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Highlights and Milestones
Year:
Year
Date
1961
21/02
New Asia, Chung Chi, and United College co-initiated the combined graduation ceremony
1960
01/09
Department of Philosophy and Education renamed to the Department of Philosophy and Sociology
1960
01/09
Department of Mathematics and the Department of Biology instituted
1960
01/09
Faculties of Arts, Science, and Business instituted
1959
27/10
College Head renamed as President
1959
02/03
First graduation ceremony of New Asia College’s Fine Arts programme
1959
01/02
Department of Business Administration is set up, and the Fine Arts programme renamed to the Department of Fine Arts
1958
05/05
First issue of New Asia Life Bi-weekly Magazine published
1957
15/07
Graduation of the first batch of postgraduates
1957
01/02
A two-year Fine Arts programme is added
1956
01/08
Department of Chinese and History was divided into the Department of Chinese and the Department of History
1956
01/07
Inauguration ceremony of the Farm Road Campus
1956
17/01
Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of the Farm Road Campus
1955
01/08
Department of Foreign Languages was installed
1955
30/06
Publication of the initial issue of New Asia Journal
1954
16/10
First meeting of New Asia members
1954
01/05
Commencement of cooperation with the Yale-in-China Association
1953
01/10
Establishment of the New Asia Institute of Advanced Chinese Studies
1952
12/07
First graduation ceremony
1952
01/06
Publication of the initial issue of the New Asia College Journal
1952
01/02
Establishment and initiation of the New Asia Night School
1950
01/03
Asia Evening College of Arts and Commerce is restructured and changed its name to New Asia College
1949
10/10
Establishment and initiation of the Asia Evening College of Arts and Commerce