Outstanding academic staff of the University are recruited
through rigorous selection procedures, comprising internal
peer-reviews and external assessments conducted by international
and prominent experts in the relevant fields. About 45% of
academic staff are drawn from overseas. The University has
recruited distinguished academics from all over the world.
University teachers are top researchers in many major areas
of research including Human Health and Development, Biotechnology
and Drug Development, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Build
and Natural Environments, Theoretical and Computational Sciences,
Public Law and Public Policy, China Studies, and Communications.
The University attracts the best students in Hong Kong.
In October 2006, the University had just over 22,200 students (12,300 undergraduates, 9,900 postgraduates), of which more than 2,700 mainland Chinese and international students. Local students admitted to HKU are consistently among the most proficient in English among UGC-funded institutions. From
2003-04, the great majority of the highest achievers at
the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (i.e.
candidates with 8-10 Grade-As in the Examination) joined HKU
under the Early
Admissions Scheme for Secondary Six Students.
HKU has a fine tradition of nurturing the largest number
of research postgraduate students in the territory. They
form an important and valued part of the University and
currently make up over 10% of the total student
population. All ten faculties and their departments provide
teaching and supervision for research (MPhil and PhD) students
with administration undertaken by the Graduate
School.
For details of undergraduate and postgraduate admissions,
please kindly refer to http://www.hku.hk/ugadm/
HKU undergraduate curricula encourage students to construct
their own understanding of issues and devise solutions to
real-world problem scenarios through means such as Problem-Based
Learning (PBL). They enable students to work in teams
and exercise and develop their research and communication
skills, critical thinking and ability to integrate information
across different domains.
For more statistics of the University's latest development,
please kindly refer to:
http://www.hku.hk/eroesite/html/pub/quicks/2006e.pdf
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