On 25th November 2014, Ms. Disha, International Outreach Officer from University of Hong Kong visited Candor. She discussed with the students various opportunities available at University of Hong Kong.
HKU has consistently been ranked as one of the best universities in Asia. The QS World University rankings places it as 28th in the world. The University has over 200 exchange partners around the world. Undergraduate students across faculties can choose to study for a semester or an entire year in one of the University’s partner institutions worldwide, which includes Cambridge, Oxford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Univ. of British Columbia and Toronto. There are currently over 8,000 students from over 80 different countries. It is also ranked for its subjects – 36th in the world for its HKU MBA programme (no. 1 in Asia) by the Economist. 27th in the world for Social Sciences ( no. 1 in Asia) by the Times Higher Education. 36th in the World for Arts and Humanities ( no. 1 in Asia) by the Times Higher Education. Some 1500 scholarships and prizes, amounting to HK$18 million, are available for outstanding undergraduate students.