The University of HongKong

The University of Hong Kong 

The University of Hong Kong (or HKU, as it is recognizably known to understudies, staff and graduated class) is the most seasoned tertiary training foundation in Hong Kong. 

On March 16, 1910, Sir Frederick Lugard, the then Governor of Hong Kong, established the framework stone for the University. 

The University was initially joined in Hong Kong as a speaking to toward oneself assemblage of researchers by the University Ordinance on March 30,1911 A.D. 

On March 11, 1912, the University was authoritatively opened, and Arts, Engineering and Medicine would turn into its first Faculties. The Faculty of Medicine developed from the Hong Kong College of Medicine, established in 1887. Of the College's initial graduated class, the most prestigious was Dr Sun Yat-sen, regularly viewed as the originator of present day China. 

In December 1916, the University held its first gathering, with only 23 graduates. 

It was ten years after the establishing of HKU that ladies understudies were conceded surprisingly. 

In 1937, Queen Mary Hospital opened and has served as the University's showing healing center from that point forward. Prior to the episode of the Second World War, which would convey scholastic exercises to an end, there were four Faculties - Arts, Engineering, Medicine, and Science. 

After 1945, the University experienced structural advancements as post-war remaking endeavors started decisively. 

Vision 

The University of Hong Kong, as a main worldwide foundation of higher adapting in Asia, endeavors to pull in and sustain extraordinary researchers from around the globe through magnificence and advancement in showing and learning, exploration and information trade, adding to the progression of society and the improvement of pioneers through a worldwide vicinity, local hugeness and engagement with whatever remains of China. 

Mission 

The University of HongKong will move forward: 

• To progress continually the limits of grant, expanding upon its glad conventions and qualities 
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• To give a thorough instruction, growing completely the educated and individual qualities of its understudies while creating and broadening deep rooted learning open doors for the group 
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• To create alumni of qualification focused on deep rooted learning, trustworthiness and demonstrable skill, equipped for being responsive pioneers and communicators in their fields 
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• To build up a collegial, adaptable, pluralistic and strong educated environment that rouses and pulls in, holds and supports researchers, understudies and staff of the most astounding bore in a culture that cultivates inventiveness, learning and opportunity of thought, enquiry and outflow 
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• To give a sheltered, sound and reasonable working environment to bolster and development educating, learning and examination at the University 
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• To take part in imaginative, high-effect and driving edge examine inside and crosswise over controls 
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• To be completely responsible for the powerful administration of open and private assets presented to the foundation and act in organization with the group over the era, scattering and utilization of learning 
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• To serve as a point of convergence of scholarly and scholastic Endeavor in HongKong, China and Asia and go about as an entryway and gathering for grant with whatever remains of the world 

Today, HKU has increased global distinguished for its achievements as an exploration drove thorough college. 

In 2003, amid the episode of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), HKU restorative analysts turned into the first on the planet to distinguish the crown infection that created the SARS. 

In 2005, the Faculty of Medicine was renamed the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine. 

From 2010 to 2012, the University held Centenary Celebrations to check its 100th commemoration. 

In 2012 – alongside the various foundations of higher adapting in Hong Kong and as per the legislature's training strategy – the University authoritatively dispatches its 4-year undergrad educational module. 

HKU keeps on pulling in the best neighborhood understudies, alongside numerous Mainland China and worldwide understudies. The University's scholastics have remarkable accomplishments in showing and research, and about a large portion of HKU's employees are from abroad. 

Each of the ten employees and their specializations give showing and supervision to postgraduate-level exploration (MPhil and PhD) understudies, with organization attempted by the Graduate School. 

Address: Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong 

Enlistment: 27,440 (2013) 

Telephone: +852 2859