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EssayPostgraduateStudyinHongKongUniversities
PostgraduateStudyinHongKongUniversities
Name:
CandyZhang
StudentNumber:
2010******
ProfessorZhang
Outline
ⅠIntroduction
A.Thereasonsforstudyingthistopic
B.Currentsituation
ⅡBody
A.ReasonsforpursuingpostgraduatestudyinHongKong
1.Aregionalhubforacademicendeavors
2.Specialprovisioninitsimmigrationordinance
3.Lowercostofstudyingandliving
4.AheadymixtureofEasternandWesterninfluences
5.Tremendouscareeropportunities
6.Afriendlydestinationintermsofquickadaptation
B.TworepresentativeuniversitiesinHongKong
1.TheUniversityofHongKong
2.TheChineseUniversitiesofHongKong
C.TwomaintypesofpostgraduateprogrammesinHongKong
1.ResearchPostgraduateProgramme
2.TaughtPostgraduateProgramme
3.Comparisonbetweenthetwotypesofpostgraduateprogrammes
D.CriticismfromHongKongacademics
1.Commentsonthecriticism
2.SuggestionsforHongKonguniversities
ⅢConclusion
PostgraduateStudyinHongKongUniversities
Introduction
WhyisHongKongagoodplaceforChinesegraduatestogetfurtherstudy?
WhataretheadvantagesofHongKonguniversities?
Howtoapplyanappropriateuniversityforpostgraduatestudy?
Allthesequestionsareremainedinjuniorandseniorcollegestudents’mindsiftheyplantostudyabroadaftergraduates.InChina,graduatesusuallyhavethreechoices:
passingthepostgraduatequalifyingexaminationtogetfurtherstudyinmainlandofChina,findingjobsorstudyingabroad(includesthespecialadministrativeregions).AsHongKong’seconomyandemploymentsystemhavesteadilydevelopedandimprovedinrecentyears,addingthatthelocalgovernmenthascreatedpoliciestoencouragetalentedpeoplestudyingandworkingthere,ChinesemainlandcollegegraduateshaveshownincreasingpreferenceforHongKonguniversities.ThisarticlefocusesonthegraduatesfrommainlandofChinaandaimsatfindingoutdeepreasonsforgraduatespursuingfurtherstudyinHongKongandleadingstudentstomakeproperchoiceswhentheyapplyfortheuniversitiesinHongKong.Inaddition,basingonthecurrentproblems,thisarticlealsopromotessomesuggestionsforHongKonguniversities.
ReasonsforPursuingPostgraduateStudyinHongKong
ComparingwithotherdestinationssuchastheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesandAustralia,whattheadvantagesdoHongKonguniversitieshave?
First,HongKongisaregionalhubforacademicendeavors.HongKongishometoeightgovernment-fundeduniversitiesofferingdozensofmajorareasofstudy.Accordingtothe2012QSWorldUniversityRankings,therearesixHongKonguniversitiesinthelistofthetop300universitiesintheworld,andfourofthemareinthetop100.TheperformanceintherankingsisaclearsighofHongKong’sstrengthinhighereducation.Besides,anumberofscholarshipsareavailabletoassistnon-localstudentstofinancetheireducationinHongKong,andtheawardsareopentoallnon-localstudentsonacompetitivebasis.
Second,HongKonggovernmenthasmadespecialprovisioninitsimmigrationordinance,grantingoneyearextensiontomainlandstudentsaftergraduation,withthepurposeofattractingtalenttotheregion.Thus,oncemainlandstudentsgraduatefromHongKonguniversities,theyhaveoneyeartofindjobsandworkthere.Thegovernmenthasalsosimplifiedtheapplicationprocessforworkingvisasformainlandgraduates.SurveysamonguniversitiesinHongKongrevealthatmorethanhalfofgraduatingmainlandstudentsstayedinHongKongtoworkinthepastthreeyears.
Third,thecostofstudyinginHongKongismuchlessthanthecostinEuropeancountriesorNorthAmerica.Tuitionvariesfromcoursetocourse,butitcanbegenerallyexpectedbetween70,000yuanand120,000yuanperyear.Forthosefamilieswhoconsiderthatfundingisaseriousissue,thecostofeducationinHongKongwillbeapotentialinvestmentthatcanbeprofitableoverlongyears.
Fourth,asaninternationalfinancialcentre,therearealargenumberofmultinationalcommercialinstitutionsandoperationsinHongKong.ItisalsoamostimportanttradinghubbetweenthemainlandofChinaandtherestoftheworld.AttendingaHongKonguniversityforpostgraduatestudyenablesstudentstoestablishasocialnetworkinHongKongsothatstudentscanpreparethemselvesforcareerandbusinessopportunitiesthere.
Fifth,oneofthemajordrawsofHongKong,asidefromitsstrengthineducation,istheexcellentmixtureofEasternandWesterninfluences.ThelattercomesfromtheyearswhenitwasapartofBritishcolony.Nexttotheskyscraperswhichsymbolizethecity,thereareancientChinesearchitectureandcolonial-erarelics.PeoplefromdifferentcountriescometoHongKongtostudy,toworkandtolive.Thecityisameltingpotofdifferentnationalitiesandculture.Therefore,HongKongisagoodplaceforstudentstolearndifferentcultureandhaveabetterunderstandingofthewholeworld.
