Chapter 3: Quality
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  NON-LOCAL STUDENTS  
 

With the world's economy getting more and more globalised, the UGC sees the importance and benefit of a strong presence of a non-local student population in our local institutions. Non-local students broaden the intellect and encourage a sophistication of personality of the predominantly Cantonese local student population, both in the lecture theatres and outside of the academic environment.

Local & Non-local Students

Starting from the 1998-1999 academic year, institutions are allowed to increase enrolment of non-local students from 2% up to 4% of the total undergraduate and taught postgraduate student population, and from 20% up to one-third of the total research postgraduate population. Distribution of non-local students by level and by discipline in the 2000-2001 academic year is detailed at Figure 3.1. In the academic year in question, there were 362 non-local undergraduate students and 1,218 non-local research postgraduate students enrolled on UGC-funded programmes, mainly pursuing physical sciences, engineering and technology programmes.

 
     
  Figure 3.1 - Academic Programmes Undertaken by Non-local Students in 2000-2001  
 
Figure 3.1 - Academic Programmes Undertaken by Non-local Students in 2000-2001
 
         
     
 
A majority of the non-local students were from Mainland China (Figure 3.2). Their presence provided an opportunity for our students to enhance their understanding of the development of Mainland China. Such opportunities are becoming increasingly important with Hong Kong being part of China as well as in the light of China's growing importance in the international arena.
 
         
  Figure 3.2 - Non-local Students by Place of Origin, 2000-2001  
  Figure 3.2 - Non-local Students by Place of Origin, 2000-2001  
     
     
 
Starting from the 1999-2000 academic year, the Government has secured the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) Charities Trust to sponsor 450 outstanding Mainland students to pursue undergraduate studies in Hong Kong over three cohorts.
 
         
         
 

The pilot scholarship scheme received favourable feedback from the institutions and students. In view of the positive response, the HKJC Charities Trust agreed to extend the scheme by one more cohort of 100 students, beginning in the 2002-2003 academic year.

In 2000, the UGC also received a donation from the K K Ho International Charitable Foundation to support another cohort of 66 outstanding Mainland students to pursue undergraduate studies in Hong Kong beginning in the 2002-2003 academic year.

 
         
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