Editor's Note: China Daily is publishing a series of reports on universities jointly established by education institutions from China and overseas. As the colleges get busy with recruitment, our reporters visited them to talk with principals, teachers and students.

Its liberal arts model of education distinguishes United International College from mainland universities and other foreign cooperative universities, according to UIC president Ng Ching-fai.

"UIC emphasizes 'Whole Person Education' through the liberal arts model," Ng said.