W100 Representative
Mr Paul LeeActing Director of Communications
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is the oldest tertiary education institution in Hong Kong. 11 March 1912, marks the official opening of the University, with Arts, Engineering, Science, and Medicine as its first Faculties.
Today, HKU has 10 academic faculties that celebrate the spirit of knowledge with its passionate and diverse students, staff, and researchers. The faculties are namely, Faculty of Architecture, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Business and Economics (HKU Business School), Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Science, and Faculty of Social Sciences.
HKU is celebrating 111 years of excellence in 2022 with more than 30,000 local and international students, over 12,000 academic and non-academic staff members, and its vast alumni network across the globe.
The Latest from University of Hong Kong
Joseph Michalski at #HKU Department of Earth Sciences discovers diverse volcanism on #Mars involving vertical tectonics which also occurred on early #Earth. Mars volcanoes can help us understand volcanism on pre-tectonic Earth. More: https://hku.hk/press/news_detail_27092.html
🌇Cities need new ways of assessing the impact of extreme weather events and responding to their growing frequency. Read more about the research and solutions of #HKU applied climatologist Dr Chao Ren in the #HKUBulletin👉
Weathering Extremes - HKU Bulletin
Cities need new ways of assessing the impact of extreme weather events and responding to their growing frequency, ...
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#Astrophysicists from #HKU Laboratory for Space Research solved the sulphur anomaly - low levels of sulphur in planetary nebulae. It turns out that this “anomaly” was an underestimation produced by poor quality data. More: http://hku.hk/press/press-releases/detail/27089.html
Info Session: Master of Laws MEDICAL ETHICS AND LAW Specialisation
Tue 20 Feb 1 pm – 2 pm (HKT)
@ Zoom or Prince of Wales Hospital HK
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Strong international focuswith a distinct Asian perspective
The University has a long tradition of contributing to the community and has been engaging in a wide range of knowledge-exchange activities. HKU’s deep and long-lasting friendships and connections with global strategic partners, coupled with distinct advantages in Greater China, provide exceptional opportunities for students and staff to make meaningful contributions to the building of knowledge and the advancement of society.
HKU is widely recognised by the international community for its high-quality talents, assets, and skills. HKU has established relationships with more than 380 leading universities around the world across 46 countries, carrying out various exchange activities such as academic exchanges, scientific research cooperation, and the opportunity for students to study abroad.
The University has also been proactive in establishing strategic international partnerships with universities and research institutions worldwide. The University is also committed to cultivating internationalism on campus and to supporting staff and student mobility projects and international programmes at all levels.
Mission and vision
The University of Hong Kong, Asia’s Global University, delivers impact through internationalisation, innovation and interdisciplinarity. It attracts and nurtures global scholars through excellence in research, teaching and learning, and knowledge exchange. It makes a positive social contribution through global presence, regional significance and engagement with the rest of China.
- To advance constantly the bounds of scholarship, building upon its proud traditions and strengths
- To provide a comprehensive education, benchmarked against the highest international standards, designed to develop fully the intellectual and personal strengths of its students, while extending lifelong learning opportunities for the community
- To produce graduates of distinction committed to academic/professional excellence, critical intellectual inquiry and lifelong learning, who are communicative and innovative, ethically and culturally aware, and capable of tackling the unfamiliar with confidence
- To develop a collegial, flexible, pluralistic and supportive intellectual environment that inspires and attracts, retains and nurtures scholars, students and staff of the highest calibre in a culture that fosters creativity, learning and freedom of thought, enquiry and expression
- To provide a safe, healthy and sustainable workplace to support and advance teaching, learning and research at the University
- To engage in innovative, high-impact and leading-edge research within and across disciplines
- To be fully accountable for the effective management of public and private resources bestowed upon the institution and act in partnership with the community over the generation, dissemination and application of knowledge
- To serve as a focal point of intellectual and academic endeavour in Hong Kong, China and Asia and act as a gateway and forum for scholarship with the rest of the world
Intellectual and AcademicResearch Excellence
858.8M
Total value of funding granted to HKU
4,493
peer-reviewed refereed publications
HKU is a public research university with frontier research in critical areas through knowledge creation, translation, realisation, and impact. Its research policy is formulated to strengthen its capabilities in both fundamental and outcome-driven research and knowledge exchange within a culture that enables researchers to flourish and innovate.
Staff recruited around the region and the world are of high calibre, and are eager and active in engaging with innovative researches locally, regionally, and globally. Researchers at HKU repeatedly secure competitive government research funding, including the General Research Fund, Areas of Excellence Scheme and Theme-based Research Scheme, etc. In 2022, five outstanding research projects from the University were awarded a total funding of HKD$168 million in the 12th round of the Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS). 38 HKU researchers have been named “Highly Cited Researchers 2022” as the world’s most influential with its leading research in fields like medicine, physics, and business, etc.
With its wide range of cross-field collaborations and excellence, HKU holds a leading position in Hong Kong in regards to academic research. HKU has a proud record of academic recognition through honours and awards bestowed by bodies in Hong Kong, China, and across the world, and will continue to strive to contribute for the betterment of the local and international landscape.
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