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Universities in Hong Kong

HKUST can draw talent to Hong Kong for medical school despite inexperience: adviser

Ex-Hospital Authority chairman Leong Che-hung says university’s strong research background in life sciences and AI also gives it competitive edge.

25 Nov 2024 - 7:30AM

Hong Kong science and tech

China can beat AI rivals with Greater Bay Area edge: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

23 Nov 2024 - 11:01PMvideocam

Education in Hong Kong

Private Hong Kong university hopes new offering will lure overseas students

18 Nov 2024 - 12:02PM

Hong Kong youth

Editorial | Hong Kong seriously failing its students

Standards are falling – in English, Chinese and maths – and officials can no longer continue to blame the decline on the Covid-19 pandemic.

18 Nov 2024 - 8:16AM

Hong Kong’s school pupils are not doing as well as they used to. Photo: Shutterstock

Education in Hong Kong

4 Hong Kong public universities among world’s best for graduate employability

Survey gathered more than 13,000 global respondents who are involved in recruiting and working with graduates.

17 Nov 2024 - 10:37PM

Education in Hong Kong

University in Macau to expel 24 students who used fake Hong Kong DSE credentials

Hong Kong education chief Christine Choi says use of bogus university entrance exam certificates ‘outrageous’.

16 Nov 2024 - 11:18PM

Hong Kong

Editorial | Healthy start to new Hong Kong medical school bid

Third such facility for city will have to bring something different to medical care, both in terms of curriculum and students.

16 Nov 2024 - 6:15AM

A healthy dose of urgency is needed to train more Hong Kong medical professionals as the city pursues its role as a biomedical hub. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong society

Letters | HKEX worked through No 8 typhoon signal. So should rest of Hong Kong

Readers discuss the need to overhaul a typhoon signal system last revised in 1973, forging partnerships for Hong Kong’s industrial modernisation, the application of the rule of law in Hong Kong and football violence in Amsterdam.

15 Nov 2024 - 11:30AM

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong rises to No 7 in digital competitiveness ranking, Singapore at No 1

Hong Kong rises three places in report by Swiss International Institute for Management Development, strong in ‘technology’ and ‘knowledge’.

14 Nov 2024 - 6:42PM

Hong Kong housing

University town in Hong Kong to welcome 32,000 from 2034, with biggest hospital

First residents able to move to Ngau Tam Mei development in 2034, as government unveils details after Beijing’s meeting with developers.

13 Nov 2024 - 11:06PM

The university town is part of the Northern Metropolis megaproject. Photo: May Tse

Education in Hong Kong

Health expert backs Hong Kong plan to adopt US model for third medical school

Professor Victor Dzau cites successful examples in Singapore, such as the Duke-NUS medical school which he helped establish.

13 Nov 2024 - 7:03PM

Professor Victor Dzau, president of the US National Academy of Medicine, has been conferred an honorary doctorate of science by the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse

Education in Hong Kong

University in Hong Kong hires 100 overseas, mainland academics in 2-year drive

One new recruit at University of Science and Technology points to Hong Kong’s fairer gender opportunities and more generous government funding for research.

15 Nov 2024 - 4:37PM

Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong’s working class deserve world-class medical care

Readers discuss proposed reforms to Hong Kong’s outpatient services, the city’s aspirations to be an education hub, Trump’s MAGA movement and North Korea’s continuing missile tests.

11 Nov 2024 - 11:30AM

Education in Hong Kong

‘Study in Hong Kong’ campaign well-timed but more needed, ranking firm says

Quacquarelli Symonds tells Post city has advantages over many Western education destinations but universities still falling short in areas.

10 Nov 2024 - 9:00PM

Education in Hong Kong

3 universities in Hong Kong among top 10 in major ranking of Asian institutions

HKU holds No 2 position, CUHK rises to No 6 and CityU to No 10, marking first time three institutions placed in top 10 of Asian University Rankings.

6 Nov 2024 - 10:48PM

The University of Hong Kong has been placed second in an annual ranking of Asian universities. Photo: Dickson Lee

Education in Hong Kong

HKUST reveals group of experts to boost bid for Hong Kong’s third medical school

Line-up includes former Hospital Authority chairman Edward Leong and Nobel Prize winner Roger Kornberg of Stanford University.

4 Nov 2024 - 5:21PM

Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Hong Kong needs to rethink its branding – it can’t be a hub of everything

The government’s messaging problem and hub obsession stem from misplaced priorities.

4 Nov 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

University of Hong Kong joins overseas experts to form first ADHD global task force

Task force announces plans for Lancet Psychiatry Series on ADHD to study prevalence, treatment hurdles and stigma linked to disorder.

2 Nov 2024 - 10:13PM

The University of Hong Kong is working alongside overseas researchers to provide more data on ADHD. Photo: Handout

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong approves second university of applied sciences after 7-month wait

Saint Francis University latest to be granted status; industry body to travel to Europe to learn from other vocational education providers.

1 Nov 2024 - 6:49PM

Education in Hong Kong

Chinese University of Hong Kong provost to step down despite contract renewal

Alan Chan, whose resignation marks third senior management loss since last December, will join Singapore Management University next April.

30 Oct 2024 - 7:58PM

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s goal of retaining 50,000 talent scheme visa holders is ‘extremely low’

Legislator Jesse Shang Hailong also says the low bar may send the wrong message that the city has limited opportunities.

29 Oct 2024 - 5:48PM

People cross the street in Hong Kong’s financial heart, Central. Photo: Dickson Lee

Education in Hong Kong

Lawmakers slams video for ‘misleading’ viewers about Hong Kong’s education offerings

Video attracts criticism from lawmakers as they discuss how city can promote itself as tertiary education hub.

28 Oct 2024 - 11:08PM

The video has attracted criticism for failing to align with the city’s tertiary education push. Photo: SCMP

Hong Kong economy

Letters | Hong Kong shows its education hub aspiration isn’t just talk

Readers discuss the government’s push to become a magnet for global talent, language requirements for university admissions, a new Chinese culture centre and provision of handrails around the city.

27 Oct 2024 - 11:30AM

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | To be a belt and road education hub, Hong Kong must teach in Mandarin

John Lee’s ‘Study in Hong Kong’ plan emphasises attracting students from belt and road countries. But it also implies controversial changes in universities.

27 Oct 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong to review local university student definition amid talent visa abuse

Some mainland Chinese professionals are accused of exploiting various talent schemes for their children to enjoy cheaper tuition.

25 Oct 2024 - 9:03PM

Students sit for the Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) English examination. Some mainland Chinese people are accused of exploiting various talent schemes for their children to enjoy cheaper tuition fees. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Education in Hong Kong

Self-funding universities can help Hong Kong meet education hub goal: bureau

Head of one self-financing postsecondary institution also calls on government to relax cap on non-local admissions.

24 Oct 2024 - 7:11PM

Hong Kong Metropolitan University in Ho Man Tin. While self-financing institutions face a cap on the intake of students from the mainland, Macau and Taiwan, no such restrictions are in place for the admission of students from other places.
Photo: Edmond So

Education in Hong Kong

Letters | To fix our technician shortage, change how we teach them

Readers discuss the need for polytechnics and vocational schools, the next steps in waste management, and tackling a ‘giant in geriatrics’ – loneliness.

24 Oct 2024 - 11:30AM

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong warns students over using fake credentials to enter universities

Supplying false information to immigration is a crime, No 2 official says, as city prepares to make global ‘Study in Hong Kong’ push.

18 Oct 2024 - 11:01PMvideocam

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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.

last updated:

9 September, 2024