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EDUCATION

With a view to promoting lifelong learning, the eight UGC-funded institutions have also set up continuing and professional education units. They offer award-bearing and professional programmes, as well as short courses, on a self-financing basis.

The student enrolment, in full-time equivalent (fte) terms of the eight institutions in the 2000-01 academic year was:

Student enrolment (fte) of UGC-funded programmes, 2000-01

Institution

Sub-degree

Undergraduate

Taught Postgraduate

Research Postgraduate

Total

CityU

HKBU

4 715

7 210

964

352

13 241

3 936

307

120

4 363

LU

2 148

26

2 174

CUHK

9 093

1.329

1 060

11 482

HKIEd

3 928

1 084

332

5 344

PolyU

4 570

7 497

806

358

13 231

HKUST

5 578

533

689

6 800

HKU

9 099

1 974

1 090

12 163

Total

13 213

45 645

6 245

3 695

68 798

The Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK), established in 1989 as the Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong, makes higher education available to all adults. through a system of open access and distance education. It was granted self- accrediting status in 1996 and then university status in 1997. Since 1993–94, OUHK has become self-financing. In 2001-02, more than 26 000 students enrolled in the 65 degree and postgraduate programmes and 38 sub-degree programmes in four schools: Arts and Social Sciences, Business and Administration, Education and Languages, and Science and Technology, and its Li Ka Shing Institute of Professional and Continuing Education (LiPACE). The latter also offers around 400 short courses and professional courses for more than 15 000 students for vocational training and knowledge enhancement. Starting from 2001-02, OUHK also offers full-time Associate Degree programmes.

Post-Secondary College

Hong Kong has two approved Post Secondary Colleges registered under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance (Cap. 320). They are:

(a) Hong Kong Shue Yan College; and

(b) Caritas Francis Hsu College.