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EDUCATION

School of Continuing Education offers short courses and, in collaboration with overseas/local institutions, degree programmes.

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 Chinese, Translation, Business Administration and Social Sciences. In December 1997, undergraduate enrolment was 2 106 full-time students. It has offered two Master of Philosophy degrees in Translation and Social Sciences since 1995–96. From 1997-98, these programmes have been expanded to the discipline areas of Chinese and Business. The college moved to its new campus at Fu Tei, Tuen Mun, in 1995.

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 institution, Shaw College, was founded in 1986. The university has 9 151 full-time and 487 part-time undergraduate students, and 1 114 full-time and 1 542 part-time postgraduate students in seven faculties: Arts, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Medicine, Science and Social Science.

The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) was established in September 1994 by merging the four Colleges of Education and the Institute of Language in Education. Since its establishment, the HKIEd has provided pre-service sub-degree teacher education courses targeted for teaching from pre-primary to secondary levels. Enrolment in December 1997 was 3 133 full-time and 5 712 part-time students. It is planning to launch degree courses in Education. Since 1996, the HKIEd has been under the aegis of the UGC.

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. The university has 11 443 students in its full-time and sandwich courses, and 8 119 students in its part-time courses.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, which was opened in 1991, awards bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in three schools: Science, Engineering, and Business and Management. A fourth school, Humanities and Social Science, offers graduate degrees and provides general education for all undergraduates. In December 1997, the university had 5 649 undergraduates and 1 527 graduate students.

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 established in 1887. Its 10 739 full-time and 2759 part-time students are enrolled in nine faculties: Architecture, Arts, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Science and Social Sciences; and the School of Business. Courses and programmes are at first degree, taught master's and postgraduate research levels.

The Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK), established in 1989 as the Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong, has provided working adults with more

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