University of hong kong

24	34	Arts & Humanities	78	Natural Sciences
63	Engineering & IT	34	Social Sciences
World Rankings	32	Life Sciences & Biomedicine

26	46	Arts & Humanities	103	Natural Sciences
69	Engineering & IT	34	Social Sciences
World Rankings	39	Life Sciences & Biomedicine

18	44	Arts & Humanities	61	Natural Sciences
68	Engineering & IT	31	Social Sciences
World Rankings	36	Life Sciences & Biomedicine

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The University of Hong Kong is the territory's oldest university, and with a history that stretches back more than 90 years, it has grown with and helped shape the city from which it takes its name.

Today, HKU, as it is fondly called, is a dynamic, comprehensive, university of world-class standing. With ten Faculties and numerous research centres, its reputation as a centre of intellectual excellence is recognised around the world. We will continue to build on our strengths with innovative research and teaching, producing well-rounded graduates with outstanding leadership qualities.

The University of Hong Kong, as a pre-eminent international university in Asia, seeks to sustain and enhance its excellence as an institution of higher learning through outstanding teaching and world-class research so as to produce well-rounded graduates with lifelong abilities to provide leadership within the societies they serve.

Background

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is Hong Kong's first and foremost tertiary institution. Founded in 1911 and as a pre-eminent international university in Asia, the University seeks to sustain and enhance its excellence as an institution of higher learning through outstanding teaching and world-class research so as to produce well-rounded graduates with lifelong abilities to provide leadership within the societies they serve.

Today, the University has more than 20,500 students and 2,250 academic staff.

World-Class Comprehensive Research University

HKU has won a proud reputation as a world-class comprehensive research university. It offers internationally recognized qualifications and it is renowned for its academic and research excellence worldwide. As an English-medium university in China, HKU also offers researchers unique opportunities to bridge cultures and continents, and to explore more on China-related studies. Both taught and research programmes are offered in a wide range of disciplines. There are ten faculties and around 35 independent units that engage in multi-disciplinary teaching and research.

HKU exhibits a friendly, multicultural environment and supports multiple learning opportunities to enrich students' learning experiences. The University recruits excellent academic staff locally and internationally, and about 45% of academic staff are drawn from overseas, mostly from leading universities in the United Kingdom, North America, Australia, and a number of Asian countries. It also attracts outstanding students from all over the world, with around 10% international students from more than 40 countries.

Fostering a whole-person approach to education, HKU believes that learning about life is just as important for students as academic learning. It particularly encourages contact with the outside world and other cultures through active participation in international exchange and collaborations. It has intensified links and extensive collaborations with more than 400 counterparts in the Mainland and around the globe.

The University offers computing and network services 24-hours around-the-clock and its Libraries deploy a full range of modern library and latest digital technologies to make enormous library collections conveniently accessible online. The Language Centre offers courses in various languages for students to improve their language proficiency and the University Health Service provides primary health care and preventive services as well as subsidized dental service.

Comprehensive sports and recreational facilities are easily accessible, such as indoor and outdoor swimming pools, multi-purpose sports centre, track and field, and tennis courts. There are over 110 independent student clubs and societies available for students to mingle and develop their interests. HKU also offers accommodation on- and off-campus, with rooms and flats all being air-conditioned and fully furnished. Banks, restaurants, bookstore and many facilities, like study room, computer room, music room, TV and games room, laundry room, can also be found on-campus.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is situated at the south-eastern tip of China and ideally positioned at the centre of rapidly developing East Asia. It is a modern, vibrant and dazzling cosmopolitan city that offers a stimulating lifestyle and an international outlook. Being a regional hub for business, transport, tourism, communications and education, and with world-class infrastructure and information network, Hong Kong has propelled itself as an Asia's world city. It has a distinctive blend of Eastern and Western cultures, and has long been served as the world's gateway to China both for business and leisure.

Faculty

Number of Faculty Staff	Headcount: 0 FTE: 2,336	Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers, tutors or postdoctoral researchers. Please exclude research assistants, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting faculty staff who are members of another university. The important distinction for us is that staff counted as 'research only' should be academically involved in that research and should be likely to publish research outputs. A research assistant, in our understanding, is any individual who is not doing own research and is therefore not likely to publish own research outputs. Said individual is (only) involved in research in terms of operation execution , such as lab technician or equipment operator.
Number of International Faculty Staff	Headcount: 0 FTE: 1,314	Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.
Number of Staff with PhD	Headcount: 94	Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution that have studied a PhD

