- With the support of the Board of Trustees of Chung Chi College and Theological Council, “The Divinity School of Chung Chi College Limited” (Company Number: 2274469) was officially established in August 2015 under the Companies Ordinance. The arrangement of incorporation had been noted by the Senate of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). All the degree programmes which are offered by our School and conferred by “ATESEA Theological Union” (ATU)[1], including Bachelor of Divinity (BD), Master of Theology (MTheol), Doctor of Theology (DTheol) as well as Master of Ministry (MMin, a newly-launched programme since 2014), are now conferred by “The Divinity School of Chung Chi College Limited” with immediate effect.
- Degree programmes including BD, MTheol and DTheol offered by our School and conferred by ATU, have long been accredited by the “Association for Theological Education in South East Asia” (ATESEA). ATESEA is an internationally-renowned and broadly represented organization providing accreditation service to its member institutions. It is also well-recognized by the theological schools in the region. While all course content and educational quality of the aforementioned study programmes remain unchanged, the programmes will continue to be accredited by ATESEA in spite of the change in the degree awarding authority from ATU to “The Divinity School of Chung Chi College Limited”.
- Since Master of Ministry (MMin) is a new programme, our School is applying accreditation for it with ATESEA.
- We are going to submit an application to the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) to seek accreditation for the Bachelor of Divinity (BD) programme.
- Students who are pursuing non-CUHK degrees at the Divinity School of Chung Chi College have been registered as associate students of CUHK. Therefore, all degrees awarded by “The Divinity School of Chung Chi College Limited” will follow the same arrangement of student status in CUHK.
- We are going to apply for a license to remove the word “Limited” in the name of “The Divinity School of Chung Chi College Limited” in accordance with the regulations of the Companies Registry.
Divinity School of Chung Chi College
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
26 October, 2015
Footnotes
- ^ The South East Asia Graduate School of Theology, SEAGST has conferred degrees on our graduates of Bachelor of Divinity (BD) since 1972. Starting from 2009, ATESEA has been restructured and renamed as ATESEA Theological Union (ATU).