The following is a list of higher education institutions in Hong Kong, under Hong Kong law.

Only the first three categories (UGC-funded institutions, self-funded institutions and public institutions, except Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education) are eligible to award bachelor's degree or above in Hong Kong.

Notation

The following notation is used:

  • UGC-funded universities: universities funded by public and under the University Grants Committee
  • Self-funded institutions: higher education institutions that are self-funded
  • Public institutions: higher education institutions funded by the Hong Kong Government (public funds)
  • Sub-degree institutions: higher education institutions for their academic awards up to sub-degree level

UGC-funded universities

Name Type Year established Year granted university status
The University of Hong Kong
(香港大學)		 Public 1887 - Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese established

1911 - college merged to become the medical school of the university

 1911
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
(香港中文大學)		 Public 1963 - Merged from Chung Chi College, New Asia College, and United College 1963
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
(香港科技大學)		 Public 1991 - The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 1991
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
(香港理工大學)		 Public 1937 - The Government Trade School

1972 - The Hong Kong Polytechnic

 1994
City University of Hong Kong
(香港城市大學)		 Public 1984 - City Polytechnic of Hong Kong 1994
Hong Kong Baptist University
(香港浸會大學)		 Public 1956 - Hong Kong Baptist College 1994
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
(香港都會大學)		 Public[1] 1989 - The Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong

1997 - The Open University of Hong Kong

 1997
Lingnan University
(嶺南大學)		 Public 1888 - Christian College in Guangzhou

1903 - Canton Christian College 1927 - Lingnan University 1967 - Lingnan College, re-established in Hong Kong 1978 - registered as an Approved Post Secondary College[2]

 1999
Hong Kong Shue Yan University
(香港樹仁大學)		 Private 1971 - Hong Kong Shue Yan College

1976 - registered as an Approved Post Secondary College

 2006
The Education University of Hong Kong
(香港教育大學)		 Public 1994 - Merged from 5 existing institutions of teacher training 2016[3]
Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
(香港恒生大學)		 Private 2010 - Hang Seng Management College 2018
  • Alphabetised List[4]

Self-funded institutions

Name of institution (Chinese name in parentheses) Type Year established
Caritas Institute of Higher Education
(明愛專上學院)		 Private 1985 - Established as Caritas Francis Hsu College (明愛徐誠斌書院), registered as an Approved Post Secondary College in 2001

2011 - The new Chinese name "明愛徐誠斌學院" was adopted. Then, the college changed its name to the current one in the same year

Centennial College
明德學院		 Private 2011
Chu Hai College of Higher Education
(珠海學院)[5]		 Private 1947 - Chu Hai University in Guangzhou

1949 - Chu Hai College, re-established in Hong Kong
2004 - Chu Hai College of Higher Education, registered as an Approved Post Secondary College in same year

Gratia Christian College
(宏恩基督教學院)		 Private 2015
HKCT Institute of Higher Education
(港專學院)		 Private 2014
Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education
(香港能仁專上學院)		 Private 1969 - Hong Kong Buddhist College

2014 - Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education, registered as an Approved Post Secondary College in the same year

Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong
(香港高等科技教育學院)		 Public 2012
Tung Wah College
(東華學院)		 Private 2010 - Tung Wah Tertiary Institute

2011 - Tung Wah College, registered as an Approved Post Secondary College in same year

UOW College Hong Kong

(香港伍倫貢學院)

 Private 2019, formerly Community College of City University (CCCU) established in 2004 under the City University of Hong Kong
Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education
(耀中幼教學院)		 Private 2018
  • Alphabetised List

Note 1: The Open University of Hong Kong was established and financed by the Hong Kong Government from 1989 to 1993. Since then, it has been self-financed but still receives some irregular subsidies and loans from the government.

Note 2: In January 2007, the Hong Kong government offered a one-off grant of HK$200 million to establish a general development fund to support the academic development and improve the campus facilities of Hong Kong Shue Yan University.

Note 3: In August 2017, the Hong Kong government announced 6 self-funded institutions, Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Chu Hai College of Higher Education, Hang Seng Management College, The Open University of Hong Kong, Tung Wah College and Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong will be included in the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP) from 2018.[6]

Note 4: In July 2017, the Hong Kong government announced that the Non-means-tested Subsidy Scheme for Self-financing Undergraduate Studies in Hong Kong will include full-time self-financing degree programmes from 15 (non-UGC funded) institutions for the cohort to be admitted in the 2017/18 academic year.[7]

Public institutions

Name of institution (Chinese name in parentheses) Year established
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
(香港演藝學院)		 1984
Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education
(香港專業教育學院)		 Formed by merger of 9 existing technical institutes in 1999

Sub-degree institutions

Name of institution (Chinese name in parentheses) Year established
School of Continuing and Professional Education, City University of Hong Kong

(香港城市大學專業進修學院)

 1991
Caritas Bianchi College of Careers
(明愛白英奇專業學校)		 1971
Hong Kong Art School
(香港藝術學院)		 2000
Hong Kong Baptist University College of International Education
(香港浸會大學國際學院)		 2000
Hong Kong Baptist University School of Continuing Education
(香港浸會大學持續教育學院)		 1975
Hong Kong College of Technology
(香港專業進修學校)		 1957
Hong Kong Institute of Technology
(香港科技專上書院)		 1997
HKU SPACE Po Leung Kuk Community College
(香港大學專業進修學院保良局社區書院)		 2006
Lingnan Institute of Further Education
(嶺南大學持續進修學院)		 2001
School of Continuing and Professional Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
(香港中文大學專業進修學院)		 1957
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University - Hong Kong Community College
(香港理工大學 – 香港專上學院)		 2001
HKU SPACE Community College
(香港大學附屬學院)		 2000
Li Ka Shing Institute of Professional and Continuing Education, The Open University of Hong Kong
(香港公開大學李嘉誠專業進修學院)		 1992
YMCA College Of Careers
(青年會專業書院)		 1995
Pui Ching Academy
(培正專業書院)		 2000

Other institutions

See also

Hong Kong
Other lists of universities

Notes

  1. ↑ The Open University of Hong Kong Ordinance, legislation.gov.hk, Bilingual Laws Information System.
  2. ↑ "Speech by CE at Lingnan University's 50th Anniversary in Hong Kong Celebration Banquet". HKSAR - Press Releases. 20 January 2018.
  3. ↑ http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1905785/hong-kong-institute-education-set-become-citys , SCMP, 7 October 2015
  4. ↑ "Institutions". Education Bureau.
  5. ↑ The Chu Hai College of Higher Institution was, until recently, recognised as a university by the Republic of China (ROC) government because it was established in Canton, China before the Communist takeover of the Chinese Mainland.
  6. ↑ "Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors for 2018/19 cohort announced". www.into.gov.hk. The government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Non-means-tested Subsidy Scheme for Self-financing Undergraduate Studies in Hong Kong announced". www.info.gov.hk. The government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "SCAD Hong Kong to close in May, leaving students up in the air". 13 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "University of Chicago opens Hong Kong campus". 30 November 2018.
  10. ↑ "Hong Kong | The University of Chicago". www.uchicago.hk.
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