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Recruitment of Student Coordinators for Summer Residence 2024

During this summer vacation, the College will provide part of the hostel places for renting by external organisations to organise non-profit-making activities of educational, cultural, moral and/or civic education.  We are now recruiting for TWO College students to serve as Student Coordinators for Summer Residence from late May to August to assist with daily management, including:

  1. To help Wardens and Dean of Students’ Office to oversee the orderly management of the hostels being open for rent to CUHK units, student societies and external organisations during summer break
  2. To help to allocate rooms and arrange hostel facilities for visiting groups
  3. To serve as a coordinator for outside groups and Ocamp organisers
  4. To handle matters related to summer residence, including check-in and check-out of the groups, briefing the groups on the rules and regulations and ensuring the proper execution of rules and regulations; management of room keys, room inspection to ensure the tidiness and proper condition of the furniture inside the rooms.
  5. To submit a written report to the Dean of Students’ Office, United College after summer residence

Each Student Coordinator will be provided with the remuneration, including cash allowance plus free accommodation for the summer months of 2024.  The application deadline is 12:00 noon of 17 April 2024 (Wednesday). 

Contact Information
Ms Mimi Wong
3943 0427
Ms Carman Koo
3943 1696
Application for Rental of United College Hostel by External Organisations 2024

During the summer vacation of this year, United College will provide part of the hostel places for renting by external organisations (e.g. CUHK units, local schools, non-profit registered organizations and charity bodies) to organize non-profit-making activities of educational, cultural, moral and/or civic education.  The opening period is from 1 June to 31 July 2024.  Discount rate will be given to the external organisations that rented our hostels previously, CUHK academic and administrative units. For details, please read the following “Application Guidelines”.

Contact Information
Ms Mimi Wong
3943 0427
Ms Carman Koo
3943 1696
Application for Regular-term UC Student Hostel Accommodation (2024-2025)

Application for Regular-term UC student hostel accommodation in 2024-2025 opens from 26 March to 12:00 noon of 19 April 2024.  UC students who want to experience the hostel life can apply via webform. Relevant documents should be uploaded together as instructed. Non-local students (except those promoting to year 3 in 2024-2025) should also submit the webform and required documents during the same application period. Incomplete forms and late applications will not be considered.  Please read the following “Notice to Applicants for UC Hostel Accommodation” carefully before applying.

Contact Information
Ms Celia Lin
3943 8656
Ms Anna Poon
3943 7574
Application for Summer Residence at UC Student Hostels in 2024

Application for summer residence at UC student hostels in 2024 will open from 22 March to 12:00 noon of 5 April 2024.  There will be half-term, full-term and special full-term residence periods.  UC students who have compelling reasons to stay on campus during the summer break can apply via webform.  The payment receipt for the prepayment of HKD $300 hostel fee and relevant documents should be uploaded together as instructed.  Incomplete forms and late applications will not be considered.  Once the Residence Period is confirmed, no adjustments (including shortening the period) or cancellations can be made and the hostel fees that have already been paid will not be refunded.    

 

Please read the following “Notice to Applicants” and ” Student Hostel Regulations for Summer Residence 2024″ carefully before applying.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Information
Ms Mimi Wong
3943 0427
Ms Carman Koo
3943 1696
Appeal results and 2nd round allocation for 2024-2025 regular-term residence in UC student hostels (only for non-local students promoting to year 3 in 2024-2025)

Appeal results and 2nd round allocation for 2024-2025 regular-term residence in UC student hostels (only for non-local students promoting to year 3 in 2024-2025) have been announced on 20 March 2024.  Please login by your CUHK email to view the results.

Successful applicants can submit applications for choosing roommates before 12 July 2024.  Room allocation will be completed by the end of August 2024.  Further details will be announced on the College website closer to the date.  Those wishing to relinquish their hostel places should notify the Working Committee on Selection of Resident Students in writing (email: hostel.uc@cuhk.edu.hk) before 12 July 2024.

The rooms assigned to successful applicants are not to be exchanged or sub-let to others. The hostel places vacated by non-local undergraduate opting to relinquish their rooms will be assigned by the college to non-local undergraduates on the waiting list.

