First, the campus situation
The campus headquarters of the University of Hong Kong is located in the west of Hong Kong Island, east of Pokfulam Road, south of Wen Xian Road, west of Robinson Road and north of Longhu Mountain. The Faculty of Dentistry and the Faculty of Education are located in Philip Dental Hospital in Sai Ying Pun. There are also Kadoorie Agricultural Research Institute and Swire Institute of Marine Science in Cape Town, Shek O, Hong Kong.
Second, departments and majors and teachers.
As of June 5438+0, 2023, HKU has 10 professional colleges, and dozens of independent institutions such as research colleges, professional continuing education colleges and Cyberport College. There are 66 undergraduate majors.
As of June, 2023, there were 1 3104 faculty members, 887 faculty members1and 780 non-local professors. At present, HKU has 659 full professors 1087 and international professors (the international rate is 60.6%), including 2 academicians of China Academy of Sciences/KLOC-0 and 4 academicians of China Academy of Engineering.
Teaching situation and motto of the University of Hong Kong
I. Teaching situation
In terms of specialty construction, as of 2022, HKU has six global TOP 10 majors and TOP50 majors. The school has 49 courses, 100 major subjects. Match courses according to different disciplines. The school year begins in September every year. Hong Kong University has four years as a bachelor, four years as a mainland student and three years as a Hong Kong student.
Students' courses are arranged by the credit system, with a total of 240 credits, the core of which is a series of interdisciplinary courses required by all undergraduates.
It is divided into four areas of investigation (AoIs): scientific and technological literacy, humanities, global issues and China issues. In addition to the four courses of double degree courses, MBBS courses and bachelor degree courses, students usually need to take six core courses.
Second, the school motto
The school motto is "Mingde Wu Ge". Mingde Wu Ge expresses the Book of Rites. University: "The way of a university is to be well-known, be close to the people and stop at perfection". "University" means extensive knowledge, Confucian knowledge and personal virtue cultivation are the first. "Mingde" means showing virtue first, perfecting inner moral and intellectual accomplishment, and then pushing it to others.