MG 14, Ground Floor, Main Building,
The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam,
Southern, Hongkong Island, Hong Kong
Southern, Hongkong Island, Hong Kong
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The Technology Transfer Office (TTO) of the University of Hong Kong made a recent announcement that 25 HKU start-up companies have received funding under the 2019/2020 Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities (TSSSU@HKU).
TSSSU@HKU is a scheme that provides financial support, of up to HKD 8 million, to subsidise technology start-ups formed by members of the university. Each of the 25 start-up companies, formed by a combination of professors, students, and alumni, receive annual funding of up to HKD 1.5 million for a maximum of three years to cover basic expenses. This includes establishment and operations costs, and funds for research and development, publicity, and sale of finished products and services. Further, the companies are also equipped with market intelligence, given support and guidance by industry specialists and investors, and can access resources from the university and its network.
Around 48 start-ups have been supported since the launch of the TSSSU@HKU scheme in 2014 with strong support from the HK Government. That number, which is a remarkable figure to reach in just five years, is a strong testimony to the core value of TSSSU@HKU and its unwavering commitment as a stepping stone for start-up industries to connect with other such ventures and thrive in the economic and financial ecosystem of Hong Kong.
Central to the University of Hong Kong’s mission of providing a comprehensive education is high-quality teaching and learning methodologies. Increasingly, experiential learning is becoming the standard practice in professional and non-professional programmes at the university.
HKU’s four-year undergraduate curriculum offers students the flexibility to choose a combination of disciplinary majors, minors, and electives. Students can also take advantage of opportunities such as internships, overseas exchange programmes, and regional projects.
This is a series of courses across four areas of inquiry that are a requirement for all HKU undergraduate students. These help students build friendships across faculties and develop their social, intellectual, and innovation skills.
This entails using authentic problems or situations as a way of stimulating students to explore key concepts and skills of the discipline, with teachers acting as facilitators and guides. Problem-based learning encourages students to apply reasons to solve problems, to think critically, and become self-directed learners for life.
The Centre of Development and Resources for Students (CEDARS) and the General Education Unit (GEU) are the primary providers of co-curricular learning activities at the university. Students engage in community service or advocacy projects which involve training, service, and reflection. Quality assessment and enhancement are carried out at the university’s undergraduate and taught postgraduate levels.
Other forms of experiential learning can also be seen on campus. The Worldwide Student Exchange Programme oversees student exchanges with over 370 partner institutions in 45 destinations. While incoming exchange students serve to internationalise the campus, outgoing undergraduates grow into mature individuals on the back of a rich learning experience at the university.
The University of Hong Kong offers programmes in over 100 areas of study, including 42 disciplines at undergraduate level. The courses provide students with a broad overview of varied disciplines in line with a global perspective so as to widen their horizons and develop their intellect. Faculties and schools at the university include the following:
The university has also established collaborative programmes with reputed universities around the globe to enable students to have the option of pursuing two degrees in parallel while also getting to experience two different living and learning environments. These include the following dual degree and collaborative programmes:
The University of Hong Kong has established strategic international alliances with universities worldwide, following up on its commitment to cultivating internationalism on campus and to supporting international programmes. The university is also a founding member of Universitas 21, which is a network of comprehensive research-intensive universities from all over the world.
The numerical and geographical spread of the institution’s partnerships is immense, with over 360 institutions across 45 destinations having chosen to partner with the University of Hong Kong and offering its students the experience of studying abroad as part of annual semester-long and year-long exchanges.
Exchange programmes aside, students enjoy other perks of partnership such as summer study abroad, service learning, summer research projects, and other such short-term student mobility initiatives. Other types of collaborations include research projects, visiting professorships, and joint doctorate programmes. Partner universities include those ranked among the highest in the world or at least in their respective countries.
As part of the China Vision Programme, students can explore mainland China and choose from a wide selection of academic programmes and research projects organised by renowned universities in metropolises in mainland China while also taking advantage of opportunities to conduct cultural visits and social service practices in rural areas and remote villages.
The University of Hong Kong has over 100 buildings for teaching, research, residential, administrative, and recreational purposes. HKU’s main campus covers about 14 hectares of land in Hong Kong Island and houses five faculties, as well as its main library. HKU libraries have over three million volumes, 555,000 e-Journal subscriptions, and six million e-books for students to make use of.
The Centennial Campus houses three faculties and enjoys a state-of-the-art, modern learning commons, a hall with learning and teaching spaces. Besides these two campuses, the university also has campuses in other areas in Hong Kong.
Students also have access to sports facilities at Flora Ho and Lindsay Ride Sports Centres, which are mainly indoors. Its major sports fields can be used for athletics, soccer, softball, hockey, and more.
The University of Hong Kong offers a range of scholarships to ease students’ financial burden.
These merit-based entrance scholarships are for students who perform very well in their academics and have gained admission to undergraduate programmes. These may award a full tuition fee waiver and cover general annual living expenses and accommodation costs. These require no separate application and can be renewed every year for the entire duration of undergraduate study.
The university offers a number of different entrance scholarships including:
Students are encouraged to visit the HKU website for more on scholarships for international students.
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