Undergraduate Information

Number of Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 0 FTE: 9,159	Number of students pursuing a Bachelor’s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate’s degrees.
Number of International Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 0 FTE: 1,803	Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if the language students take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'undergraduate degree program' they should be included under 'international undergraduate students' . Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.
Number of Inbound Exchange Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 781	Number of undergraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Number of Outbound Exchange Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 499	Number of undergraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution abroad for at least 1 semester on an exchange program in the last 12 months.
Average International Undergraduate Fees	$ USD 12,900	Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Domestic Undergraduate Fees	$ USD 6,708	Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Graduate / Postgraduate Information

Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 0 FTE: 6,747	Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students)
Number of International Graduate/Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 0 FTE: 2,357	Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if they take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'postgraduate degree program', they should be included under 'international postgraduate students'. Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.
Average International Graduate / Postgraduate Fees	$ USD 42,582	Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?
Average Domestic Graduate / Postgraduate Fees	$ USD 38,847	Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Students

Total Students	Headcount: 0 FTE: 15,906	Total number of students.
Total International Students	Headcount: 0 FTE: 4,160	Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.
Total Outbound Exchange Students	Headcount: 507	Total number of students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Total Inbound Exchange Students	Headcount: 799	Total number of students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.
Average International Student Fees	$ USD 29,717	Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course
Average Domestic Student Fees	$ USD 18,720	Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for any program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Graduate Output

Proportion of Graduates Pursuing Further Study	Headcount: 18 %	Proportion of graduates from undergraduate programs pursuing further study at your own institution or any other within 6 months after graduation.
Proportion of Graduates Employed	Headcount: 98 %	Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation

Careers Support

Number of Full-Time Careers Advisors

Headcount: 6

Total number of staff employed by your institution on a full-time basis who are exclusively responsible for career support for your students (undergraduate and/or postgraduate)

Student Satisfaction

Overall Student Satisfaction Rate	Headcount: 57 %	Percentage of all first year undergraduate students who are satisfied with the overall quality of their course
Teaching Student Satisfaction Rate	Headcount: 44 %	Percentage of all first year undergraduate students who are satisfied with the overall teaching on their course

Internationalisation

Number of University Collaborations or Partnership Agreements

Headcount: 202

Number of universities your institution has collaborations or partnership agreements with. These partnership agreements may include student and teaching exchanges, as well as collaborative research projects, exchange of academic materials and other information, and jointly offered executive development programmes. This includes collaborations at either a university or faculty level. Please also state the names of these institutions in the Submission Notes box.

Main claims to international academic or non-academic excellence

One of the top 40 universities in the world and one of the top 5 universities in Asia by the Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) (November 2004)

Range of Fees

International Postgraduate Programmes
Research postgraduate: starting from approx. USD5,400/ year
Taught postgraduate: USD7,693 â€“ USD25,720

Basic TOEFL/IELTS requirements

TOEFL : 550
IELTS : 6
Certain courses may have higher English requirements

Accommodation

Rooms and flats are fully furnished, air-conditioned and equipped with telephone and computer networking facilities.

Accommodation Range

Rooms: USD205 â€“ USD482 per person/ month
Flats: USD211 â€“ USD321 per person/ month

Language Support

English Centre provides a wide range of enhancement and broadening courses

Department of Anaesthesiology
Department of Anatomy
Department of Architecture
- Architectural Studies
Department of Biochemistry
Department of Civil Engineering
- Civil Engineering (law) Programme
- Civil Engineering Programme
Department of Clinical Oncology
Department of Community Medicine
Department of Comparative Literature
Department of Computer Science
- Computer Science
- Computer Science and Information Systems
- Software Engineering
Department of Diagnostic Radiology
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Information Engineering
Department of Fine Arts
Department of Geography
Department of History
Department of Industrial and Manufactoring Systems Engineering
- Logistics Engineering and Supply Chain Management
- Industrial Engineering and Technology Management
Department of Linguistics
- Human Language Technology
- Linguistics
- Linguistics and Philosophy
Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering (Building Services Engineering)
Department of Medicine
Department of Music
Department of Nursing Studies
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Department of Pathology
Department of Pharmacology
Department of Philosophy
Department of Physiology
Department of Psychiatry
Department of Real Estate and Construction
- Surveying
Department of Surgery
Department of Urban Planning and Design
- Global Studies Multi-disciplinary Major
- Housing Management
Faculty of Architecture
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Business and Economics
- Business Administration
- Business Administration (Information Systems)
- Business Administration (International Business and Global Management)
- Business Administration (Law)
- Business Administration in Accounting and Finance
- Economics
- Economics and Finance
- Finance
Faculty of Dentistry
- Dental Surgery
Faculty of Education
- Information Management
- Language Education
- Speech and Hearing Sciences
- Sport Science & Leisure Management
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Law
- BEng(CivE-Law)
- BSocSc (Govt & Laws)
- Law
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
Registry
School of Chinese
- Chinese History and Culture
- Chinese Language and Literature
- Translation
School of English
- English Studies
- Language and Communication
School of Humanities
School of Modern Languages & Cultures
- American Studies
- European Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Modern China Studies
Social Sciences Research Centre
Vice-Chancellor's Office

