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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

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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