The University of Hong Kong (informally Hong Kong University, or HKU) is one of the best ranking universities in the world. Founded in 1911, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. The University is a founding member of Universitas 21, an international consortium of leading research universities.
HKU has the following Faculties and Schools:
- Faculty of Architecture
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Law
- Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Graduate School
- School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE)
HKU SPACE provides continuing education for personal, professional and career advancement. Courses offered include accounting, transport and logistics, marketing, business information technology and public relations. The School also collaborates with academic institutions in the UK, the USA, Australia, Mainland China and Hong Kong.
Ratings and Rankings:
- Rated No. 1 in Asia, according to the QS.com Asian University Rankings 2009. It had the best peer evaluations in Asia for research, and the best score in Asia for the number of citations of research papers.
- 24th in the world in the 2009 THE - QS World University Rankings, making it the best university in Hong Kong and China, and the second best in Asia (behind University of Toyko). It was ranked 33rd in 2006, 18th in 2007 and 26th in 2008.
- Placed in the Global Top 100 in all the academic disciplines in the Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings 2009, including Arts & Humanities (34th), Engineering & Information Technology (63rd), Life Sciences & Biomedicine (32nd), Social Sciences (34th), and Natural Sciences (78th).
- 5th in Asia in the Webometrics ranking of Asian Universities 2009.
- Placed among the Top 100 Asia Pacific Universities, ranked 23-41st in Asia in the Academic Ranking of World Universities published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2008.
- 6th among the Top 100 Asian Universities (Webometrics 2008).
- 69th in the Newsweek ranking of top 100 global universities 2006.
- 11th in the Asian MBA School Ranking by Asiaweek 2000.
HKU has the following Faculties and Schools:
- Faculty of Architecture
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Faculty of Dentistry
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Law
- Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Graduate School
- School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE)
HKU SPACE provides continuing education for personal, professional and career advancement. Courses offered include accounting, transport and logistics, marketing, business information technology and public relations. The School also collaborates with academic institutions in the UK, the USA, Australia, Mainland China and Hong Kong.
Ratings and Rankings:
- Rated No. 1 in Asia, according to the QS.com Asian University Rankings 2009. It had the best peer evaluations in Asia for research, and the best score in Asia for the number of citations of research papers.
- 24th in the world in the 2009 THE - QS World University Rankings, making it the best university in Hong Kong and China, and the second best in Asia (behind University of Toyko). It was ranked 33rd in 2006, 18th in 2007 and 26th in 2008.
- Placed in the Global Top 100 in all the academic disciplines in the Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings 2009, including Arts & Humanities (34th), Engineering & Information Technology (63rd), Life Sciences & Biomedicine (32nd), Social Sciences (34th), and Natural Sciences (78th).
- 5th in Asia in the Webometrics ranking of Asian Universities 2009.
- Placed among the Top 100 Asia Pacific Universities, ranked 23-41st in Asia in the Academic Ranking of World Universities published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2008.
- 6th among the Top 100 Asian Universities (Webometrics 2008).
- 69th in the Newsweek ranking of top 100 global universities 2006.
- 11th in the Asian MBA School Ranking by Asiaweek 2000.
