The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Founded 1911, its origins trace back to the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, which was founded in 1887. HKU is a public research university, a self-governing body financed mainly by the HKSAR government. It is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. It has been commonly regarded as one of the most internationalized universities in the world as well as one of the most prestigious universities in Asia.
Funding:
Public
Accreditation:
Education Bureau
Grades 4
Languages 2
Divisions 102
- Engineering FacultyFields of study: Engineering
- Law FacultyFields of study: Law
- Dentistry FacultyFields of study: Dentistry
- Advancement in Special Education CentreFields of study: Special Education
- Advancement of Chinese Language Education and Research CentreFields of study: Chinese
- Ageing (Sau Po) CentreFields of study: Gerontology
- Alimentary Research and Education CentreFields of study: Food Science
- American Studies CentreFields of study: American Studies
- Anthropological Research CentreFields of study: Anthropology
- Applied English Studies CentreFields of study: English Studies
- Applied Spectroscopy and Analytical Sciences CentreFields of study: Chemistry
- Architecture and Urban Design for China and Hong Kong CentreFields of study: Architecture and Planning
- Asian Entrepreneurship and Business Values Centre
- Asian Studies CentreFields of study: Asian Studies
- Behavioural Health CentreFields of study: Health Sciences
- Arts Faculty
- Biomedical Engineering CentreFields of study: Bioengineering
- Buddhist Studies Centre
- Cancer Research CentreFields of study: Oncology
- Cellular Biology CentreFields of study: Cell Biology
- China Development Studies Centre
- China Financial Research CentreFields of study: Finance
- Chinese Law CentreFields of study: Law
- Chinese Management CentreFields of study: Management
- Civil Society and Governance CentreFields of study: Social Sciences
- Cleft Lip and Palate CentreFields of study: Surgery
- Clinical Trials CentreFields of study: Health Sciences
- Cognitive Science Centre
- Education Faculty
- Communication Disorders Centre
- Comparative and Public Law CentreFields of study: Public Law
- Construct I.T. CentreFields of study: Building Technologies
- Criminology CentreFields of study: Criminology
- Cultural Policy Research CentreFields of study: Cultural Studies
- E-Commerce Infrastructure Development CentreFields of study: E- Business/Commerce
- Educational Leadership CentreFields of study: Educational Administration
- Electrical Energy Systems CentreFields of study: Electrical Engineering
- Endocrinology and Diabetes Centre
- Enhancement of Teaching and Learning CentreFields of study: Pedagogy
- Business and Economics Faculty
- Environmental Engineering Research CentreFields of study: Environmental Engineering
- European Studies CentreFields of study: European Studies
- Financial Innovation and Risk Management CentreFields of study: Finance
- Genomic Sciences CentreFields of study: Genetics
- Globalization and Cultures CentreFields of study: International Studies
- Hong Kong Prehistory CentreFields of study: Archaeology
- Hong Kong Putonghua Education and Assessment Centre
- Human Reproduction CentreFields of study: Genetics
- Humanities and Medicine Centre
- Infection (Carol Yu) Centre
- Influenza Research Centre
- Information Security and Cryptography CentreFields of study: Information Technology
- Information Technology in Education CentreFields of study: Information Technology
- Infrastructure and Construction Industry Development CentreFields of study: Building Technologies
- Journalism and Media Studies Centre
- Language CentreFields of study: Modern Languages
- Law and Technology Centre
- Lung Fu Shan Environmental Education CentreFields of study: Environmental Studies
- Materials Science CentreFields of study: Materials Engineering
- Navigational Dentistry CentreFields of study: Dentistry
- Neuroscience CentreFields of study: Neurosciences
- Nonlinear Mechanics CentreFields of study: Mechanical Engineering
