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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.
As many as 19 Hong Kong education institutions are interested in joining an ambitious mega development, the Northern Metropolis, on land close to the border with mainland China.
Airport Authority and Hong Kong Metropolitan University team up to tackle shortage of flight crews by offering flying licence as part of bachelor’s degree in aviation services management.
Sudden resignation of university chief Rocky Tuan Sung-chi opens door for someone who may continue the good work of the Hong Kong institution.
- Data collected from 449 local secondary schools shows 91 per cent picked Hong Kong, 9 per cent chose to study outside city
- ‘One of the possible reasons for the drop may be due to students advancing their overseas study plans and leaving Hong Kong before Form Six, as they may emigrate with their families,’ consultant says
Times Higher Education says decline in ranking of some institutions reflects fierce competition on continent.
Outstanding researchers in Beijing and Shanghai among those set to benefit from policies announced on Sunday by National Immigration Administration.
Technological and Higher Education Institute under Vocational Training Council is among four institutions to make known intention of becoming university of applied sciences.
HKU plans to offer joint programmes with overseas institutions and take in more non-local students at hub, the Post learns.
Use of new i-Invigilation app suspended after it crashed twice in two days during Diploma of Secondary Education exams due to ‘server jam’.
Christine Choi says ‘everyone can learn a lesson’ after University of Hong Kong council clears vice-chancellor Xiang Zhang of misconduct allegations.
Readers discuss the plan to build a university facility in Pok Fu Lam, the HK$2 transport fare scheme, and sales in the second-hand property market.
Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Airport Authority’s international aviation academy to launch course offering commercial pilot licence from September.
More than 50 per cent of subjects offered moved up the rankings in a newly published global league by a Britain-based education information firm.
Two-decade study found maternal diabetes during pregnancy is unlikely to be a direct cause of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Researchers at Hong Kong Shue Yan University stress importance of life direction as some students consider shunning careers to focus on basic needs.
Universities from around the globe examine collaborations with research and education institutions in the Greater Bay Area.
HKU says guided tours will be implemented in May to cut down on tourist crowds, with more measures to follow.
Education secretary says the 27-year freeze on university fees will end soon, but plans to gradually adjust them to minimise the impact on city residents.
Parents, students receive minister’s assurance that government will consider financial impact of fee rise.
Experts call for publicly funded eye screenings at city’s 18 district health centres to monitor for conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration.
Hong Kong Metropolitan University president Paul Lam says the institution has strong links with industries to help graduates become ‘work-ready’.
Paul Yip, head of the university’s centre for suicide research, says system will start with data collection of daily cases when it launches in two to three months.
Learning to think will give humans the edge, says Loh Po-shen, who celebrates maths everywhere he goes.
President Alexander Wai says university will move campus to academic town in Northern Metropolis after governing body agrees ‘in principle’ to plan.
Secrets of metastasis are key for researchers looking to create new early detection tools and therapies, says HKU cell biologist Alice Wong Sze-tsai.
PolyU chief says 2.5 million population of Northern Metropolis will need a hospital, highlights university’s strengths in healthcare and artificial intelligence.
University of Hong Kong and charity Orbis publish data showing 8 per cent of those tested in joint study have irreversible degenerative eye disease.
HKUST president Nancy Ip confirms plans to set up the city’s third medical school to media for first time after lawmakers unveiled proposal last year.
