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EDUCATION

Media, the College of Higher Vocational Studies and the School of Continuing and Professional Education.

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 six faculties/schools of arts, business, Chinese medicine, 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. In 1999, Lingnan College was retitled Lingnan University on the commencement of its new ordinance. It offers six degree programmes in Chinese, cultural studies, contemporary English studies, translation, business administration and social sciences, and seven Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy 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 former 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 1996. Starting from the 1998-99 academic year, it also offers degree and postgraduate programmes in education.

PolyU, established in 1972 as the then 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 Sciences.

Opened in 1991, HKUST offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in three schools: Science, Engineering, Business and Management. A fourth school, Humanities and Social Science, offers graduate degrees and provides general education for all undergraduates.

HKU is Hong Kong's oldest university. It was founded in 1911, continuing the work of the then College of Medicine which was established in 1887. It has developed into a full-scale comprehensive university, with 10 faculties/schools: Architecture, Arts, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Science, Social Sciences, and the School of Business.

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