EDUCATION
aim is to develop a system of higher education that has an appropriate balance between programmes at different levels and in different areas through teaching, research and other means.
Established in 1984 as the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, the CityU was awarded university status in 1994. It offers more than 90 programmes including higher diplomas and postgraduate courses, with a strong emphasis on professional and vocational training and linkages with industry. These programmes are run by the three faculties (Faculty of Business, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Faculty of Science and Engineering), the School of Law, the School of Creative Media and the College of Higher Vocational Studies.
HKBU was founded by the Baptist Convention of Hong Kong in 1956 as the Hong Kong Baptist College. In 1983, it was incorporated through legislation as a tertiary institution capable of offering degree programmes, and became fully government- funded. In 1989, the college became the third tertiary institution in Hong Kong to operate fully at the degree level. It was accorded formal university title and status through legislation in 1994. It offers 41 undergraduate programmes, 10 taught postgraduate programmes, and research programmes through its five faculties/schools of arts, business, communication, science and social sciences.
LU was founded in 1967 as the Lingnan College, a private college to continue the fine traditions of the former Lingnan University in Guangzhou. It became a publicly funded post-secondary college in 1979 and was upgraded to a degree-awarding institution in 1992.
On July 30, Lingnan College was retitled Lingnan University on the commencement of its new ordinance. It aspires to develop into a small, fully residential, world-class liberal arts university. It now offers six degree programmes in Chinese, cultural studies, English, translation, business administration and social sciences, and four Master of Philosophy degree programmes.
CUHK was established in 1963 by amalgamating New Asia College (founded in 1949), Chung Chi College (1951) and United College (1956). The fourth constituent college, Shaw College, was set up in 1986. As a comprehensive university, CUHK has seven faculties: the Faculties of Arts, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Medicine, Science and Social Science and offers through them a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including such professional disciplines as accountancy, architecture, Chinese medicine, journalism and communications, nursing, pharmacy and social work.
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 and in-service sub-degree teacher education courses targeted at teachers from pre-primary to secondary levels. It came under the aegis of the UGC in the 1996-97 academic year. Starting from the 1998-99 academic year, it also offers a degree and postgraduate programme in education.
PolyU, established in 1972 as the Hong Kong Polytechnic, attained full university status in 1994. It offers postgraduate, degree and sub-degree programmes under different modes of attendance in 29 academic departments and centres grouped under six faculties: Applied Science and Textiles, Business and Information Systems, Communication, Construction and Land Use, Engineering, and Health and Social
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