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Hong Kong as a Regional Education Hub
Education BureauHong Kong SAR GovernmentApril 2010
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Education Services
One of six economic areas identified as having good potential for further development in Hong Kong
Objectives Enhance Hong Kong’s status as a regio
nal education hub Nurture talents Increase competitiveness
Further internationalize and diversify our higher education sector
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Developing Hong Kong as a Regional Education Hub
To attract quality students to study and stay in Hong Kong to enlarge our talent pool
To increase the exposure of our local students
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A place where East meets West Exposure to a blend of Chinese and
Western cultures English environment and English-
speaking tertiary institutions
Cosmopolitan campus life Nurturing students with inter-cultural
competence Preparing students to meet challenges
in a globalized world
Developing Hong Kong as a Regional Education Hub
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Internationally-recognized academic standard
World-class universities Internationally-recognized
curriculum and rigorous quality assurance mechanism
Developing Hong Kong as a Regional Education Hub
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Developing Hong Kong as a Regional Education Hub
QS.com Asian University Rankings (2009) HKU, CUHK and HKUST ranked 1st, 2nd an
d 4th
Times Higher Education Supplement (2009) HKU, HKUST and CUHK among the top 50 u
niversities in the world
CityU and PolyU ranked within the top 200
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Developing Hong Kong as a Regional Education Hub
Prestigious EMBA and MBA programs EMBA programs of Kellogg-HKUST and CUHK r
anked 1st and 19th in the world in 2009 (Financial Times)
The MBA programs of HKUST and CUHK ranked 9th and 28th in the world in 2010 (Financial Times)
Impressive standing in hospitality and tourism The School of Hotel and Tourism Management
of PolyU ranked 2nd in the world in 2009 (Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research)
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Internationalization
9,300 non-local students (13%) in publicly-funded programs
Tuition fee: US$9,000 - $13,000 per year Student exchange programs with major un
iversities around the world receives more than 3,000 incoming exchang
e students from around the world
more than 3,000 out-going local students participate in exchange activities
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Internationalization Measures implemented in 2008 to facilitate no
n-local students studying in Hong Kong - Doubled non-local student quotas for local institutio
ns (10% to 20%) Established the HK$1 billion HKSAR Government Sc
holarship Fund Relaxed employment and immigration restrictions
Allowing non-local students to take up part-time job, internship and summer job
Relaxing restrictions for non-local graduates seeking local employment
Granting fresh non-local graduates 12 months’ stay without restrictions
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Internationalization Hong Kong offers ample research opportunitie
s Established the HK$18 billion Research Endowment
Fund in 2009
Will create additional 800 publicly-funded research postgraduate places
Launched the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme in 2009
Aims to attract best and brightest students from around the world
Provides monthly stipend and allowance for up to three years
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Internationalization
Over 1,200 courses in Hong Kong offered by institutions outside Hong Kong Leading to the award of a non-local higher a
cademic or professional qualification Distribution
62% UK 22% Australia 8% US & Canada 6% Mainland China 2% Other countries
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Diversification In 2009/10, 27% of students in the 17-20 age cohort are receiving
degree education
Degree programs %
First-year first degree 22%
Publicly-funded 19%
Self-financing 4%
Senior year places 5%
Publicly-funded 2%
Self-financing 3%
Degree programs (total) 27%
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Diversification
Measures to facilitate development of Hong Kong’s self-financing higher education sector
Land Grant Scheme To invite interested institutions, local and non-lo
cal, to express interest in developing a self-financing higher education institution on a site which can provide over 100,000 sq. metres in gross floor area
Start-up Loan Scheme Quality Enhancement Grant Scheme
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