University of Hong Kong

University Of Hong Kong

The University of Hong Kong (abbreviation: The Hong Kong University or HKU, Chinese: 香港大學) is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. With 10 faculties, it is a comprehensive research-intensive university which is located in Pokfulam of Hong Kong Island. Its motto is "Sapientia et Virtus" in Latin, meaning "wisdom and virtue", and "明德格物" in Chinese. The medium of instruction in most classes is English.

HKU has many great achievements in humanities, legal subjects, political sciences, biological sciences and medicine. For example, it is the first institute which identified and announced the causative agent of SARS. The university also enjoys a high evaluation in various university rankings, with it currently being ranked the second best in Hong Kong and the third best in Asia.

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