List_of_universities_in_Hong

List of universities in Hong Kong

Main article: Higher education in Hong Kong

The following is a list of higher education institutions in Hong Kong. In this list, those labeled "University", "College", "Post-secondary College" and "Vocational Training Council Institution" are those educational insititutes which satisfy the concerned requirements stated in the law of Hong Kong. See Higher education in Hong Kong.

It should be noted that only "University" and "College" (Hong Kong Institute of Education and The Hong Kong Academy For Performing Arts) are eligible to award Bachelor's Degree or above in Hong Kong.

Moreover, General Institutes formed under the Education Ordinance (Cap. 279), which are also part of the higher education, are not included in this article.

1 Government-Funded University
2 Self-Financing University
3 Government-Funded College
4 Self-Financing College
5 Self-Financing Post-secondary College
6 Vocational Training Council Institution
7 Note
8 See also
- 8.1 Hong Kong
- 8.2 Other lists of universities

Government-Funded University

Name of Institution (Chinese name in parentheses)	Year Established	Year Granted Accreditation	Legal Basis
The University of Hong Kong (香港大學)	1910 in current name	1911	Hong Kong Ordinance Cap. 1053: The University of Hong Kong Ordinance
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (香港中文大學)	1963	1976	Hong Kong Ordinance Cap. 1109: The Chinese University of Hong Kong Ordinance
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (香港科技大學)	1991	1988 (Accreditation granted along with establishment authorisations)	Hong Kong Ordinance Cap. 1141: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ordinance
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (香港理工大學)	1972, in its current form	1994	Hong Kong Ordinance Cap. 1075: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Ordinance
Hong Kong Baptist University (香港浸會大學)	1956	1994	Hong Kong Ordinance Cap. 1126: Hong Kong Baptist University Ordinance
City University of Hong Kong (香港城市大學)	1984	1995	Hong Kong Ordinance Cap. 1132: City University of Hong Kong Ordinance
Lingnan University (嶺南大學)	1967	1999	Hong Kong Ordinance Cap. 1165: Lingnan University Ordinance

Self-Financing University

Name of Institution (Chinese name in parentheses)	Year Established	Year Granted Accreditation	Legal Basis
The Open University of Hong Kong (香港公開大學)	1989	1997	Hong Kong Ordinance Cap. 1145: The Open University of Hong Kong Ordinance
Hong Kong Shue Yan University (香港樹仁大學)	1971	2006	By decree of the Executive Council of Hong Kong

NOTE: The Open University of Hong Kong was established and financed by the Hong Kong Government from 1989 to 1993. Afterwards, it is self-financed but it still receives some irregular subsidies and loans from the government.

NOTE: In January 2007, Hong Kong government offered a one-off grant HKD200 million to establish a general development fund to support the academic development and improve the campus facilities of Hong Kong Shue Yan University.

Government-Funded College

Name of Institution (Chinese name in parentheses)	Year Established	Year Granted Accreditation	Legal Basis
Hong Kong Institute of Education (香港教育學院)	Formed by merger of 5 existing Institutes of Education in 1994	Granted Self-Accreditation status in 2004	Hong Kong Ordinance Cap. 444: The Hong Kong Institute of Education

NOTE: Hong Kong Institute of Education is the only government-funded degree-granting non-university institution. It is granted the Self-Accreditation status in 2004 and has been striving for a university-status for years.

Self-Financing College

Name of Institution (Chinese name in parentheses)	Year Established	Year Granted Institution Status	Legal Basis
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (香港演藝學院)	1984	Awarded honorary degree granting status by HKCAA in 1992	Hong Kong Ordinance Cap. 1135: The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Ordinance

Self-Financing Post-secondary College

Name of Institution (Chinese name in parentheses)	Year Established	Year Granted Post-Secondary Institution Status	Legal Basis
Caritas Francis Hsu College (明愛徐誠斌學院)	1985	2001	Hong Kong Ordinance Cap. 320: Post-secondary Colleges Ordinance
Chu Hai College of Higher Education (珠海學院) ^[1]	1947, reestablished school in Hong Kong in 1949	2004	Hong Kong Ordinance Cap. 320: Post-secondary Colleges Ordinance

NOTE: All of the post-Secondary Institutions listed here are, as of 2007, aspiring to become fully recognised universities by the Hong Kong government. The Caritas Francis Hsu College aspires to become a fully recognised university in 10 years, and form the basis of a Catholic University of Hong Kong after that. Chu Hai College of Higher Education, meanwhile, aspires to regain the university status it lost after the Communist takeover of Mainland China on or before 2010.

Vocational Training Council Institution

Name of Institution (Chinese name in parentheses)	Year Established	Year Granted Institution Status	Legal Basis
Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (香港專業教育學院)	Formed by merger of 7 vocational institutions in 1999	Awarded degree granting status by HKCAA in 1999	Hong Kong Ordinance Cap. 1130: Vocational Training Council Ordinance
VTC School of Business and Information Systems (職業訓練局工商資訊學院)	2001	Awarded degree granting status by HKCAA in 2001	Hong Kong Ordinance Cap. 1130: Vocational Training Council Ordinance

Note

^ The Chu Hai College of Higher Institution was, until recently, recognised as a university by the Republic of China (ROC) government because it was established in Canton, China before the Communist takeover of the Chinese Mainland.

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