- Real Estate and Urban Economics CentreFields of study: Real Estate
- Renewable Energy in Architecture CentreFields of study: Architectural and Environmental Design
- Research in Plant Drugs Development CentreFields of study: Pharmacology
- Social Sciences Research CentreFields of study: Social Sciences
- Study of Liver Disease Centre
- Teachers of English Language Education CentreFields of study: Foreign Languages Education
- Technology Support CentreFields of study: Technology
- Theoretical and Computational Physics CentreFields of study: Physics
- Urban Studies and Urban Planning CentreFields of study: Town Planning
- Architecture FacultyFields of study: Architecture
- Medicine (Li Ka Shing) FacultyFields of study: Medicine
- Science FacultyFields of study: Natural Sciences
- Social Sciences FacultyFields of study: Social Sciences
- Advanced IT Training InstituteFields of study: Information Technology
- Cardiovascular Science and Medicine InstituteFields of study: Cardiology
- China and Global Development Institute
- Economics and Business Strategy InstituteFields of study: Economics
- Emerging Technologies InstituteFields of study: Technology
- Family (HKU) InstituteFields of study: Family Studies
- Human Reproduction InstituteFields of study: Genetics
- Humanities and Social Sciences InstituteFields of study: Asian Studies
- Kadoorie InstituteFields of study: Environmental Studies
- Management (Poon Kam Kai) InstituteFields of study: Management
- Marine Science (Swire) InstituteFields of study: Marine Science and Oceanography
- Mathematical Research InstituteFields of study: Mathematics
- Medical and Health Sciences Education InstituteFields of study: Science Education
- Transport Studies InstituteFields of study: Transport Management
- Advanced Mechanical Systems (Fong) Research DivisionFields of study: Mechanical Engineering
- Asia Case Research DivisionFields of study: Asian Studies
- Chinese Language Cognitive Science Research DivisionFields of study: Chinese
- Comparative Education Research DivisionFields of study: Education
- Electric Vehicles Research DivisionFields of study: Automotive Engineering
- Geographical/Land Information System Research DivisionFields of study: Geography
- Heart, Brain, Hormone & Healthy Aging Research DivisionFields of study: Gerontology
- HKU-Pasteur Research Division
- Rock Engineering Research DivisionFields of study: Geological Engineering
- Social Sciences Research DivisionFields of study: Social Sciences
- Women's Studies Research DivisionFields of study: Women's Studies
- Chinese Medicine SchoolFields of study: Traditional Eastern Medicine
- Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE) SchoolFields of study: Continuing Education
Requirements
- Admission details: Hong Kong Certificate of Education (HKCEE) or equivalent, and Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE) or equivalent, or other qualifications as equivalent
Short online courses 30
- Advanced Cardiac Imaging: Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT)
- Advanced Cardiac Imaging: Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR)
- Blockchain and FinTech: Basics, Applications, and Limitations
- Digital Biomaterials
- Dinosaur Ecosystems | 恐龙的生态系统 | Los Ecosistemas de los Dinosaurios
- Doing Gender and Why it Matters
- Engineering Calculus and Differential Equations
- Epidemics
- Epidemics I
- Epidemics I
- Epidemics II
- Epidemics III
- Epidemics IV
- Europe Without Borders?
- FinTech Ethics and Risks
- Hong Kong Cinema through a Global Lens | 全球化下的香港电影
- Humanity and Nature in Chinese Thought | 中国哲学思想中的人类与自然观
- Implant Dentistry
- Implant Dentistry
- Interpreting Vernacular Architecture in Asia
- Introduction to FinTech
- Making Sense of News
- Making Sense of the News: News Literacy Lessons for Digital Citizens
- Materials in Oral Health
- Our Place in the Universe
- So You Want To Be A Surgeon?
- State, Law and the Economy I
- The Search for Vernacular Architecture of Asia, Part 1 | 探索亚洲地区的本土建筑,第1部分
- University Teaching
- Vernacular Architecture of Asia: Tradition, Modernity and Cultural Sustainability | 亚洲本土建筑: 传统,现代与文化的可持续发展