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publicly-funded tertiary institutions under the aegis of the UGC, of which six are fully self-accrediting universities, one is a degree-awarding liberal arts college and one is the Hong Kong Institute of Education, a teacher-training institution.
The Tertiary Institutions
The University of Hong Kong is the territory's oldest tertiary institution. It was founded in 1911, continuing the work of a college of medicine dating from 1887. Its 10 800 full-time and 3 220 part-time students are enrolled in nine faculties: architecture, arts, dentistry, education, engineering, law, medicine, science and social sciences. Courses and programmes are at first degree, taught master's and postgraduate research levels.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong was established in 1963 by bringing together New Asia College (founded in 1949), Chung Chi College (1951) and United College (1956). A fourth college, Shaw College, was founded in 1986. The university has 9 630 full-time and 630 part-time undergraduate students, and 1 080 full-time and 1480 part-time postgraduate students in seven faculties: arts, business administration, education, engineering, medicine, science and social science.
Lingnan College was founded in 1967 as a private college to continue the fine traditions of the former Lingnan University in Guangzhou (Canton), China. It became a publicly funded post-secondary college in 1979 and was upgraded to a degree-awarding institution in 1992. It offers four Bachelor's honours degree programmes in Business Administration, Chinese, Social Sciences and Translation. In December 1996, undergraduate enrolment was 2 120 full-time students. The college offers two Master of Philosophy degrees in Social Sciences and Translation. Another two Master of Philosophy degrees, one in Chinese and the other in Business will be introduced in 1997-98. The college moved to its new campus at Fu Tei, Tuen Mun, in 1995.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, established in 1972 as the Hong Kong Polytechnic and upgraded to a fully self-accrediting university in 1994, offers postgraduate, degree and sub-degree courses in six faculties: applied science and textiles, business and information systems, communication, construction and land use, engineering, and health and social studies. It has close links with industry, commerce and the community. Concurrent work and study are encouraged through part-time and sandwich courses. Enrolment in December was 11 200 in full-time and sandwich courses, and 9 090 in part-time courses.
The Hong Kong Baptist University was founded by the Baptist Convention of Hong Kong in 1956 as the Hong Kong Baptist College. In 1983, it was incorporated under its own ordinance and became fully funded by the government. Since 1986, it has been empowered to award degrees. It was upgraded to a fully self-accrediting university in 1994. The University now offers first-degree courses, and taught and research postgraduate courses. It has 4 230 full-time and 520 part-time students in five faculties/schools: arts, business, communication, science and social sciences.
The City University of Hong Kong, founded in 1984 as the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and upgraded to a fully self-accrediting university in 1994, has 10 530 full-time, 6770 part-time and 420 sandwich course students. The four Faculties Business; Humanities and Social Sciences; Law; and Science and Technology offer first-degree courses, postgraduate diplomas and taught master's degree courses as
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