List of Higher Education Institutions in Hong Kong - UGC Funded Institutions

UGC Funded Institutions

Name of institution (Chinese name in parentheses) Type Year established Year granted university status Legal regulations for the institution
The University of Hong Kong
(香港大學)
Public 1911 university status granted along with establishment University of Hong Kong Ordinance (Cap. 1053)
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
(香港中文大學)
Public Formed by merger of 3 existing institutions of higher education (Chung Chi College, New Asia College, and United College) in 1963 university status granted along with establishment The Chinese University of Hong Kong Ordinance (Cap. 1109)
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
(香港科技大學)
Public 1991 university status granted along with establishment The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ordinance (Cap. 1141)
City University of Hong Kong
(香港城市大學)
Public 1984 1994 City University of Hong Kong Ordinance (Cap. 1132)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
(香港理工大學)
Public 1937; as The Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1972 1994 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Ordinance (Cap. 1075)
Hong Kong Baptist University
(香港浸會大學)
Public 1956 1994 Hong Kong Baptist University Ordinance (Cap. 1126)
Lingnan University
(嶺南大學)
Public 1888 in Guangzhou, 1967 in Hong Kong 1999 Lingnan University Ordinance (Cap. 1165)
The Hong Kong Institute of Education
(香港教育學院)
Public Formed by merger of 5 existing institutions of teacher training in 1994 Not applicable The Hong Kong Institute of Education Ordinance (Cap. 444)

Note: The Hong Kong Institute of Education is the only government-funded degree-granting non-university institution. It was granted Self-Accreditation status in teacher training programmes in 2004 and is known to seek university status.

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