Lingnan University
Public liberal arts university in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lingnan University (Lingnan) is located in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It intertwines research with teaching.[6]
嶺南大學 | |||||||||||||
Former names | Christian College in China Canton Christian College Lingnan Xuexiao Lingnan College Lingnan Xueyuan | ||||||||||||
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Motto | 作育英才,服務社會 Education for Service [1] | ||||||||||||
Type | Public | ||||||||||||
Established | 1888; 136 years ago (1888) | ||||||||||||
Chairman | Andrew Yao Cho-fai | ||||||||||||
Chancellor | John Lee Ka-chiu (as Chief Executive of Hong Kong) | ||||||||||||
President | S. Joe Qin | ||||||||||||
Vice-president | Joshua Mok Ka-ho Vice President Xin Yao Vice-President (Research and Innovation) Lau Chi-pang, BBS, JP Associate Vice-President (Academic Affairs and External Relations) Shalendra Sharma Associate Vice-President (Academic Quality Assurance and Internationalisation) Sam Kwong Tak-wu Associate Vice-President (Strategic Research) Li Dong-hui Associate Vice-President (Student Affairs) | ||||||||||||
Dean | Emilie Yeh Yueh-yu (Faculty of Arts) Leng Mingming (Faculty of Business) William Hayward (Faculty of Social Sciences) Sam Kwong Tak-wu (School of Graduate Studies) Chen Xi (School of Interdisciplinary Studies) Sam Kwong Tak-wu (Acting, School of Data Science) | ||||||||||||
Students | 6,243 (2023–2024) [2] | ||||||||||||
Address | 8 Castle Peak Road, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong , , Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
City learning centres | Lingnan@WestKowloon (12 & 13/F, M+, West Kowloon Cultural District, 38 Museum Drive, Kowloon) Jao Tsung-I Academy (800 Castle Peak Road, Mei Foo, Kowloon) Union Park Learning Centre (Units 601-05, 6/F & Unit 905, 9/F, Union Park Centre, 771-775 Nathan Road, Kowloon) | ||||||||||||
Colours | Red and Grey [3] | ||||||||||||
Affiliations | AALAU, ASAIHL, ACUCA, GLAA, BHUA, GHMUA | ||||||||||||
Website | ln.edu.hk ln.hk | ||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 嶺南大學 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 岭南大学 | ||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Líhng nàahm daaih hohk | ||||||||||||
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The Hong Kong Institute of Education | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 嶺南學院 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 岭南学院 | ||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Líhng nàahm hohk yuhn | ||||||||||||
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University rankings | |
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Global – Overall | |
QS World[4] | 641-650 (2024) |
Regional – Overall | |
QS Asia[5] | 167 (2024) |
Lingnan University has 3 faculties, 2 Schools, 16 departments, 2 language centres, and 2 units (science and music)[7], offering 29 degree honours programmes[8] spanning various disciplines in humanities, business, and social sciences. Lingnan's small class size facilitates interaction. Lingnan also provides a diverse array of taught masters, research master’s and PhD programmes. Total students comprise more than 6,200 students[9].
In 2014, Lingnan University pioneered full four-year accommodation for all undergraduates—a first among Hong Kong universities. With over 270 partners across more than 50 countries/regions facilitating international exchanges or participation in short-term summer or winter programmes for over 80% of undergraduates[10]. Currently, Lingnan University has dual-degree programmes with the Hong Kong Metropolitan University, National Chengchi University (Taiwan), Shenzhen University and Wuhan University in some of the master's and doctoral research areas.