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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