Last,forstudentsfrommainland,HongKongisafriendlydestinationintermsofquickadaptation,becausethesocialenvironmentisclosetothatofmainlandstudents’hometowns.Itisnothardforstudentstogetfamiliarwiththelivinghabitsandtraditionalcustoms.Exceptfortheeasyadaptation,lifecanbeinterestingandwonderfulfortheregionconsistsofarichmixofAsianandWesterninfluencesastheabovementioned.
RepresentativeUniversitiesinHongKong
Amongtheeightgovernment-foundeduniversities,theUniversityofHongKong(UHK)andtheChineseUniversityofHongKong(CUHK)arethebestones.Onthe2012QSWorldUniversitiesRankinglist,accordingtothequalitystandardsfromdifferentaspects:
AcademicReputation,EmployerReputation,Faculty-StudentRatio,InternationalFaculty,InternationalStudentsandCitationsperFaculty,UHKisranking23rd,whichistheterritory’soldestinstituteofhigherlearning,andCUHKisranking40th.BothofthemareaheadofPekingUniversityandTsinghuaUniversity.InUHK,thereareBestEconomics,BestLawandBestSocialSciencesandsoon.AsforCUHK,ithasBestAnthropology&Humanities,BestBusinessAdministration,BestChineseLanguageandLiterature,BestEnglish,BestPublic&GovernmentAdministrationandBestPhilosophy&ReligiousStudiesandsoon.Asthebestchoicesforgraduates,theuniversitiesarelookingforewordtobuildcomprehensiveresearchuniversitieswithaglobalvisionandamissiontocombinetraditionwithmodernityandtobringtogetherChinaandtheWest.
TwomaintypesofpostgraduateprogrammesinHongKong
ResearchPostgraduateProgrammeandTaughtPostgraduateProgrammearethetwomaintypesofpostgraduateprogrammesinHongKong.It’snotpropertosaywhichoneisbetterthantheotheronefortheyhavedistinctlydifferentteachinggoals.ResearchPostgraduateProgrammemainlyfocusesonresearchworkandisapreparationfordoctoralstudies.Thiskindofprogrammeprovidesstudentswithtraininginresearchmethodologiesinaspecificdisciplineandstudentsaresubstantiallyinvolvedinresearchproject.Hence,itrequiresapplicantshaveagoodacademicbackgroundandpreferablysoundresearchexperience.Incontrast,TaughtPostgraduateProgrammemainlyfocusesonpracticalcourseworkandisapreparationforcareer.Accordingly,itprovidesstudentswithopportunitiestolearnvocationalskillsandbecomemorecomprehensive.Ofcourse,programmesstructuresandassessmentmethodsvaryacrossdifferentareasofstudy.Therefore,graduateswhowanttoapplyforHongKonguniversitiesshouldconsidertheircareergoalsandstudyplanstoidentifyamostsuitableapproachforfurtherstudies.
CriticismfromHongKongAcademics
TheUniversityGrantsCommitteepublishedareportonSept23,2012,statingthat83percentofthe10,770non-localstudentsstudyinginHongKonguniversitiesarefromthemainland,12.5percentfromotherpartsofAsiaandonly4.5percentfromtherestoftheworld.
Severalacademicscriticizethepredominanceofmainlandstudentswhoarepursuingacademicqualificationinlocaluniversities,assertingthatitwouldnothelplocaluniversitiestoclimbtheworldrankingladder,foronlystudentsoutsideHongKongandthemainlandarecountedasinternationalstudents,thepercentageofwhichisanevaluationcriteriaintheglobaluniversitiesrankinglist.Theyarguethattheexistingpercentageofmainlandstudentsamongnon-localstudentsisoutofproportion.Furthermore,theysuggestuniversitiesenhancetheireffortstomakelocalcampusestrulyinternationalandculturallydiverse.
Contrarytothoseacademics,thereisnothingwrongwiththelocaluniversitiesacceptingasmanyaspossiblestudentsthatcomefromthemainlandofChina.ImagingthefiercecompetitionmainlandstudentsarefacinginfightingforaplaceinHongKonguniversities,andonlythecreamofthecropcangetachance.Thesestudentsareintelligentandindustriousintheirstudies,asmostteacherscantestify,settinggoodexamplesforotherstudents.What’smore,aftergraduation,manymainlandstudentschoosetoworkinHongKong,contributingtothelocaleconomicprosperity,whereasmanyotheroverseasstudentschoosetoreturntotheirnativelandstoworkoncetheyfinishtheirstudiesinHongKong.
InordertoturnHongKongintoaninternationaleducationhub,thelocaluniversitiescanboosttheexchange-studentschemetoattractmoreforeignstudentstocometospendayearormoreinHongKonguniversities.Because,infact,whyshouldAmericanandBritishstudentschooseonefromHongKonguniversitiesinsteadofchoosingonefromthehundredsofhighqualityuniversitiesinowncountries?
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