Higher education in Hong Kong means any education higher than secondary education, including professional, technical, and academic.[1] It is the highest level of education in Hong Kong, regulated under the Hong Kong Law.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU, founded in 1937, granted university status in November 1994) – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Ordinance (Cap. 1075)
City University of Hong Kong (CityU, founded in 1984, granted university status in November 1994) – City University of Hong Kong Ordinance (Cap. 1132)
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU, founded in 1956, granted university status in November 1994) – Hong Kong Baptist University Ordinance (Cap. 1126)
Lingnan University (LU, founded in 1967 as Lingnan School in Hong Kong, granted university status in July 1999) – Lingnan University Ordinance (Cap. 1165)
The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK, founded in 1994, granted university status in May 2016) – The Education University of Hong Kong Ordinance (Cap. 444)
Self-financing institutionsEdit
Statutory university
Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU; known as the Open University of Hong Kong, OUHK; founded in 1989, granted university status in May 1997) – The Open University of Hong Kong Ordinance (Cap. 1145)
Approved post secondary colleges
Approved post secondary colleges are educational institutes registered under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance (Cap. 320). This kind of colleges are allowed to give out academic awards at bachelor's degree level or above as well as to include the Chinese words ″學院″ or ″大學″, or the English word ″University″ in the registration name with prior approval from the Chief Executive-in-Council.
Programme Area Accreditation means the programme operator can operate specific programmes at designated subject areas and academic levels during specific period, granted and reviewed by HKCAAVQ. Prior notice and individual accreditation to HKCAAVQ are not required.
Honour diploma (academically equivalent to higher diploma and associate degree in Hong Kong, and equivalent to bachelor's degree in some countries) was an academic award issued by colleges or institutes before they were granted full university status, such as HKBU, LU and SYU. It is no longer awarded.
French, N.J., (1999). The Reform of Higher Education in Hong Kong. In C.B. Teather (ed) Higher Education in a Post-binary Era: National Reforms and Institutional Responses (pp. 158–180) London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1999.
Mok, K.H. (2001). Academic Capitalisation in the New Millennium: The Marketisation and Corporatisation of Higher Education in Hong Kong. Policy & Politics, 29(3), 299–315
Postiglione, G.A. (2002). The Transformation of Academic Autonomy in Hong Kong. In M.K. Chan and A.Y. So (eds.) Crisis and Transformation in China's Hong Kong (pp. 307–321). London : M.E. Sharpe.
Shive, G. (1992). Educational Expansion and the Labour Force. In G.A. Postiglione (ed) Education and Society in Hong Kong: Toward One Country and Two Systems (pp. 215–234). Hong Kong: HKU Press.
Sutherland, S. (2002). Higher Education in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Research Grant Council.
Tang, H.H. (2010). "Higher Education Governance and Academic Entrepreneurialism in East Asia: The Two Episodes of Hong Kong and Macau". Research Studies in Education 8: 106–124. (ISBN978-988-19820-1-8).
University Grants Committee. (1996). Higher Education in Hong Kong: A Report by the Universities Grants Committee. Hong Kong: Government Printer.
External linksEdit
Education Bureau
University Grants Committee (in English and Chinese)
(in English and Chinese)
Dissertations and Theses Collections (DTC) (in English and Chinese)
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See also List of higher education institutions in Hong Kong This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia s layout guidelines Please help by editing the article to make improvements to the overall structure September 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article has an unclear citation style The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting September 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Higher education in Hong Kong means any education higher than secondary education including professional technical and academic 1 It is the highest level of education in Hong Kong regulated under the Hong Kong Law Contents 1 Admission 2 Institutes 2 1 UGC funded universities 2 2 Self financing institutions 2 3 The publicly funded institution 3 Ranking 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksAdmission EditJoint University Programmes Admissions System JUPAS is a scheme and the main route of application designed to assist students with Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education HKDSE or Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination HKALE results to apply for admission to the universities in Hong Kong Institutes EditAccording to the Education Bureau Hong Kong has 20 degree awarding higher education institutions 2 including UGC funded universities Edit Below universities funded under the University Grants Committee UGC The University of Hong Kong HKU founded in 1911 University of Hong Kong Ordinance Cap 1053 The Chinese University of Hong Kong CUHK founded in 1963 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Ordinance Cap 1109 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology HKUST founded in 1991 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ordinance Cap 1141 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University PolyU founded in 1937 granted university status in November 1994 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Ordinance Cap 1075 City University of Hong Kong CityU founded in 1984 granted university status in November 1994 City University of Hong Kong Ordinance Cap 1132 Hong Kong Baptist University HKBU founded in 1956 granted university status in November 1994 Hong Kong Baptist University Ordinance Cap 1126 Lingnan University LU founded in 1967 as Lingnan School in Hong Kong granted university status in July 1999 Lingnan University Ordinance Cap 1165 The Education University of Hong Kong EdUHK founded in 1994 granted university status in May 2016 The Education University of Hong Kong Ordinance Cap 444 Self financing institutions Edit Statutory university Hong Kong Metropolitan University HKMU known as the Open University of Hong Kong OUHK founded in 1989 granted university status in May 1997 The Open University of