The University of Hong Kong (informally Hong Kong University, or simply HKU) is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. Its motto is "Sapientia et Virtus" in Latin, meaning "wisdom and virtue", and "明德格物" in Chinese. The official language of instruction is English.
The University is referred by Quacquarelli Symonds as a "world-class comprehensive research university" and was ranked 24th in the 2009 THES - QS World University Rankings , maki...
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The University of Hong Kong (informally Hong Kong University, or simply HKU) is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. Its motto is "Sapientia et Virtus" in Latin, meaning "wisdom and virtue", and "明德格物" in Chinese. The official language of instruction is English.
The University is referred by Quacquarelli Symonds as a "world-class comprehensive research university" and was ranked 24th in the 2009 THES - QS World University Rankings , making it 2nd in Asia (after University of Tokyo). In 2009, it was ranked the 1st in Asian universities by Quacquarelli Symonds.
The University of Hong Kong traces its origins to the former Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, founded by the London Missionary Society in 1887 and Sun Yat-sen's alma mater. Based on the founding date of 1887, the University is arguably the oldest modern university in Greater China, beating Nanjing University (founded 1888) by a year.
The University itself was founded when Sir Frederick Lugard (later Lord...
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