Introduction and Responsibilities of JCNSO
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
- To plan and coordinate the student-led orientation activities of the Faculty/ Department/College;
- To decide the fee of the student-led orientation activities;
- To coordinate with student hostel management units on the accommodation arrangements for the Faculty/ Department/ College orientation activities;
- To review the Faculty/ Department/ College orientation plans and make recommendations as appropriate;
- To submit an annual report to the Vice-Chancellor and President.
Information on Student-led Orientation Camps
Faculty/ Department Orientation Camps (Small O)
“Small O” refers to the Faculty/ Department 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.
(Since the 2024 Student-led Faculty/Department Orientation Camps (Small O) were ended on 23 August, the Small O Info List is no longer accessible.)
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.
(Since the 2024 Student-led College Orientation Week (Big O) were ended on 29 August, the Big O Info List is no longer accessible.)Enrollment
Submit online application via Orientation Registration System 2024
Orientation Registration System 2024
Learn more:
How to enrol for a student-led orientation activity – Local students
How to enrol for a student-led orientation activity – Mainland students (Gaokao)
Next step upon successful enrollment (Entering the campus)
 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. |
Please note that there would be a lucky draw when the enrolment numbers of student-led orientation activities exceed the quotas. Or, student organisers will accept the enrolment applications based on the first-come-first-serve basis. They will contact their participants 2-3 days before the orientation activities. If you have any enquiry, please feel free to contact the student organisers of your enrolled activities directly.
CUHK Mobile App and Bad Weather Arrangement
Make sure you have applied for CUHK Mobile App and check Hong Kong Observatory before you leave for student-led orientation activities. In the event of bad weather, please refer to the typhoon and rainstorm arrangement below:
Learn more about how senior students organise the orientation activities
EOC “Online Training Module on Preventing Sexual Harassment on Campus”
Complete the EOC “Online Training Module on Preventing Sexual Harassment on Campus” before the student-led orientation camps start.