Quick Facts & Achievements
Facts About Us
– Year of Founding: 1912
– Units: 4 Schools (English; Modern Languages and Cultures; Humanities; Chinese), 1 Centre (Buddhist Studies), Research Centres and Institutes (Centre for the Study of Globalization & Cultures; Centre for Humanities & Medicine; Institute of Transnational History of China; China Humanities and Global Studies; AI&Humanity Lab
– Degree curricula: 8 (BA; BA(HDT); BA&BEd (LangEd-Chin); BA&BEd (LangEd-Eng); BA&LLB; BASc) + 2 x Dual Degrees with Berkeley and SciencesPo
– TPg programmes: 17
– Major Programmes: 16
– Minor Programmes: 25
Our Rankings
– 1st-4th place (Asia); 14th-54th (world)
– HKU’s most international faculty (75.7% international professoriate staff)
The Faculty's Role
– Makes HKU a comprehensive university
– Essential to HKUs positioning as ‘Asia’s Global University’
– Leading innovation/collaboration with emerging fields (digital; AI; creative industries)