Activties with classmates on Peking University campus. Activities with classmates.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has been collaborating with Peking University (PKU) and Tsinghua University (Tsinghua) to offer dual undergraduate degree programmes since 2019. The collaboration not only strengthens the engagement between CUHK and the partner institutions but also enhance the learning experience of their students and promote the development of higher education in Beijing and Hong Kong. The dual bachelor’s degree programmes in collaboration with PKU were offered initially in Chinese Language and Literature, Linguistics and FinTech in the academic year of 2019-20. CUHK and Tsinghua launched the dual degree undergraduate programme initially in Economics with the first batch of students admitted in 2021.

The established collaboration in academic programmes has further used education resources to deepen the collaboration and help bring out students of distinction to take advantage of the curriculums of various disciplines of each university. Students who complete the 4-year programme will receive bachelor’s degree certificates from both universities. CUHK has been in a close collaborative relationship with PKU and Tsinghua in areas of research development, talent development as well as student interflow and has achieved fruitful results. Below are some of the sharing from students under the dual degree programmes:

“I’m fortunate enough to pursue this dual degree in the two prestigious universities and experience different campus living in both Beijing and Hong Kong.”

– Ms. Li Yuen Ki of CUHK-Peking University Chinese Language and Literature Dual Degree Programme

“If CUHK is a diverse and international university, then Peking University with its classical red buildings allows me to experience the Chinese poetic side. There is a strong academic atmosphere here. In the classroom, Ms. Dai Jinhua showed the language of the cinema with her unique sassy demeanor. Ms. Chen Pingyuan interpreted modern culture and literature from multiple perspectives. In Zang Di’s poetry writing class, we get ‘a room of our own’ in the process of studying and writing poetry.”

– Ms. Zhang Xinwen of CUHK-Peking University Chinese Language and Literature Dual Degree Programme

“The linguistics course of Peking University comprehensively covers the basic theory of linguistics and the practice of methodology. During the summer of 2021, I was fortunate to be able to follow my teacher who was specialized in Naxi language to conduct research in Jiuhe Township, Yunnan.”

– Ms. He Zhiying of CUHK-Peking University Chinese Language and Literature Dual Degree Programme