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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.

Admission

Joint 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.

Institutions

According to the Education Bureau, Hong Kong has 20 degree-awarding higher education institutions, [2] including:

UGC funded universities

Below universities funded under the University Grants Committee (UGC):

Self-financing institutions

Statutory university

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.

The publicly funded institution

Statutory institution

Ranking

QS World University Rankings
and Times Higher Education–QS World University Rankings
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
QS World University Rankings
Institution 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
HKU 23 22 23 26 28 30 27 26 25 25 22 22 21
HKUST 40 40 33 34 40 28 36 30 37 32 27 34 40
CUHK 42 37 40 39 46 51 44 46 49 46 43 39 38
CityU 129 110 95 104 108 57 55 49 55 52 48 53 54
PolyU 166 177 159 161 162 116 111 95 106 91 75 66 65
HKBU 342 243 271 288 318 281 278 299 277 261 264 287 281
LU 551-600 601-650 601-650 601-650 551-600 601-650 591-600 571-580 581-590 601-650
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
Institution 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
HKU 21 34 35 43 43 44 43 40 36 35 39 30
HKUST 41 62 65 57 51 59 49 44 41 47 56 66
CUHK 151 124 109 129 138 76 58 53 57 56 49
CityU 193 182 201-225 192 201-250 119 119 110 126 126 151
PolyU 149 251-275 251-275 251-275 201-225 201-250 192 182 159 171 129 91
HKBU 111 276-300 301-350 301-350 301-350 351-400 351-400 401-500 401–500 401–500 351–400 401–500
QS University Rankings: Asia
Institution 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
The University of Hong Kong 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 5 2 4 3 4
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 4 2 1 1 1 5 5 4 3 7 8 9 14
The Chinese University of Hong Kong 2 4 5 5 7 6 6 8 10 9 13 11 12
City University of Hong Kong 18 15 15 12 12 11 9 7 8 21 18 20 23
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 38 30 30 26 25 27 27 29 27 31 25 25 26
Hong Kong Baptist University 73 45 49 48 43 45 51 64 64 65 64 66 68
Lingnan University, Hong Kong >200 191-200 151-160 121 115 128 142 109 100 123 120 131 152
QS 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 & 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 & Information Systems The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (14th)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 8 16 3 3rd:Hospitality & Leisure Management The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (3rd)
Hong Kong Baptist University 0 2 0 51-100th: Communication & Media Studies The Chinese University of Hong Kong (20th)
The Education University of Hong Kong 1 1 1 9th:Education & 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

References

  1. ^ "Hong Kong Fact Sheets - Education - GovHK" (PDF). www.gov.hk. Hong Kong Government.
  2. ^ "Institutions". www.edb.gov.hk.

Further reading

  • 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. ( 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.

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