150
*
EDUCATION
institutions' approved targets. Following a review in 2002, the institutions are not subject to any quota in recruiting non-local research postgraduates.
Degrees up to doctorate level awarded locally are widely recognised by institutions. of higher learning around the world. Academic standards are guaranteed by the institutions' appointment of external examiners from prominent overseas universities and colleges and the monitoring of teaching and learning quality assurance processes by the UGC. The Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation validates courses and programmes offered by the Hong Kong Institute of Education and some other non-UGC-funded institutions that are not self-accrediting.
The student enrolment, in full-time equivalent (fte) terms of the eight UCG-funded institutions in the 2001-02 academic year was:
Student enrolment (fte) of UGC-funded programmes, 2001-02
*Institution
Sub-degree
Undergraduate
Research Taught Postgraduate Postgraduate
Total
CityU
4 788
7 137
940
388
13 253
HKBU
4 006
353
135
4 494
LU
2 139
32
2 171
CUHK
9 256
1 143
1 168
11 567
HKIEd
2 920
1 643
461
5 024
PolyU
4 493
7 437
823
349
13 102
HKUST
5 579
458
769
6 806
HKU
8 952
1988
1 193
12 133
Total
12 201
46 149
6 166
4 034
68 550
CityU City University of Hong Kong HKBU- Hong Kong Baptist University
LU-Lingnan University
CUHK - The Chinese University of Hong Kong HKIED - The Hong Kong Institute of Education
PolyU The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
HKUST -The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology HKU - The University of Hong Kong