University of Hong Kong
Public university in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public research university in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.
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"HKU" redirects here. For the MTR station, see HKU station. For other uses, see HKU (disambiguation).
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香港大學 | |||||||||||||||
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Latin: Universitas Hongkongensis | |||||||||||||||
Motto | Sapientia et Virtus (Latin) 明德格物 (Classical Chinese) | ||||||||||||||
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Motto in English | Wisdom and Virtue | ||||||||||||||
Type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1 October 1887; 136 years ago (1887-10-01) (as Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese) 30 March 1911; 113 years ago (1911-03-30) (as University of Hong Kong) | ||||||||||||||
Chancellor | John Lee Ka-chiu[note 1] | ||||||||||||||
President | Xiang Zhang | ||||||||||||||
Vice-president | Gong Peng[1] Ian Holliday[1] Max Shen[1] | ||||||||||||||
Provost | Y.C. Richard Wong[1] | ||||||||||||||
Pro-chancellor | David Li | ||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 8266[2] | ||||||||||||||
Administrative staff | 4295[2] | ||||||||||||||
Students | 29,791[3] | ||||||||||||||
Undergraduates | 17,106 (57.4%)[3] | ||||||||||||||
Postgraduates | 9,813 (32.9%)[3] | ||||||||||||||
Location | , Hong Kong 22°17′03″N 114°08′16″E | ||||||||||||||
Campus | Urban 17.7 hectares (0.177 km2) (Main campus) 70.1 hectares (0.701 km2) (Total)[4] | ||||||||||||||
Newspaper | Undergrad HKUSU (Chinese) | ||||||||||||||
Colours | Dark green[5] | ||||||||||||||
Affiliations | ASAIHL, Universitas 21, ACU, JUPAS, AACSB, EQUIS, APRU, UGC, Heads of Universities Committee, Joint Quality Review Committee, Washington University in St. Louis McDonnell International Scholars Academy, BHUA,[6] GHMUA | ||||||||||||||
Mascot | Lion | ||||||||||||||
Website | hku | ||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 香港大学 | ||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 香港大學 | ||||||||||||||
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Founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong.[7] Today, HKU has ten academic faculties and English is the main medium of instruction and assessment.
HKU ranks 17th in the world and 2nd in Asia, according to QS Universities Rankings.
The University of Hong Kong was also the first team in the world to successfully isolate the coronavirus SARS-CoV, the causative agent of SARS.[8]