香港浸會大學

Institute’s Name

Hong Kong Baptist University

Country

Hong Kong, China

Institute’s Name(Chinese)

香港浸會大學

Website

www.hkbu.edu.hk

Address        

  224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon

Postal Code

852

Contact person

  Ms. Vivian Cheng

Title

Assistant Academic Registrar

Telephone

00852-34117944

Fax

00852-34115133

E-mail

vivianc@hkbu.edu.hk

Year of Establishment: since 1959

Academic level: (University, College, High School, Language School, Vocational institution…etc): University

Major area of professions/programs : Arts, Business, Chinese medicine, Communication, Science and Social Sciences

Current accreditation status in the local educational authority: self-accreditation

[Source of Information]:

Currently approved to issue academic degrees? In early 90’s

[Approved by]:

Number of on board students:

 5,500

The ratio of Faculty Staff to students:

 11:1

Ratio of international students to Chinese students:

Institution Description

The University was founded in 1956 as a private post-graduate college, which became fully funded by the government in 1983 and acquired university status and title in 1994. Committed to the provision of quality whole-person education, HKBU enrolls about 5,500 students and offers 26 undergraduate programs with 39 options or concentrations, 25 taught postgraduate courses, and research programs leading to the award of MPhil or PhD through its six academic faculties/schools: Arts, Business, Chinese Medicine, Communication, Science and Social Sciences. Putting dual emphasis on teaching and research, the University has established more than 20 research centers under its faculties and schools to nurture excellence in selected research areas.