Architecture
- Architectural Studies - Full Time
- Architectural Studies - Full Time
- Surveying - Full Time
Area Studies
- American Studies - Full Time
- European Studies - Full Time
- Japanese Studies - Full Time
- Modern China Studies - Full Time
Biological Sciences
- Animal and Plant Biotechnology - Full Time
- Biochemistry - Full Time
- Bioinformatics - Full Time
- Biology - Full Time
Business/Management
- Accounting and Finance - Full Time
- Actuarial Science - Full Time
- Business Administration - Full Time
- Business Administration (Information Systems) - Full Time
- Business Administration (International Business and Global Management) - Full Time
- Business Administration (Law) - Full Time
- Business Administration in Accounting and Finance - Full Time
- Chemistry with Management - Full Time
- Finance - Full Time
- Finance - Full Time
- Information Management - Full Time
- International Business and Global Management - Full Time
Civil/Structural Engineering
- BEng(CivE-Law) - Full Time
- Civil Engineering - Full Time
- Civil Engineering (law) Programme - Full Time
- Civil Engineering Programme - Full Time
Communications/Media
- Journalism - Full Time
- Language and Communication - Full Time
Computing/Information Technology
- Computer Engineering - Full Time
- Computer Engineering - Full Time
- Computer Science - Full Time
- Computer Science - Full Time
- Computer Science and Information Systems - Full Time
- Information Engineering - Full Time
- Information Management - Full Time
- Information Systems - Full Time
- Software Engineering - Full Time
Dentistry
- Dental Surgery - Full Time
Earth Sciences
- Earth Sciences - Full Time
Economics
- Economics - Full Time
- Economics - Full Time
- Economics and Finance - Full Time
- Economics and Finance - Full Time
- Finance - Full Time
Education/Training
- Language Education - Full Time
- Language Education - English - Full Time
Electronic/Electrical Engineering
- Computer Engineering - Full Time
- Electrical Engineering - Full Time
- Electrical Engineering - Full Time
- Electronic and Communications Engineering - Full Time
Environmental Studies
- Environmental Life Science - Full Time
- Housing Management - Full Time
General Engineering/Other Engineering
- Building Services Engineering - Full Time
- Environmental Engineering - Full Time
- Industrial Engineering and Technology Management - Full Time
- Industrial Engineering and Technology Management - Full Time
- Information Engineering - Full Time
- Information Engineering - Full Time
- Logistics Engineering and Supply Chain Management - Full Time
Health/Para-medical Studies
- Food and Nutritional Science - Full Time
- Nursing - Full Time
History/Archaeology
- Chinese History and Culture - Full Time
International Relations/Studies/Affairs
- International Business and Global Management - Full Time
Languages
- Chinese Language and Literature - Full Time
- Chinese Language and Literature - Full Time
- English Language - Full Time
- English Studies - Full Time
- Human Language Technology - Full Time
- Language Education - Full Time
- Language Education - English - Full Time
- Linguistics - Full Time
- Linguistics and Philosophy - Full Time
- Speech and Hearing Sciences - Full Time
- Translation - Full Time
Law/Legal Studies
- BEng(CivE-Law) - Full Time
- BSocSc (Govt & Laws) - Full Time
- Business Administration (Law) - Full Time
- Government and Laws - Full Time
- Law - Full Time
- Laws - Full Time
Literature
- Chinese Language and Literature - Full Time
- Chinese Language and Literature - Full Time
Manufacturing/Production Engineering
- Logistics Engineering and Supply Chain Management - Full Time
Mathematics
- Mathematics - Full Time
- Statistics - Full Time
Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering - Full Time
- Mechanical Engineering - Full Time
- Mechanical Engineering (Building Services Engineering) - Full Time
Medicine/Medical Sciences
- Chinese Medicine - Full Time
- Dental Surgery - Full Time
- Medicine and Surgery - Full Time
- Speech and Hearing Sciences - Full Time
Philosophy
- Linguistics and Philosophy - Full Time
Physical Sciences
- Chemistry - Full Time
- Chemistry with Management - Full Time
- Mathematics/Physics - Full Time
- Physics - Full Time
Sociology/Social Studies
- Social Sciences - Full Time
- Social Work - Full Time
- Surveying - Full Time
Sports/Leisure
- Sport Science & Leisure Management - Full Time
- Sports Science and Leisure Management - Full Time
Urban Planning
- Global Studies Multi-disciplinary Major - Full Time
- Housing Management - Full Time

Postgraduate Studentships . 12 available @ USD 1,745: Student is provided with funds in exchange for the completion of (max 100hrs per annum) tasks such as exam invigilations, research, class prep etc.

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