second-oldest university ...

(CUHK).

Motto

The motto of the College is Scholarship, Virtue, Service.

History

Morningside College was established in 2006 with generous and imaginative donations from th
Morningside Foundation
and the Morningside Education Foundation. The Scottish economist and winner of the 1996 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Professor Sir

James Mirrlees Sir James Alexander Mirrlees (5 July 1936 – 29 August 2018) was a British economist and winner of the 1996 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He was knighted in the 1997 Birthday Honours. Early life and education Born in Minnigaf ...

, was appointed the founding Master that same year. The fully residential College accommodates 300 students with communal dining three nights per week during term time. The College admitted its first cohort in 2010.

Facilities

Morningside College consists of two buildings: Maurice R. Greenberg Building and the Tower Block. The building complex is equipped with gyms, laundry rooms, activity rooms and TV rooms. The two buildings are connected by a bridge. The dining hall is located at the basement level of the complex. Maurice R Greenberg Building 201207

Campus location

Morningside is located between the central campus and

Chung Chi College The Chung Chi College is one of the constituent colleges of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), and one of the three original colleges that joined to form the CUHK in 1963. Founded in 1951 by representatives of Protestant churches in ...

, 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

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and is within walking distance of the University Mall,

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and University station.

References

External links

Official website of Morningside College
*Official College Facebook Page
Morningside College CUHK 晨興書院
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