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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.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
The absence of a robust series of funding escalators – from Series A to C, leading to trade sales or IPOs – risks producing numerous start-ups with innovative ideas but lacking commercially viable products. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Weakest link in Hong Kong’s tech ecosystem? Scale-up funding

With venture capital and IPO growth weak globally, start-ups should aggressively seek international commercialisation, leverage marketing strategies and connect with power players overseas.

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Education in Hong Kong

Letters | For Hong Kong’s new medical school to succeed, experience is vital

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong should open third medical school sooner amid Sino-US tensions: expert

Professional Education

What recruiters are looking for, in preparation for the future workplace

Postgraduate students need more than just academic qualifications to thrive in the rapidly changing job market and evolving work environment.

To maximise their employability in the future, postgraduates need to develop a specific set of skills. Photo: Shutterstock
Professional Education

Want to be a fintech whizz? Hong Kong universities offer cutting-edge programmes

The courses provide professionals and emerging students with a comprehensive understanding of new technologies and their impact on traditional finance models.

Education in Hong Kong

Letters | Hong Kong mustn’t rush to establish a third medical school

Readers discuss the risks of starting another medical school, officials’ job performance, the quality of life in the city, and esteem for Jesus Christ.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong arrest warrant issued for student in forged qualifications case

Lyu Yunni, 23, accused of using ‘false instrument’ in application to Chinese University of Hong Kong.

The accused did not show up at Sha Court as scheduled on Monday. Photo: Winson Wong
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Mainland internships ‘could be option’ at proposed Hong Kong medical school

Two experts say planning and preparation for Hong Kong’s third medical school will take time.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Help for 5,000 in Hong Kong traditional Chinese medicine mental health project

Baptist University project promotes use of Chinese medicine to treat depression, anxiety or insomnia.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Non-invasive tool that detects bowel disease coming in 2027: Hong Kong scientists

Experts say new method can detect bacteria associated with inflammatory bowel diseases in stool samples, and much cheaper than colonoscopy.

Patients currently have to undergo multiply colonoscopies to detect inflammable bowel disease, with such procedures costing about more than HK$65,000. Photo: Shutterstock
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong universities should expand ties with global connections: Zheng Yanxiong

Head of Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong says city can build an ‘interconnected international higher education cooperation network’.

The City University campus. Hong Kong is the city with the most internationalised universities globally for six consecutive years, a top official has said citing a ranking. Photo: Felix Wong
Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s new medical school to work closely with Northern Metropolis partners

Task group unveils framework for proposals to set up school, as health minister stresses need for ‘quality and quantity’ of medical professionals.

Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong auditor urges PolyU to relax security to allow public visits

Audit Commission says university should ease restrictions on public access after using HK$230 million to repair damage from 2019 protests.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

HKUST can draw talent to Hong Kong for medical school despite inexperience: adviser

Ex-Hospital Authority chairman Leong Che-hung says university’s strong research background in life sciences and AI also gives it competitive edge.

The HKUST campus in Clear Water Bay. “The idea is to uplift Hong Kong’s healthcare by training doctors that can do both clinical and research work that we need,” says Dr Leong Che-hung. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong science and tech

China can beat AI rivals with Greater Bay Area edge: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

‘This is just an extraordinary opportunity for China and for this area,’ CEO says as he receives honorary doctorate with acting legend Tony Leung.

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Hong Kong actor Tony Leung (left) and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang received their honorary doctorates at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology on Saturday. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Education in Hong Kong

Private Hong Kong university hopes new offering will lure overseas students

Hong Kong Shue Yan University says its International Foundation Year Programme aligns with government’s ‘Study in Hong Kong’ brand.

Hong Kong youth

Editorial | Hong Kong seriously failing its students

Standards are falling – in English, Chinese and maths – and officials can no longer continue to blame the decline on the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Education in Hong Kong

4 Hong Kong public universities among world’s best for graduate employability

Survey gathered more than 13,000 global respondents who are involved in recruiting and working with graduates.

Hong Kong Polytechnic University has placed 133rd in a global ranking on employability. Photo: Sun Yeung
Education in Hong Kong

University in Macau to expel 24 students who used fake Hong Kong DSE credentials

Hong Kong education chief Christine Choi says use of bogus university entrance exam certificates ‘outrageous’.

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Hong Kong

Editorial | Healthy start to new Hong Kong medical school bid

Third such facility for city will have to bring something different to medical care, both in terms of curriculum and students.

Hong Kong society

Letters | HKEX worked through No 8 typhoon signal. So should rest of Hong Kong

Readers discuss the need to overhaul a typhoon signal system last revised in 1973, forging partnerships for Hong Kong’s industrial modernisation, the application of the rule of law in Hong Kong and football violence in Amsterdam.

Two women walk along Wan Chai Promenade with a shopping bag and a plastic raincoat covering their heads as Typhoon Toraji edges closer to the coast of southern China on November 13. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong rises to No 7 in digital competitiveness ranking, Singapore at No 1

Hong Kong rises three places in report by Swiss International Institute for Management Development, strong in ‘technology’ and ‘knowledge’.

A demonstration of the “Galbot” robot at a launch ceremony of a joint venture between Hong Kong Investment Corporation and Beijing-based techonology start-up Galbot in July. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong housing

University town in Hong Kong to welcome 32,000 from 2034, with biggest hospital

First residents able to move to Ngau Tam Mei development in 2034, as government unveils details after Beijing’s meeting with developers.

Education in Hong Kong

Health expert backs Hong Kong plan to adopt US model for third medical school

Professor Victor Dzau cites successful examples in Singapore, such as the Duke-NUS medical school which he helped establish.

Education in Hong Kong

University in Hong Kong hires 100 overseas, mainland academics in 2-year drive

One new recruit at University of Science and Technology points to Hong Kong’s fairer gender opportunities and more generous government funding for research.

HKUST started a recruitment campaign two years ago. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Hong Kong society

Letters | Hong Kong’s working class deserve world-class medical care

Readers discuss proposed reforms to Hong Kong’s outpatient services, the city’s aspirations to be an education hub, Trump’s MAGA movement and North Korea’s continuing missile tests.

Patients visit the general outpatient clinic in Hong Kong’s Sai Wan Ho district in September last year. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Education in Hong Kong

‘Study in Hong Kong’ campaign well-timed but more needed, ranking firm says

Quacquarelli Symonds tells Post city has advantages over many Western education destinations but universities still falling short in areas.

Education in Hong Kong

3 universities in Hong Kong among top 10 in major ranking of Asian institutions

HKU holds No 2 position, CUHK rises to No 6 and CityU to No 10, marking first time three institutions placed in top 10 of Asian University Rankings.

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