Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) (Chinese: 香港浸會大學) is a publicly funded tertiary institution with a Christian education heritage.
Founded in 1956 by the Baptist Convention of Hong Kong, HKBU is the second-oldest institution of higher education in Hong Kong. It was established as Hong Kong Baptist College with the support of American Baptists, who provided both operating and construction funds and personnel to the school in its early years.
It became Hong Kong Baptist University in 1994 during the presidency of Dr. Daniel C.W. TSE, LLD, GBS, CBE, JP, who succeeded the Founding President, Dr. Lam Chi-fung, as the second president of the University in 1971.
Upon the retirement of Dr. Tse in 2001 after 30 years of services to the University, Prof. Ng Ching-fai, GBS, was appointed as the third president of the University. In 2010, Prof. Albert Chan Sun-chi assumed office as the fourth president of HKBU. The current chairman of the University Council and Court is Mr. WONG Ying-wai, Wilfred.
HKBU has five main campuses: Ho Sin Hang Campus (1966), Shaw Campus (1995), Baptist University Road Campus (1998), the "Kai Tak Campus" (2005), and the Shek Mun Campus (2006) for the College of International Education and the Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School. The first three campuses are located in the urban heart of Kowloon Tong, while the Kai Tak Campus is on Kwun Tong Road and the Shek Mun Campus in Shatin.
In 2005, the University established the Beijing Normal University - Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC) in Zhuhai. The College is the first and only tertiary education institution founded through collaboration between a Mainland university and a Hong Kong university. It sets a new model for liberal education in China, aiming to nurture graduates with an international perspective. The convergence of the Mainland and Hong Kong in the higher education sector is expected to have a positive impact on the development of both places.
Hong Kong Baptist University is ranked 276-300th in the world and 13th in Asia by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011. The university is ranked 23rd by QS Top 50 Under 50 and 271st in the 2012 QS World University Rankings. HKBU comes 48th in QS Asian University Rankings 2012.
Read more about Hong Kong Baptist University: Academic Organisation, Noted Scholars, Students' Residence, Academic Community Hall, University Library
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