Chinese University of Hong Kong Reviews
76% would recommend to a friend
(633 total reviews)
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- "low salary not a long term job because of salary work experience of job of this nature isnt widely appreciated ( MEngRA specific)" (in 80 reviews)
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Updated 25 Nov 2023
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- 5.016 Oct 2023PhD StudentCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearHong Kong
Pros
Nice professors who are very helpful for your academic development.
Cons
Living spaces are limited. Not all the students can apply for on campus housing.
- 5.025 Nov 2023LecturerFormer EmployeeHong Kong
Pros
research funding is substantial and with travel opportunities
Cons
long hours and heavy work load
- 4.022 Nov 2023Teaching AssistantCurrent EmployeeHong Kong
Pros
Lot of flexibility in holding tutorial classes
Cons
Low paid in salary compared with other jobs
- 3.019 Nov 2023Research AssistantCurrent EmployeeHong Kong
Pros
nothing good or bad is a entry job
Cons
no career path and no promotion except phd
- 3.015 Nov 2023Research AssistantCurrent EmployeeHong Kong
Pros
Nice environment and fresh air
Cons
Noisy construction engineering and work load
- 5.02 Nov 2023Research PostgraduateCurrent EmployeeHong Kong
Pros
You can have lots of time to focus on your research. Teaching duty is around 8 hours/per week.
Cons
Half of the PhD students in STEM subjects have opportunities to come into industry while most of the students in humanities and social sciences have to work in academia.
- 2.06 Nov 2023ReacherFormer Employee, less than 1 yearSha Tin
Pros
Learned a lotAnd the professor is very nice.
Cons
It's easy to get into trouble with colleagues
- 5.03 Nov 2023Research AssistantFormer EmployeeHong Kong
Pros
One of Asia's best univiersities
Cons
Perhaps more attention can be paid to the staff's professional development and advancement
- 5.01 Nov 2023Student AssistantFormer Employee, less than 1 yearSha Tin
Pros
Highly recommended environment as a student
Cons
Low salary but it’s reasonable
- 3.031 Oct 2023Research AssistantCurrent EmployeeHong Kong
Pros
Innovative, Reliable, Trustworthy, Efficient, Professional
Cons
excessive workload, and insufficient support
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Chinese University of Hong Kong has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,285 reviews left anonymously by employees. 76% of employees would recommend working at Chinese University of Hong Kong to a friend and 52% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
76% of Chinese University of Hong Kong employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Chinese University of Hong Kong 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.