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- 1974 - 2018 (Creation)
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33 items
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Administrative history
Established by Henry Hu and Chung Chi-yung in 1971 to provide higher education, the first campus was in Happy Valley. In July 1971, it started to provide higher education section in daytime and night time (大專部日夜組), and Form 6 to Form 7 education (大學預科班).
In 1972, Shue Yan Secondary College (樹仁書院中學部/樹仁英文書院) opened in Gap Road, Wan Chai. It was operated and funded as a private secondary school, providing From 1 to From 6 education. At the same time, the campus was used by Shue Yan College (樹仁書院大專部) at night time (夜組) to provide tertiary education while the Happy Valley campus used for day-time (日組) tertiary education courses.
In 1976, Shue Yan College was (樹仁書院) registered as a Post-Secondary College under the 1964 Post-Secondary Colleges Ordinance. It was renamed "Shue Yan College (樹仁學院)" in the same year as the institute was entitled to award post-secondary diplomas. The higher education sector moved to Monmouth Path, Wan Chai Campus in 1977, and moved to Braemar Hill Campus in 1986, later became Hong Kong's first private university.
The secondary education sector remained the name 'Shue Yan Secondary College (樹仁書院中學部)' and stayed in Wan Chai Campus since 1977, and closed in 1993.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred from Library to University Archives in 14 February 2025.
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Scope and content
This file contains prospectuses of Shue Yan University since 1974. Originally titled the Shue Yan College Calendar (1974–1988), it was later renamed the Shue Yan College Prospectus (1988–2007) and subsequently updated to the Hong Kong Shue Yan University Prospectus (2007–present).
Starting from 1982, changes in the course information were recommended by the Curriculum Committee and approved by the President of the College. As of 2002, the review of course information in the prospectus became the responsibility of the Academic Board.
Please visit the below link for the latest prospectus: https://www.hksyu.edu/en/snippets/Students/University%20Prospectus
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Further accruals are not expected. Digital version is available since 2018.
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Arranged chronologically.
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Unrestricted.
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Final