History of HKU
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is the oldest university in Hong
Kong, as the name already suggests, and also one of the most
renowned universities in Asia. It was founded in 1910. It offers
programs at least in architecture, engineering, medicine, law, and
social sciences. Interestingly, it only includes a faculty of
business and economics since 2001. In the academic year ending in
2010. about 22.000 students were studying at HKU
[1].
Campus
The campus is located on Hong Kong Island, west of the MTR terminus
Sheung Wan, below Victoria Peak. Unlike the much younger University
of Science and Technology, HKU has a downtown campus that has grown
over time.
Ranking
The University of Hong Kong has been ranked 34th of the World in the Times
Higher Education Ranking 2011-2012
[2] and competes on an international level.
Sources
- The University of Hong Kong. http://www.hku.hk/about accessed 2011-12-27
- Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011-2012. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2011-2012/asia.html accessed 2011-12-27
The University of Hong Kong. By Baycrest (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-2.5 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons
HKU Students' Union. By Minghong (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0
(www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)