**The details of the 2024 CUHK Orientation will be announced in May 2024.**

Joint Committee on New Student Orientation (JCNSO) 

Joint Committee on New Student Orientation (JCNSO) is a standing committee. The Chairperson is appointed by the Vice-Chancellor and President for a term of two years.

Chairperson	:	Appointed by the Vice-Chancellor and President  (Chairperson：Dr. Fred Ku )
Members	:	(1) Dean of Students or Chairperson of the New Student Orientation Committee of each college or his/her representative (2) Director of Student Affairs or his/her representative (3) A representative of the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid (4) A representative of the Registration and Examinations Section, Registry (5) A student representative of the New Student Orientation Committee of each College Student Union (6) A student representative of the New Student Orientation Committee of each Faculty (7) A student representative nominated by the University
Secretary	:	Appointed by the Director of Student Affairs
Co-opted members and observers	:	The Committee may appoint CUHK staff members and students as co-opted members or observers

Responsibilities

1. To plan and coordinate the student-led orientation activities of the Faculty/ Department/ College; 
2. To decide the fee of the student-led orientation activities; 
3. To coordinate with student hostel management units on the accommodation arrangements for the Faculty/ Department/ College orientation activities;
4. To review the Faculty/ Department/ College orientation plans and make recommendations as appropriate; 
5. To submit an annual report to the Vice-Chancellor and President.  

Enquiry

Secretariat, Joint Committee on New Student Orientation
3943 9944
ocamp@cuhk.edu.hk 

Faculty/ Department Orientation Camps (Small O)

“Small O” refers to the Faculty/ Departmental Orientation. In order to let new students understand their study programme and meet new friends, some related activities include virtual, face-to-face on-campus indoor and outdoor ice-breaking games, teachers and students’ sharing sessions about academic programmes and university life, and campus tours, etc.

College Orientation Week (Big O)

“Big O” is an important event of the unique College system at CUHK. Activities are all well-designed by College Organizing Committees. In order to let new students from different cultural backgrounds be familiar with their own college and build up the sense of belonging, student oganisers arrange unique and fabulous games and activities during the College Orientation Week. In addition to the above activities, non-local student associations also assist new incoming students to adjust their life in Hong Kong and adapt to university life via various interesting activities during College Orientation Week which they shall be able to make more friends.

Five Enrolment Steps 

New mainland students (gaokao) who would like to join Faculty/ Department Orientation Camps (Small O), please read below information in details:  (1) If you are a Business Administration student, you can join Business Adiministration Orientaiton Camps even though you haven’t selected your study major programme.  (2) If you are a Science student, you can join Science Orientation Camp even though you haven’t selected your study major programme.   (3) If you are an Engineering student, you can join Engineering Orientation Camp even though you haven’t selected your study major programme.  (4) If you are an Arts student, please note that you could only join department orientation camps only when you have selected your major programme because there are not Faculty orientation camps of Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Social Science.  If you have any enquiry, please write to JCNSO Secretariat at ocamp@cuhk.edu.hk.