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Whilst
rankings aren't everything, it's nice to have confirmed what we have always known - that
HKU is a world-class centre of learning!
Congratulations to our alma mater!
HKU
Press Release:
HKU
ranked 18th amongst the world's top 200 universities
The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
has been ranked 18th amongst the world's top 200 universities, according to the
"THES-QS World University Rankings 2007" of the Times Higher
Education Supplement (THES) - released today (November 8).
The rankings put HKU
ahead of all universities in China and Hong Kong. It also makes HKU the 2nd
highest ranked university in Asia, just after Tokyo University.
Dr Victor Fung,
Chairman of Council of HKU, said he was thrilled by the results, which have
turned out to be "a dream come true" for him.
"Five years
ago, after I have taken up the chairmanship, I have been very confident that
HKU had all the capabilities of becoming the top English-medium University in
Asia, and should aspire to be one of the best 25 universities in the
world. The rankings today show that HKU has surpassed my
expectations."
Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, HKU Vice-Chancellor attributed this to the
collective efforts of the HKU family: "Without the hard work and
dedication of staff, students and alumni, as well as the staunch support of
donors, the Government and the wider public, HKU would not have been able to
attain this exceptional level of recognition."
"As Hong Kong aspires to be the
tertiary-education hub of the Asia-Pacific Region, the fact that two
universities in Hong Kong are in the top 50 of the THES rankings moves us closer to
this long term goal," Professor Tsui remarked.
The THES rankings are
based on six criteria, including: peer review carried out among academics,
review of graduate recruiters, staff-to-student ratio, citations of academic
papers, percentage of overseas staff and percentage of
overseas students.
Professor Tsui said
the University long-standing policy of recruiting the best staff from all parts
of the world and the increasing percentage of non-local students reflected HKU's endeavour towards internationalization and a
multi-cultural campus to nurture future leaders with global vision.
The significant
improvement in the peer review and review of graduate recruiters indicates that
academics all over the world and international employers of university
graduates are giving better recognition to HKU, continued Professor Tsui.
For details of the THES-QS
Rankings (available on November 9), please click http://www.thes.co.uk /
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