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The oldest university in the special administration region of China known as Hong Kong is the university of Hong Kong and its a prestigious university which ranks highly in the world university rankings.
HKUST is founded in 1991 by the British government of Hong Kong and is the third recognized tertiary institution in the country. It is a research oriented university and is numbered among the fastest growing high education universities in the world. Ranked the second in Hong Kong and the 27th in the world in 2021, the university operates through four academic schools, offering courses in Engineering Science, Social Science, Humanities, Business and Management.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong in short CUHK is a responsible research institution. The university was established in 1963 with the vision and the objectives to combine the normal tradition with the modernity to prune and groom the students to become future leaders of change. The institution's ability to use comprehensive credit unit system, college system, using bilingual system in multicultural environment which is guiding and contributing to broaden the mindset of its students enabling them to meet up with the 21st century challenges.
The university was established in 1984 under the credential Polytechnic and has finally gained its university accreditation in the year 1994. The City University is professionally and research driven university. The university has seen it population grown from 800 - 2000 plus since its creation. The institute has in total nine schools through which it offers business, engineering arts, law, and medicine courses.
With the vision to become the leading Arts University in Asia, the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has officially opened its teaching services in 1956 by the initiative of the Hong Kong Baptist Convention and was recognized as university college. The university started offering courses in Arts and became a full accredited university in 1994. The institute currently counts eight faculties providing undergraduate, associate certificate, and taught and research postgraduate courses all accredited. The university esteems itself excellent due to its devotion and engagement to provide academic excellence.
The Lingnan University is counted as one of the oldest universities in Hong Kong and is one of the pioneer of liberal Arts teaching university. The university a long lasting history. It started in 1888 as a Christian College, and in the early days of 1967 became Lingnan College and finally gained the full university status in 1997. Beside its highest global position in quality and excellence education, the institute is ranked the first among the eight UGD supported universities.
The Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK) is a unique and modern university which was created in1989. The university counts currently 20600 full-time and part-time students. The institute has a unique way to design its programs that usually meet up with the needs and demands of the job markets. Its students have access to 21st century modern teaching facilities and technologies through which they are prepared for a successful career. To have the edge over the other university institutions, the university offers strategically courses and programs on high demand including Nursing, Physiotherapy, Creative Arts, Early Childhood Education, Corporate Governance.
The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) is one the eight supported universities by the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong and was founded in 1994. The university has based its education system in advancing the training through varieties of academic programs in areas such as teachers education, Social Sciences and humanity and ensures that the students are actives and socially concerned. The School has the aim to become the leading university in innovative research and development.
The existence of the university is crowned by the fruitful works of Dr. Henry H.L. Hu and Dr. Chung Chi Yun. Through the initiative of these two men, the university of founded in 1971 as Shue Yan College and was recognized as tertiary education school in 1976. Recently, in December 2006 Shue Yan college became the first private university in Hong Kong and has its name changed to Hong Kong Shue Yan University. The institution has established a culture which is to produce successful students through its various faculties and programs to shape the mindset of its students to be responsible leaders of change.
The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong commonly known as Hang Seng Management College is a private and a not for a profit university established in2010. The university is specialized in offering undergraduate and taught postgraduate programs. With approximately 4952 students, the university is located within the new territory of Siu Lek Yuen Sha Tin and has five modern faculties. The institution is the first self-financing university in the country and is known for its principle of of good governance and the wellness of the students.
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