The development of the sustainable higher education in Hong Kong

The development of the sustainable higher education in Hong Kong

• Wu, Siu Wai The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Sorrell, David William

CESHK Annual Conference 2016: Learning to Live Together & Comparative Education, and Third Across-Strait Four Region Forum on Comparative Education (2016: The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China)

• Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  • QE Post-Secondary Education

Hong Kong Higher Education Mass-Type Higher Education Higher Education Development in Asia

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

There is a long history of higher education in Hong Kong with the founding of its first university, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), in 1911. Students enrolling in higher education courses in Hong Kong post Second World War were considered elite-type. Since the early 1990s, the age participation rate has increased to 18% for first degree courses, equalling to the expansion of approximately 50% in undergraduates. Changes have been apparent from elitist higher education to mass-type higher education. Another essential development in Hong Kong's higher education sector was the Chief Executive announcing in 2000 that age participation would be doubled to 60% within ten years. This paper aims to historically review the development of the higher education sector in Hong Kong. The problems associated with the processes involved and discussion related to the future development of this sector during this century will also be analysed.

Paper presented at the CESHK Annual Conference 2016: Learning to Live Together & Comparative Education, and Third Across-Strait Four Region Forum on Comparative Education, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong, China.

• English

Conference Papers

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/8fcbc7d2

2016-05-18