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Universities in Hong Kong
There are eight higher education institutes in Hong Kong funded by the University Grants Committee (UGC). There is also a number of self-funded institutions, including the Open University of Hong Kong, and public institutions such as the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
Hung Shui Kiu, where one of three planned university campuses will sit in the Northern Metropolis, on September 14. Photo: Karma Lo
Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan

Opinion | How Hong Kong is remapping the future of higher education

A planned university town offers a chance to re-examine the very logic and model of Hong Kong’s higher education development.

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Education in Hong Kong

Editorial | Universities must rise to the Northern Metropolis challenge

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong needs social science to help deliver on its 5-year plan

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Diplomacy

Opinion | How Hong Kong can keep the talking going when US-China officials don’t

Hong Kong can’t set the terms of the contest, but with Track 1.5 diplomacy, it can decide if it is the room in which competition is managed.

The late Tung Chee-hwa at the first annual China-United States Exchange Foundation’s conference at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on December 3, 2014. Photo: Nora Tam
Education in Hong Kong

Self-funded campuses favoured in Hong Kong’s new university towns

Education chief Christine Choi says institutions may seek government loans to build campuses, but those that do not will be given priority.

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Education in Hong Kong

Opinion | CityU’s response to disco night ‘misconduct’ an overreaction

Two adults, both at least partially dressed, took part in some harmless fun. Where is the crime in that?

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Crime in Hong Kong

Woman spared jail over forging PhD reference letter for Education University

Mainland Chinese student was ordered to perform 160 hours of community service after admitting she used an altered letter to secure admission.

Fanling Magistrate Kenneth Chan has said that he has decided to “make an exception” for the defendant. Photo: Winson Wong
Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Hong Kong’s universities must avoid ‘easy entry, guaranteed pass’ model

Readers discuss the need to ensure academic rigour in tertiary education, and university orientation camps.

Hong Kong police

Hong Kong Police College becomes first government unit to roll out degree course

Police chief Joe Chow says force hopes Bachelor of Policing (Honours) (Security and Criminal Investigation) course can start by year-end.

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Special Reports

Hong Kong’s push to become the Belt and Road’s higher education hub

Tertiary institutions such as PolyU, EdUHK and HKUST are establishing lasting academic and industry partnerships across the world.

The city’s higher education institutions, like HKUST, have developed programmes to strengthen cross-border academic ties. Photo: May Tse
Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Why Hong Kong’s medical schools should phase in their Cantonese requirement

Readers discuss language prerequisites at the city’s medical schools, and the promise of AI.

A pharmacist introduces services provided at an HKUMed Community Pharmacy in December 2024. The University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Medicine has revised its language requirements for admission. Photo: Nora Tam
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong emerges as leading Asian study destination for Kazakhstani students

Hong Kong universities attracting growing number of students from Central Asian country, with enrolment up by 408 per cent in eight years.

Education in Hong Kong

Opinion | Equity in education in Hong Kong must be defended at all costs

The government must seriously reflect on the rising enrolments at international and private schools even as local schools struggle to keep primary one classes filled.

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US Politics

Opinion | Hong Kong and a not-so-simple father-daughter conversation about Harvard

As higher education in the West gets caught up in political theatre, Hong Kong can capitalise on the international education market shift.

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Harvard University campus, January 2, 2024. Photo: AP
Education in Hong Kong

Elite Hong Kong schools urged to raise the bar, challenge high-ability students

External reviewers find top schools must design more demanding lessons for top performers and adjust difficulty for struggling students.

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Students attend physical education class at Tin Shui Wai Methodist Primary School. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Chinese reusable rocket’s success unlocks opportunities for Hong Kong

Flurry of commercial activity offers opportunities for Hong Kong’s financial markets, research universities and the Northern Metropolis.

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Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Diocesan Boys’ School to become first to offer 3 university pathways

Parents should weigh international competitiveness and their child’s individual suitability when choosing curricula, education expert says.

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Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong to revamp senior secondary science and maths curriculum from 2029-30

Authorities aim to encourage more students to take science subjects at the senior secondary level.

Students get some hands-on experience at the 59th Joint School Science Exhibition earlier this month. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Mainland China

Record non-DSE admissions to Hong Kong’s universities spark calls for quotas

Number of non-DSE students in Hong Kong public universities surges 63 per cent, while local exam-takers fall to 72 per cent of intake.

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Education in Hong Kong

Over 60% of students get better outcomes after seeking university admission review

Jupas office says it received 453 requests for reconsideration following review of university entrance exam results.

Education in Hong Kong

How to help more non-Chinese-speaking students reach university in Hong Kong

Admission rate for NCS students sitting university entrance exam has remained persistently low over past five academic years.

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About 40 per cent of day school candidates meet the general entry requirements for undergraduate courses. Photo: Karma Lo
Education in Hong Kong

HKU, CityU secure spots in global university top 100

University of Hong Kong up five spots to 62nd, City University jumps to 95th in Academic Ranking of World Universities.

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The University of Hong Kong rose five places from 67th last year to 62nd. Photo: Karma Lo
Education in Hong Kong

Opinion | Hong Kong’s new university town a test of the city’s global ambitions

Done correctly, the Northern Metropolis University Town can create new international connections and redefine what higher education can achieve.

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Education in Hong Kong

Exclusive | CUHK chief Dennis Lo ‘calm’ about talk of Nobel Prize for groundbreaking test

Scientist who pioneered non-invasive prenatal testing credits success to his team and is focused on challenges as CUHK president.

Education in Hong Kong

‘Path open’ for revival of CUHK student union – if it registers, Dennis Lo says

University head also bats back at claims the university is overreliant on intake from mainland China.

Students at the Sha Tin campus for the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Lee
Education in Hong Kong

CUHK chief urges more funds for campuses in Northern Metropolis university town

Dennis Lo says the government’s HK$10 billion loan scheme is inadequate and local universities must expand to meet future challenges and compete globally.

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CUHK president Dennis Lo says Hong Kong must provide more support for universities to build campuses in the Northern Metropolis university town. Photo: Elson Li
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Lingnan University student union ceases operations after 6 decades

Union makes announcement in social media post, citing ‘changes in the situation both on and off campus’ without detailing specifics.

Education in Hong Kong

Tung Wah College says sorry for wrongly sending 11,000 hopefuls admission offers

Distressed applicants vent frustrations online following retraction of offers hours after being sent.

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