Tung Wah College is a self-financing degree granting tertiary institution, established by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals in 2010 and registered under the Post-Secondary Colleges Ordinance. With a mission to providing quality tertiary education to nurture talents 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 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
The beginning of the year, the Board of Directors of the TWGHs formally established 'Tung Wah Tertiary Institute'.Tung Wah College#cite note-4|
2011
The institute was renamed the Tung Wah College in April.
The College started to offer the Bachelor of Health Sciences , Bachelor of Social Sciences , Associate of Health Studies and Associate of Social Science.
2013
The College started to offer Bachelor of Medical Health Sciences
2014
The Education Bureau announced that the Bachelor of Health Science in Nursing would be included in the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors funded by the Government starting from the 2015/2016 academic year.
2015
A new academic structure with the establishment of 4 schools was implemented to facilitate the College’s development into a private university.
2016
The programmes of Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science and Bachelor of Science 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 funded by the Government starting from 2017/2018 academic year.
2017
Bachelor of Science 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 in Early Childhood Education was launched. The College became the first self-financing institution registered under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance to offer accredited early childhood education degree programme.
2018
Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy was launched. The College became the first self-financing institution registered under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance 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
Bachelor of Management 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 in Early Childhood Education *
