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Universities in Hong Kong
There are eight higher education institutes in Hong Kong funded by the University Grants Committee (UGC). There is also a number of self-funded institutions, including the Open University of Hong Kong, and public institutions such as the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
Secretary for Education Christine Choi has said education authorities are considering finding extra undergraduate places for non-local applicants to avoid competition with Hong Kong students. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Education in Hong Kong

172% surge of dependant enrolments into Hong Kong universities in past 2 years

Influx of children of non-local professionals admitted by the eight public universities has prompted angry backlash from local parents.

Education in Hong Kong

PolyU makes bold offer to pay for set-up cost of Hong Kong’s new medical school

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Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Time to take stock in Hong Kong’s talent programmes as they pass second year

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Race for third Hong Kong medical school hots up, but which university is ahead?

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Baptist University and Polytechnic University have now submitted their proposals.

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Professional Education

How Hong Kong’s top universities are shaping the future of legal education

These advanced courses, spanning arbitration, dispute resolution, Chinese business law and more, prepare students for success in a globalised legal landscape.

Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong’s new degrees provide a path for more doctors

A new four-year pathway for graduates and the proposed third medical school are effective ways to help alleviate the city’s doctor shortage.

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Education in Hong Kong

Global university rankings laud Hong Kong for AI, dentistry and education

Quacquarelli Symonds, a UK-based education information firm, has released its latest annual results for more than 18,300 subjects at over 1,700 universities.

Students at the University of Hong Kong’s of Faculty of Dentistry. Photo: HKU
Hong Kong courts

Student jailed for using fake record to enter Chinese University of Hong Kong

Mainland Chinese student sentenced to three months in prison for using forged New York University transcript in application to CUHK.

Education in Hong Kong

Are Hong Kong’s universities attracting enough students from outside mainland China?

Data shows nearly 75 per cent of Hong Kong’s non-local, first-year undergraduates at public universities are from mainland.

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Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology founder Woo Chia-wei dies at 87

A visionary credited with turning HKUST into a ‘world-class institution’ also left a lasting impact on the development of a greater bay area.

Professor Woo Chia-wei , President of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology has died at the age of 87. Photo: SCMP
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s 2 medical schools to launch new graduate-entry programmes

University of Hong Kong and Chinese University of Hong Kong will offer four-year programmes, with first intake consisting of 50 students in total.

Professor Lau Chak-sing, dean of medicine at HKU, attends a press conference on the new programme. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong budget 2025-26

Opinion | Why Hong Kong’s austere budget is hard for the public to swallow

With the bulk of cost-cutting aimed at the elderly, children, families and education, for the government to exempt itself is not a good look.

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Hong Kong budget 2025-26

Hong Kong’s 2 medical schools to get funding for 60 extra degree places

Extra intake will include 50 places for graduates pursuing a second degree.

Professional Education

Law schools are adapting curricula to handle new types of tech-linked cases

The courses also cover ethical implications of AI in law, and practical training to prepare graduates for roles as legal technologists and cybersecurity advisers.

The legal profession is undergoing major changes to keep pace with technology. Photo: Getty Images
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong parents dismayed after HK$2,500 student grant axed in budget

Government also aim to claw back HK$4 billion from reserves of the eight public universities.

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The student grant was given to parents regardless of their financial background. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong government to use local ChatGPT-style AI tool powered by DeepSeek

Innovation and technology chief Sun Dong says dozens of government departments will use the locally developed tool, named ‘HKGAI V1’.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Some traditional Chinese medicine lessons at proposed Hong Kong medical school

Students taking a proposed four-year programme at Baptist University will have some exposure to traditional Chinese medicine, head says.

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Education in Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong head hopes any budget funding cuts will be ‘moderate’

Ahead of government’s budget address on Wednesday, president Xiang Zhang says HK$41.5 billion in reserves has designated purposes.

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The University of Hong Kong has the largest stockpile of funds among the city’s eight public universities. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong budget 2024-25

Opinion | Why Hong Kong must be careful about cutting university funding

Arbitrary funding cuts could hurt the city’s education hub ambition. What’s needed is a clear framework of what counts as excessive reserves.

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Education in Hong Kong

PolyU head confident of securing approval to run Hong Kong’s third medical school

Teng Jin-Guang says PolyU already offers numerous medical-related programmes such as physiotherapy, radiography and nursing.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police, mainland officials discuss stepping up anti-scam education

Police chief Raymond Siu says force also investigating whether education consultants passed mainland students’ details onto scammers.

Hong Kong police are hoping to step up anti-scam education efforts for mainland students before they start studying in the city. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

University hospital in Hong Kong seeks more time to repay HK$4 billion loan

Earlier two-year extension for CUHK Medical Centre loan repayments ends next month.

The CUHK Medical Centre, a private hospital, opened in 2021. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong Baptist University, like CityU, can ‘afford’ 3 to 5% spending cut

President Alexander Wai also confident his institution can win bid for third medical school with advisers ‘not exposed to geopolitical risks’.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s CityU can ‘bear 3 to 5% funding cut’, says head

Freddy Boey says university will avoid firing employees and focus on digitalisation effort to enhance efficiency.

Professional Education

Hong Kong’s MBA programmes are showing the way for tomorrow’s leaders

Universities are incorporating AI, ESG and soft skills into their curriculum to better prepare students for complex modern business environments.

Hong Kong’s universities are incorporating new subjects into their MBA programmes. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

Letters | Can a Hong Kong looking to cut university funding attract foreign students?

Readers discuss the government’s plans to slash funding for universities, the native English teacher scheme, and students ‘lying flat’.

Students celebrate their graduation at the University of Hong Kong on August 2, 2024. Photo: Daniel Suen
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Training of nurses in Hong Kong must change with times, school head says

Reforms should incorporate STEM curriculum and enhanced community care training, says PolyU’s Professor Janelle Yorke.

Education in Hong Kong

CUHK suspends student in Hong Kong over forged sick note, death certificate

Student allegedly forged documents in applications to be absent from exam and secure exemption from scholarship renewal requirements.

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