UC Working Committee on Selection of Resident Students

Contact Information
Ms Celia Lin
3943 8656
Ms Anna Poon
3943 7574
Enlistment of Volunteers to serve as Resident Tutors for United College Student Hostels (2024-2025)

United College is now inviting volunteers from University full-time staff and full-time postgraduate students, who are interested in the promotion of experiential learning amongst students and the enrichment of hostel life, to serve as Resident Tutors for the academic year 2024-2025.  Please read the requirements and duties of a resident tutor as below.

Resident Tutor is not an employment with the University.  There will not be any allowance/remuneration or any other employee benefits for provision of this volunteer service. The nominated Resident Tutor will be provided with a free single room in one of the United College student hostels. The service period will last for one year and start in August 2024.

An application form can be downloaded from the College website.  Please submit the completed application form either by email (hostel.uc@cuhk.edu.hk) or to UC Dean of Students’ Office (Attention to Ms. Anna Poon) on or before 25 March 2024.  Please write “Application for UC Resident Tutor – Confidential” on the covering email or envelope.

Contact Information
Ms Mimi Wong
3943 0427
Ms Anna Poon
3943 7574
Open Consultation on Revision of UC Student Hostel Fees for 2024-2025

United College Student Hostels Management Committee is in the process of conducting an open consultation on the revision of student hostel fees for 2024-2025 and would appreciate your feedback.

For the reasons and details of the revision of UC Student Hostel Fees and simplifying the air conditioning fee scale, please refer to the following attachment.

Students who have views on the proposed fees revision are welcome to submit their comments via the College’s webform before 12:00 noon of 29 February 2024. Thank you.

Contact Information
Ms Anna Poon
3943 7574
Ms Celia Lin
3943 8656
Application results for 2024-2025 regular-term residence in UC student hostels (only for non-local students promoting to year 3 in 2024-2025)

Application results for 2024-2025 regular-term residence in UC student hostels (only for non-local students promoting to year 3 in 2024-2025) have been announced on 15 December 2023.  Please login by your CUHK email with the password to view the results.  The password has been sent to you by email.

Successful applicants can submit applications for choosing roommates in mid-July 2024.  Room allocation will be completed by the end of August 2024.  Further details will be announced on the College website closer to the date.  Those wishing to relinquish their hostel places should notify the Working Committee on Selection of Resident Students in writing (email: hostel.uc@cuhk.edu.hk) before 12 July 2024.

Unsuccessful applicants may lodge appeals by submitting the appeal form to the Working Committee on Selection of Resident Students before 31 January 2024 if they have special reasons not previously mentioned in their applications.  Appeal results and second-round allocation will be announced on the College website on 15 March 2024. 

Contact Information
Ms Celia Lin
3943 8656
Ms Anna Poon
3943 7574
United College end of 2023-2024 Hostel Residence in Term 1 and Term 2 Arrangement

The check-out date of Term 1 will be on 29 December 2023 (Fri), before 12:00 noon. Students who are eligible for the first term residence should complete the check-out procedure at hostel counter.  Please read the “Check-out Notice” and complete the “Hostel Deposit Refund Form”.

Besides, all UC student hostels will be closed in the following two periods:

  • Large-scaled cleaning operation: from 29 December 2023 (Fri) 12:00 noon to 3 January 2024 (Wed) 12:00 noon
  • CNY Holidays: from 9 February 2024 (Fri) to 14 February 2024 (Wed) 12:00 noon

To facilitate cleaning works, please do not place items on the floor or windowsill, and please store your personal belongings properly before leaving the hostel. Residents who have no residence place in Hong Kong or have special reason wishing to stay during the closure period, must complete the online form before 5:30pm on Monday, 4 December 2023 for wardens’ consideration and approval. Late submissions will not be accepted. Result will be notified by email on or before 22 Dec 2023.

The check-in date of Term 2 will be on 3 January 2024 (Wed) at 12:00 noon.

Contact Information
Ms Celia Lin
3943 8656
Ms Anna Poon
3943 7574