Hong Kong Schools and Institutions

If you are planning for an extensive stay in Hong Kong you may want to consider where to study or where to send your kids to school. The following is just a brief introduction to International Schools in Hong Kong as well as the Universities of the SAR.

Hong Kong International Schools

Hong Kong has many international schools. Among them the more famous one is the Hong Kong International School (HKIS).

The Hong Kong International School (HKIS) is a private school in Hong Kong, China. The school was founded in 1966 by a group of local American businessmen. Only a year later, the cornerstone was lain on the school's first building.

Nestled into the rolling hills overlooking Repulse Bay, it housed 120 students. The Western Association of Schools and Colleges has continuously accredited Hong Kong International School since 1971. Over time it has established itself as, perhaps, the most popular international school in Hong Kong.

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Government-funded Hong Kong Universities

There are eight universities in Hong Kong that are currently funded by the government.

University of Hong Kong

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is an English-language medium university and the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong SAR. The university's main campus covers about 160,000 square metres of land on Bonham Road and Pok Fu Lam Road in the Mid-levels area of Hong Kong Island. HKU has some of the few remaining examples of British Colonial architecture in Hong Kong.

Chinese Hong Kong University

The Chinese University of Hong Kong is the second oldest of the eight universities in Hong Kong. It is located at Ma Liu Shui, Sha Tin District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Despite the name, English is also the official media of instruction in the Chinese University, along with Chinese (referring to both Mandarin and Cantonese).

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

The university was established by the British-administrated government of Hong Kong in 1991, shortly before the handover of the territory to China in 1997. Despite being Hong Kong's newest university, HKUST has received numerous world-class honours. In 2004, the Times Higher Education Supplement ranked HKUST 42nd overall among the world's best universities, its Engineering and IT programmes 20th, Science 50th, and Social Science 57th. HKUST's MBA program was ranked 44th best in the Financial Times 2005 global rankings.

City University of Hong Kong

The university has a community of more than 12,000 undergraduate and 3,000 postgraduate. International students account for around 5% of the student population.

The university is located in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China, which can be reached by the Mass Transit Railway and Kowloon Canton Railway at the Kowloon Tong station. Being in the centre of Hong Kong's territory, it is hoped that it would become one of the university focus in Hong Kong tertiary education.

Hong Kong Baptist University

The Hong Kong Baptist University is a public-funded university with a Christian education heritage. Founded in 1956, it is the second-oldest institution of higher learning in Hong Kong.

The campus is located in the urban Kowloon Tong, it consists of three parts, the Ho Sin Hang Campus, the Shaw Campus and the Baptist University Road Campus.

Hong Kong Institute of Education

The Institute of Education is the only one dedicated solely to teacher education. It was formally established on 25 April 1994 by the merger of the following five constituent Colleges

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is located in Hung Hom, Hong Kong. There are about 1,000 full-time academic staff and about 16,500 students. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University covers an area about 93,000m². This education institution had a long history before it got its full university status in 1994.

Lingnan University

The Lingnan University in Hong Kong is the youngest local university. It was formerly known as the Lingnan College until it was granted full university status on July 30, 1999.

Lingnan University is the only liberal arts university in Hong Kong. It believes in the ethos of a liberal arts education to nurture students with personal attributes that are crucial for future success: adaptability, brain-power and creativity.

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