Since 2004-05, the College and the Alumni Association has jointly organised a series of alumni talks for students. Students will be able to learn through sharing with alumni their life and work experiences.

The Annual Workshop is an annual forum for students and teachers to exchange their views on a particular topical issue. Speakers from the academic and the community sectors are invited to the Workshop to share their views with the students. The Annual Workshop, which is usually held in the second term, is open to the public.

The College invites world-renowned scholars as Distinguished Visiting Scholars each year. The main purpose of the scheme is to provide opportunities for students and staff to listen to lectures by the world's top scholars from various fields or specialties. The invited scholar gives two public lectures and attends informal gatherings organised by students and staff.

With a generous donation from College Trustee Dr Thomas Chen, United College has set up the Dr Thomas Chen Community Education Fund to support a variety of community education activities such as teacher-student night talks, topical seminars, book appreciation gatherings, art and cultural activities, debate trainings, and language activities, held at Si Yuan Amenities Centre. The objective is to encourage students’ early appreciation of and participation in community life which can develop into a lifelong habit of active contribution to our society.

The United College Dr Thomas Cheung Tutorial Scheme was established in March 2008 to encourage exchanges amongst students of United College and the College tutors and resident tutors by interacting in an on-line forum. The tutors serve as moderators of the UC Forum, initiating debates and discussions, responding to requests, answering questions and generally helping to collate information relevant to these deliberations. The Tutorial Scheme is financed by a generous donation from Dr Thomas H C Cheung.

Website of United College Forum: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/uc/ucforum/intro.html

The objective of the Innovation and Entrepreneurial Project Award is to promote the development of innovation potential and entrepreneurial skills amongst United College students. It aims to encourage students to invent and develop innovative ideas or products, and design a business plan to explore opportunities for the commercialisation of related projects.

Since 2005, the award has been named the United College Group Sense Innovation and Entrepreneurial Project Award, in recognition of College Trustee, Dr Samson Tam's generous support.

The College organises lectures that are named after the seven former College Heads. The objective of the lecture series is to broaden student interest in different areas of knowledge and to strengthen their all-round development.

The Language Improvement Project was introduced in 1995 to improve students' English and Putonghua skills. The Project provides a chance for students to join optional English and Putonghua classes, which are conducted by experienced teachers in the two languages. The project also includes overseas language and culture placements at the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom and universities in mainland China, which are designed to help students enhance their language proficiencies in native English or Putonghua-speaking environments. The language immersion camps organised as a part of the project can also give students intensive language training through lively tasks and activities.

Website of the Project: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/uc/UC_LIP/

This Scheme was introduced in 1999 to nurture students' development of leadership potential and leadership skills. Each year it organises leadership training camps, workshops and social services. The Scheme was further expanded through the establishment of the United College Leadership Training Society in October 2000. The annual leadership training camp and "Adventure-Ship" expedition organised by the Society are major highlights of the Scheme. In Summer 2006, a training camp was held at the Fire Services Training School, which was the first of its kind for university students in Hong Kong.

Since 2006-2007, the College has organised a lecture series by Members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. The objective is to arouse student interest in science and engineering subjects.

This programme is sponsored by Mr Shum Choi Sang, Chairman of the College Board of Trustees. As a joint initiative with students, it aims at promoting moral education and enhancing the well-being of students. To echo the College motto "Ming De Xin Min", the Scheme helps equip our students with the ability to emerge as responsible moral beings, ready to contribute to the betterment of society, the nation and the world at large. A student life charter is signed by students to show their commitments to face an array of moral challenges.

The Scheme was launched in September 2002 to promote voluntary service for the benefit of the community. The Scheme is open to all United College students and assessment is on a yearly basis:

1. A Bronze Prize for 50 or more hours of voluntary service in one year;
2. A Silver Prize for 110 or more hours of voluntary service in two consecutive years;
3. A Gold Prize for 200 or more hours of voluntary service in three consecutive years.

Voluntary service in existing programmes organised by the College is included in the Scheme, such as social services undertaken by the United College Rotary Club and United College Leadership Training Society. This Scheme is supported by the Eva B C Li Memorial Fund.

United College is also a registered organisation under the Volunteer Movement programme of the Social Welfare Department. Participants in the College's Social Service Award Scheme may also obtain an Award of Social Service from the Volunteer Movement programme if they meet the award criteria.

The College Dinner is a part of the College's non-formal education offerings. It's main objective is to facilitate more interaction between College staff and students outside class. College staff and students of the same faculty are invited to join the dinner gathering specially arranged for their faculty at the College student canteen. Distinguished guests are invited to give talks during the dinner.

This programme is supported by Mr Fung Sun-kwan, and is designed to encourage students to take active and systematic steps to pursue whole person development through participation and involvement in academic as well as non-formal educational activities. The five core areas include ethical, intellectual, physical, social and aesthetic development.

Website of the Programme: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/uc/wholeperson

This Programme, jointly organised by United College and its Alumni Association, was launched in 2000 and renamed the "United College Shum Choi Sang Mentorship Programme" in 2005. The main purpose of the programme is to establish one-to-one mentoring relations between the alumni mentors and undergraduate mentees at the College over a period of one year. Through this mentoring, it is anticipated that students will be able to build up self-confidence, develop good ethics and communication skills, and enhance their knowledge beyond book learning. An overseas mentorship programme was established in 2003, with students going on exchange programmes paired up with mentors in the countries of their visits.

Website of the Programme: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/uc/mentorship/