The University of Hong Kong

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a comprehensive research university with ten colleges and an independent research institute. 19 1 1 was established in Pokfulam, Hong Kong Island, and 19 12 officially opened, which is the first higher education institution in Hong Kong. Its predecessor is the Hong Kong College of Western Medicine, which was established in 1887.

HKU has been teaching in English since the founding of the People's Republic of China. He has outstanding academic research in the fields of law, psychology and biomedicine. For example, HKU's research team is the first research unit in the world to successfully identify and report coronavirus (the pathogen of atypical pneumonia). 1 In addition, this college has trained many social celebrities in Hong Kong, including academics in law, politics, science and medicine.

Chinese name: University of Hong Kong

Mbth: University of Hong Kong

Abbreviation: University of Hong Kong (HKU)

School motto: Mingde Wu Ge, the corresponding Latin school motto is Homo sapiens and Virtus.

Established:1910-1912 (191).

Category: government funding

School type: comprehensive research type

Competent department: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Current principal: Xu Lizhi.

Well-known alumni: Sun Yat-sen, Zhang Ailing, Zhu Guangqian and Stanley Ho.

Venue: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Main departments: Medical College, Law School, Dentist College, Architecture College, School of Economics and Business Administration, etc.

Number of students: 23033(20 12)

Number of professors: 1, 1 14.

School address: Pokfulam Road East, Hong Kong Island

Commonly known in foreign languages: Hong Kong University.

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The University of Hong Kong is the first and oldest university in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong College of Western Medicine, founded by 1887, was merged with the Hong Kong Government Institute of Science and Technology.

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Cheng Yu 19 1 1 was formally established on Hong Kong Island. Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the Republic of China, is the first graduate of Hong Kong College of Western Medicine.

The Chinese motto of HKU is "Mingde Wu Ge", and the Latin is Homo sapiens and Virtus. Since its establishment, it has been teaching in English, and has performed well in the academic fields of humanities, law, politics, biology and medicine. It is also one of the most prestigious universities in Hong Kong and even Asia. Its teaching mode includes problem-based learning, aiming at cultivating students' thinking. The University of Hong Kong is one of the founding members of Universitas 2 1 (International Association of Universities) and enjoys an international reputation in teaching and scientific research.

At that time, western powers scrambled to set up universities in China. At that time, Lu Ya, the governor of Hong Kong, thought that Britain should also set up universities in Hong Kong to compete with other powers, so that China people (especially Hong Kong people) could identify with British values and compete with the cultural ideas of other powers, which would help Britain expand its influence in South China and consolidate its overall governance in Hong Kong. At that time, the governors of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao and the industrial and commercial circles in Hong Kong also thought that the establishment of universities would help China people learn western technology and make China self-reliant, so they gave money to support it. On the other hand, at that time, an industrial accident occurred on a cargo ship owned by Swire Company, which caused many casualties among China crew members. Therefore, in order to repair the company image, it also supports the establishment of HKU. With the support of the British government and other British investors in Hong Kong (such as HSBC), Lua finally raised enough funds to establish a university, and presided over the groundbreaking ceremony of the university on March 19 16, 2000.

HKU was founded in 19 1 1 year, and the official founding ceremony was held in 19 12. Lu Ji thought that China society at that time was not suitable for contacting with western humanistic values (such as the concept of capitalism). At first, the university imitated the system of Liverpool University, emphasizing science and engineering while ignoring humanities. Therefore, only three colleges, namely, Medical College, Engineering College and Liberal Arts College, were established, among which humanities courses such as sociology and philosophy were not offered. 19 16 The first graduation ceremony was held in February, with 23 graduates and 5 honorary graduates. 1925- 1926 After the strike in Guangdong and Hong Kong, in order to further communicate Chinese and Western cultures, the government called on local gentry and businessmen to negotiate to set up a Chinese department in the University of Hong Kong to admit China middle school graduates. HKU Chinese Department was founded in 1927, and is taught by former Hanlin Lai Jixi and District Dadian. In addition, Deng Zhi 'ang, a wealthy businessman, donated money to set up a Chinese college and fung ping shan donated money to set up a Chinese library, which set off a wave of attaching importance to Chinese education.

194 1 year, the headquarters building was bombed and closed down due to the fall of Hong Kong, 1945 resumed business. After the war, with the needs of society, science schools, law schools and social science schools were established one after another. The number of students in 196 1 is 2000, which is four times that of 194 1. After 1989, the government implemented the localization of tertiary education, so that most Hong Kong people did not have to go to the UK to study in universities, and prepared for the transfer of sovereignty to China, greatly increasing the number of university degrees and courses. This has doubled the number of college students in Hong Kong, with 200614,300. There are more than 100 courses. After the transfer of sovereignty, although it was troubled by the administrative turmoil of the school several times, the university gradually shifted from focusing on teaching to paying equal attention to teaching and scientific research, and increased academic exchanges with universities and scientific research institutions at home and abroad. Many achievements have been made in medical research (such as SARS virus research), and many laboratories have been awarded the title of "People's Republic of China (PRC) State Key Laboratory".

The University of Hong Kong has always advocated high-quality teaching. Students study in groups and use English as the teaching method. Students are especially encouraged to participate in foreign exchanges, so that they can get in touch with foreign countries and cultures. The employment rate, graduation rate and salary level of HKU graduates are the highest among all universities in Hong Kong. At present, there are 65,438+00 colleges of architecture, liberal arts, economics and business administration, dentistry, education, engineering, law, medicine, science and social sciences, and other teaching units include graduate school, professional continuing education college, Cyberport College and other teaching and research units that are not affiliated to any college, such as Asian Research Center and Buddhist Research Center. Advantages include architecture, law, bioengineering and medical college, business college, engineering department, social science college and other majors.