Tung Wah College

Tung Wah College
Traditional Chinese	東華學院
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Dūngwàh hohkyuhn
Jyutping	Dung1 waa4 hok6 jyun6*2

Tung Wah College
	東華學院
Type	Government approved
Established	2010
Chairperson	Mrs CHAN MAN Yee Wai Viola, BBS
President	Professor Lawrence Lam Acting President (Academic); Mr Patrick Ho Acting President (Admin. & Development)
Vice-president	Professor Lawrence Lam Vice President (Academic); Mr Patrick Ho Acting Vice President (Admin. & Development)
Students	2800
Location	Ho Man Tin & Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong
Nickname	TWC
Website	http://www.twc.edu.hk

Tung Wah College (TWC; Chinese: 東華學院) is a self-financing degree granting tertiary institution, established by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs) in 2010 and registered under the Post-Secondary Colleges Ordinance (Cap 320).

With a mission to providing quality tertiary education to nurture talents (particularly healthcare professionals) with caring attitude and a sense of social responsibility for the benefits of society, TWC is paving way to become a private university.

With the support of TWGHs, TWC has been developing rapidly and built up a niche in healthcare education. Currently, it is one of the self-financing tertiary institutions training the largest number of registered and enrolled nurses in Hong Kong. It is also the first self-financing tertiary institute offering professionally accredited degrees to train allied health professionals such as medical laboratory technologists, occupational therapists and radiation therapists. Besides, the College is the first institution registered under Cap 320 offering early childhood education degree and higher diploma programmes to train qualified kindergarten teachers and child care professionals.

TWC has 4 schools (namely School of Arts and Humanities, School of Management, School of Medical Health Sciences, and School of Nursing) offering a total of 17 degree, sub-degree, diploma and certificate programmes. It has a student population of over 2,800. Since establishment, TWC has nurtured 2,600 graduates.

History

2010[edit]

The beginning of the year, the Board of Directors of the TWGHs formally established 'Tung Wah Tertiary Institute'.^[4]

2011[edit]

The institute was renamed the Tung Wah College in April^{[citation needed]}.
In May, the College was accredited by Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications and recognised by the Education Bureau.
In September, Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) was launched.

2012[edit]

The College started to offer the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) (majoring in nursing), Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) (majoring in psychology), Associate of Health Studies and Associate of Social Science.

2013[edit]

The College started to offer Bachelor of Medical Health Sciences (Honours) (majoring in basic medical science, forensic science, medical laboratory science and radiation therapy)

2014[edit]

The Education Bureau announced that the Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) in Nursing would be included in the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP) funded by the Government starting from the 2015/2016 academic year.

2015[edit]

A new academic structure with the establishment of 4 schools (namely Arts and Humanities, Business, Medical and Health Sciences, and Nursing) was implemented to facilitate the College’s development into a private university.

2016[edit]

The programmes of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical Laboratory Science and Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Radiation Therapy were recognised respectively by the Medical Laboratory Technologists Board and the Radiographers Board under the Supplementary Medical Professions Council. The College became the first self-financing institution to offer professionally accredited medical laboratory science and radiation therapy programmes. The Education Bureau announced that the two programmes would be included in the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP) funded by the Government starting from 2017/2018 academic year.

2017[edit]

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Occupational Therapy was recognised by the Occupational Therapists Board under the Supplementary Medical Professions Council. The College became the first self-financing institution to offer professionally accredited occupational therapy programme. The Education Bureau announced that the programme would be included in the SSSDP funded by the Government starting from 2018/2019 academic year.
Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Childhood Education was launched. The College became the first self-financing institution registered under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance (Cap. 320) to offer accredited early childhood education degree programme.

2018[edit]

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotherapy was launched. The College became the first self-financing institution registered under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance (Cap. 320) to offer such degree programme. The Education Bureau announced that the programme would be included in the SSSDP funded by the Government starting from 2019/2020 academic year.

2019[edit]

Bachelor of Management (Honours) in Social and Business Sustainability was launched. The College became the first self-financing institution to offer such degree programme.

Programmes on offer

The College currently offers the following programmes:

Arts and Humanities

Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Childhood Education * (4-year)
Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Applied Psychology * (4-year)
Higher Diploma in Psychology (2-year)
Higher Diploma in Early Childhood Education (2-year)

Management

Bachelor of Management (Honours) in Social and Business Sustainability * (4-year)

Medical and Health Sciences

Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) * (4-year)
- Major in Basic Medical Sciences
- Major in Forensic Science
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical Laboratory Science (4-year)
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Radiation Therapy * (4-year)
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Occupational Therapy (4-year)
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physiotheraphy (4-year)
Higher Diploma in Health Science (2-year)

Nursing

Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) in Nursing * (5-year)
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Applied Gerontology * (4-year)
Higher Diploma in Nursing (2-year)
Diploma in Health Studies (2-year)

* Senior Year Entry is available

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References

1. Jump up^ The official website of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals

2. ^ Jump up to:^a ^b Tung Wah College, Information Portal for Accredited Post-secondary Programmes, 2008

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