The University of Hong Kong, referred to as "HKU". It is an international public research university located in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious universities in Asia and is known as the "Ivy League" in Asia. It was founded on March 16, 1910, and was officially incorporated on March 30 the following year. It is the oldest higher education institution in Hong Kong. In the early days of the school, the University of Hong Kong was very small. From the official opening on March 11, 1912, to the first graduation ceremony in December 1916, there were only 23 graduates. After April 9, 1948, the school's order reconstruction and structural transformation were carried out simultaneously, entering a golden period of rapid development.
The History of the University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong is the first university in Hong Kong. The first graduates of the Hong Kong College of Western Medicine.
The University of Hong Kong was established in 1911, and the official founding ceremony was held in 1912. Because Lu Ji believed that Chinese society at that time was not suitable for contact with Western humanistic values (such as the concept of communism), the university initially imitated the system of the University of Liverpool, emphasizing science and engineering and ignoring humanities, so only three colleges were established: medical school, engineering college and liberal arts college. , which does not offer humanities courses such as sociology and philosophy.
The first graduation ceremony was held in December 1916, with 23 graduates and 5 honorary graduates.
After the 1925-1926 provincial-Hong Kong strike, in order to further communicate Chinese and Western cultures, the government convened local gentry and businessmen to negotiate the establishment of a department of Chinese literature at the University of Hong Kong to allow graduates of Chinese-language secondary schools to study.
In 1927, the Department of Chinese Language and Literature of the University of Hong Kong was established, and the former Hanlin Lai Jixi and Ou Dadian were invited to teach. In addition, Deng Zhiang, a wealthy businessman, donated money to establish a Chinese Academy, and Feng Pingshan donated money to establish a Chinese library. Trends in education.
In 1941, due to the fall of Hong Kong, the headquarters building was blown up and closed, and it was resumed in 1945;
In 1956, in response to rapidly changing social needs, the University of Hong Kong established the Department of Continuing Education to provide support for adult education.
In 1961, the University of Hong Kong held its 50th anniversary celebration. At this time, the total number of students exceeded 2,000, which was four times that of 1941.
In 2005, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong was renamed the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong.
In 2015, the University of Hong Kong Law School joined the New Silk Road Law School Alliance.
On December 15, 2017, the University of Hong Kong Council appointed Professor Zhang Xiang as the 16th President of the University of Hong Kong.
On June 19, 2018, the General Office of the Ministry of Education approved the cooperation between Peking University and the University of Hong Kong to hold a master's degree in dentistry education program.
Environment of the University of Hong Kong Inside the Philip Dental Hospital in Sai Ying Pun.There are also Kadoorie Agricultural Research Institute in the New Territories and Swire Institute of Marine Science in Hok Tsui, Shek O, Hong Kong.
There are 4 civic centers on the campus of the University of Hong Kong for students to use, namely: Xu Langxing Civic Center, Chuang Yueming Civic Center, Pokfulam Civic Center and Fang Shuquan Civic Center. There are theaters, restaurants, dance rooms, auditoriums and other facilities outside each civic center for students to use. Some of them are also open to the public, such as the two restaurants in the Chong Yuet Ming Civic Centre. In addition, there are two gymnasiums on Pok Fu Lam Road, namely Mrs. Ho Shiguang Sports Centre and Mrs. Lai Meng Lim Sports Centre. There are volleyball courts, basketball courts, handball courts, squash courts, fitness rooms and a 25-meter swimming pool. In addition, there is Stanley Ho Sports Ground at Shawan Path, which has a natural grass and a two-person grass field, which can be used for 11-a-side football, hockey, softball and other activities. There are also 6 rubber tennis courts and a 50-meter turf. standard swimming pool.
The Faculty of Hong Kong University
The Faculty of the University of Hong Kong:
The University of Hong Kong has ten faculties, namely the Faculty of Architecture, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Science , School of Social Sciences. Other teaching units include the Graduate School, the School of Professional and Continuing Education, the Cyberport College and other teaching and research units that are not affiliated with any college, such as the Asian Studies Center, the Buddhist Studies Center and other research centers.
Honors of the University of Hong Kong
From 1989 to 2013, the research team of the University of Hong Kong has won a total of 20 National Natural Science Awards, National Technological Invention Awards, and National Science and Technology Progress Awards. A Hong Kong scientist who won the first prize of the Science and Technology Progress Award.
In January 2008, Professor Mo Yiming of the University of Hong Kong was recommended by mainland experts and won the National Natural Science Award. Mo Yiming, chair professor of the Department of Mathematics of the University of Hong Kong, was awarded the second prize of the 2007 National Natural Science Award by the state for his research project "Complex Geometry of Symmetric and Homogeneous Spaces", which is the only mathematics subject in the country. One of two awards.
In February 2007, Professor Zhiming Zhiming from the University of Hong Kong: the first scientist in Hong Kong won the first prize of the National Natural Science Award. With his project "Reactivity of Multiple Bonds in Metal Complexes", Professor Chi became the first Hong Kong scientist to win the first prize, the highest award, since he participated in the National Natural Science Award in 1989.
In January 2006, Professor Fan Shangda, chair professor of the Department of Surgery of the University of Hong Kong, and his liver transplantation group won the first prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award for their breakthrough technology of "adult right lobe living donor liver transplantation", which is also the first time A Hong Kong scholar was awarded the first prize of the National Science and Technology Award.
香港大学入学要求
学历要求：学士学位或大学在读
成绩要求：本科均分需达80
语言要求：雅思6.5
香港大学奖学金
香港大学土木工程系奖学金
这个奖学金是土木工程系用于The award for outstanding civil engineering students, although the name is very old-fashioned, but the amount is 40% of the tuition fee.
Huang Lisong Music Scholarship
Of course, there are not only scholarships for engineering students, HKU also supports the development of art students. The Huang Lisong Music Scholarship is to reward students with outstanding performance in the music department.
HKUWW Scholarship
This scholarship provides incentives for students who go abroad or return to the mainland during the semester to subsidize the transportation and living expenses required for the exchange. Students who successfully apply for HKUWW exchange and have a GPA of 3.0 or above can get this scholarship.
Royal Geographical Society Scholarship
This scholarship is used to reward students of the Department of Geography of the Academy of Social Sciences who are conducting research on the geography of Greater China and writing related papers. The scholarship can be up to HK$10,000.
