The University of Hong Kong fosters a whole-person approach to education. We believe that your learning about life is just as important as your academic learning. Accordingly we provide a number of specialist services to support your whole person development.

There are ten halls of residence accommodating about 28% of the University's full-time student population. However, most of the places in these halls are for undergraduate students.

Applications for hall accommodation from

• current students have to be made in April.

• first year local students have to be made in August. (Application forms from the Academic and Faculty Services Section.)

• first year overseas students can be made at any time once you have received the offer of admission from the University. (Application forms from the Centre of Development and Resources for Students.)

Residential accommodation is provided exclusively for postgraduate students at several locations.

• Graduate House, opened in 1998, provides 190 single rooms and 9 double rooms (for married couples only) for full-time postgraduate students. All the rooms are fully furnished, air-conditioned, and equipped with individual phone line and a fibre-optics computer networking facility. Each double room has a self-contained bathroom, while bathrooms are shared between each two single rooms. Each alternate floor of the residential building has a student lounge and pantry. Other facilities include a computer room, study rooms, an audiovisual room, a fitness room and a reading room.
  
  Acquisition of hall places is through application and selection. This process begins around March (for new postgraduates) and May (for current postgraduates) each year. For further information regarding accommodation at Graduate House, please visit the Graduate House homepage at www.hku.hk/gradhse or write to gradhse@hkucc.hku.hk

• Accommodation for postgraduate students pursuing studies in marine science is available at the Swire Institute of Marine Science.

• Wong Chik Ting Hall of St. John's College provides 111 places (air-conditioned, single rooms) for postgraduate students. Enquiries about accommodation should be addressed to the Master, St John's College. Part-time students will also be considered.

Director of Placement: Ms Lousia Li

Director of Careers: Mr Herman Chan

The Careers and Placement, CEDARS, is dedicated to helping undergraduate and postgraduate students find employment that is appropriate to their ability, interest and value. The Centre offers its programmes and services based on the following:

• Surveys to understand the graduate employment situation

• New developments in the economy and growth industries

• Identifying employers who can provide occupations that are relevant to students' study and offer satisfying employment opportunities

• Preparing students for the workplace

• Helping students to secure employment

• Collecting feedback from graduates and employers

The Centre's core programmes and services include:

• Career news and guidance materials by email

• A resourceful website with information on job openings, career news and further study

• Career Talks

• Recruitment Talks

• Tips and practices on resume writing, interviews and other selection procedures

• Graduate Employment Statistics

For part-time employment, summer jobs, internships, graduate traineeships and postgraduate positions, visit the Joint Institution Job Information System (JIJIS) www.jijis.org and NETjobs http://www.hku.hk/cepc/NEW/forstudent/checking.html.

JIJIS advertises job vacancies that are open to students of all local universities while NETjob advertises positions that are exclusive to HKU students.

Registration for NETjobs is not required. For JIJIS, you need to register on-line at the above website.

If you want to know more about our work, you are welcome to:

• Visit our website: www.hku.hk/cepc

• Call us at 2859 2314

• Email us at careers@cepc.hku.hk

• Visit us on 3/F, Meng Wah Complex

Director of Student Development: Mr Chong Chan-yau

Director of Counselling: Dr Eugenie Leung

The Personal Development and Counselling Centre provides opportunities for you to develop your potential and to enhance your 'whole personal' development through three major services.

Prevention: you are welcome to attend orientation talks, learning programmes, or obtain psychological assessment for overall self-enhancement.

Developmental support: a variety of workshops are provided for specific areas of personal growth e.g. public speaking, time management, communication workshops, and leadership training.

Therapy: individual counselling is available to resolve personal issues.

PDCC also provides a self-help corner for students to relax and borrow books on different aspects of whole person development.

PDCC has an enviable reputation for good practice. All counsellors at PDCC are psychologists. Individual consultations are kept in strict confidence.

If you want to know more about our service, you may

• visit PDCC (Rm 406, Meng Wah Complex) during its 'Info Hour' (1-2 pm, Monday to Friday)

• call us at 2857-8388

• email us at pdcc@hkusuc.hku.hk

visit our website at www.hku.hk/epdcc