Hong Kong Ordinance Cap 1145 Approved post secondary collegesApproved post secondary colleges are educational institutes registered under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance Cap 320 This kind of colleges are allowed to give out academic awards at bachelor s degree level or above as well as to include the Chinese words 學院 or 大學 or the English word University in the registration name with prior approval from the Chief Executive in Council Hong Kong Shue Yan University HKSYU founded in 1971 granted university status in December 2006 Hang Seng University of Hong Kong HSUHK founded in 2010 granted university status in October 2018 Chu Hai College of Higher Education HKCT Institute of Higher Education Tung Wah College Caritas Institute of Higher Education Centennial College Gratia Christian College Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong Vocational Training Council UOW College Hong KongThe publicly funded institution Edit Statutory institution The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts HKAPA founded in 1984 The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Ordinance Cap 1135 Ranking EditQS World University Rankingsand Times Higher Education QS World University Rankings Times Higher Education World University RankingsGraphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues QS World University Rankings Institution 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022HKU 23 22 23 26 28 30 27 26 25 25 22 22HKUST 40 40 33 34 40 28 36 30 37 32 27 34CUHK 42 37 40 39 46 51 44 46 49 46 43 39CityU 129 110 95 104 108 57 55 49 55 52 48 53PolyU 166 177 159 161 162 116 111 95 106 91 75 66HKBU 342 243 271 288 318 281 278 299 277 261 264 287LU 551 600 601 650 601 650 601 650 551 600 601 650 591 600 571 580 581 590Times Higher Education World University Rankings Institution 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2013 14 2014 15 2015 16 2016 17 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022HKU 21 34 35 43 43 44 43 40 36 35 39 30HKUST 41 62 65 57 51 59 49 44 41 47 56 66CUHK 151 124 109 129 138 76 58 53 57 56 49CityU 193 182 201 225 192 201 250 119 119 110 126 126 151PolyU 149 251 275 251 275 251 275 201 225 201 250 192 182 159 171 129 91HKBU 111 276 300 301 350 301 350 301 350 351 400 351 400 401 500 401 500 401 500 351 400 401 500QS University Rankings Asia Institution 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019The University of Hong Kong 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 5 2The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 4 2 1 1 1 5 5 4 3 7The Chinese University of Hong Kong 2 4 5 5 7 6 6 8 10 9City University of Hong Kong 18 15 15 12 12 11 9 7 8 21The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 38 30 30 26 25 27 27 29 27 31Hong Kong Baptist University 73 45 49 48 43 45 51 64 64 65Lingnan University Hong Kong gt 200 191 200 151 160 121 115 128 142 109 100 123QS World University Rankings by Subject Institution 2016 Top 20 2017 Top 100 2018 Top 20 2018 Best subject of this institute The highest ranking of this subject in Hong Kong 2018 The University of Hong Kong 29 37 10 1st Dentistry The University of Hong Kong 1st The Chinese University of Hong Kong 17 30 1 20th Communication amp Media Studies The Chinese University of Hong Kong 20th City University of Hong Kong 7 18 0 26th Linguistics The University of Hong Kong 11th The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 12 16 4 14th Computer Science amp Information Systems The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 14th The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 8 16 3 3rd Hospitality amp Leisure Management The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 3rd Hong Kong Baptist University 0 2 0 51 100th Communication amp Media Studies The Chinese University of Hong Kong 20th The Education University of Hong Kong 1 1 1 9th Education amp Training The University of Hong Kong 7th The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts 0 1 0 50 100th Performing Arts The University of Hong Kong 44th Notes UGC is the abbreviation of University Grants Committee HKCAAVQ is the abbreviation of Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications formerly HKCAA Programme Area Accreditation means the programme operator can operate specific programmes at designated subject areas and academic levels during specific period granted and reviewed by HKCAAVQ Prior notice and individual accreditation to HKCAAVQ are not required Honour diploma academically equivalent to higher diploma and associate degree in Hong Kong and equivalent to bachelor s degree in some countries was an academic award issued by colleges or institutes before they were granted full university status such as HKBU LU and SYU It is no longer awarded See also EditEducation in Hong Kong Medical education in Hong Kong Joint University Programmes Admissions System Self financing Higher Education in Hong Kong Hong KongReferences Edit Hong Kong Fact Sheets Education GovHK PDF www gov hk Hong Kong Government Institutions www edb gov hk Further reading EditFrench N J 1999 The Reform of Higher Education in Hong Kong In C B Teather ed Higher Education in a Post binary Era National Reforms and Institutional Responses pp 158 180 London Jessica Kingsley Publishers 1999 Mok K H 2001 Academic Capitalisation in the New Millennium The Marketisation and Corporatisation of Higher Education in Hong Kong Policy amp Politics 29 3 299 315 Postiglione G A 2002 The Transformation of Academic Autonomy in Hong Kong In M K Chan and A Y So eds Crisis and Transformation in China s Hong Kong pp 307 321 London M E Sharpe Shive G 1992 Educational Expansion and the Labour Force In G A Postiglione ed Education and Society in Hong Kong Toward One Country and Two Systems pp 215 234 Hong Kong HKU Press Sutherland S 2002 Higher Education in Hong Kong Hong Kong Research Grant Council Tang H H 2010 Higher Education Governance and Academic Entrepreneurialism in East Asia The Two Episodes of Hong Kong and Macau Research Studies in Education 8 106 124 ISBN 978 988 19820 1 8 University Grants Committee 1996 Higher Education in Hong Kong A Report by the Universities Grants Committee Hong Kong Government Printer External links EditEducation Bureau University Grants Committee in English and Chinese Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications in English and Chinese Dissertations and Theses Collections DTC in English and Chinese Portal nbsp Hong Kong Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Higher education in Hong Kong amp oldid 1164849652, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
