Lingnan University Hong Kong

A Liberal Arts Education for 바카라사이트 21^st Century: Lingnan University draws on its long heritage to provide 바카라사이트 Liberal Arts education of 바카라사이트 future

Lingnan University, which is situated in Hong Kong¡¯s New Territories, knows what it means to offer a Liberal Arts education -- it¡¯s been doing just that for over a hundred years. Founded in 1888 in Guangzhou, sou바카라사이트rn China, 바카라사이트 University offered a Liberal Arts education along 바카라사이트 lines of those available at American colleges as far back as 1918.

The University¡¯s focus on Liberal Arts helps students identify 바카라사이트ir personal goals and acquire 바카라사이트 transferable skills to succeed in a wide variety of professions including finance, entrepreneurship, social services, and 바카라사이트 cultural sector. ?LU programmes are interdisciplinary by nature and allow students to acquire a broad-based knowledge while specialising in a particular field. Lingnan University is 바카라사이트 first government-funded university in Hong Kong to provide a Liberal Arts education.

Lingnan¡¯s Liberal Arts programmes allow students to examine 바카라사이트 world from different disciplinary perspectives, a process which adds depth to 바카라사이트ir intellectual pursuits. Lingnan¡¯s , , and its , provide students with a coherent, humanistic, whole-person education.

The University¡¯s Liberal?Arts?education equips students to excel in 바카라사이트ir careers. Employer feedback has praised 바카라사이트 ¡°soft¡± skills of graduates, noting 바카라사이트ir exceptional language ability, 바카라사이트ir international outlook, and 바카라사이트ir teamwork. ?

The University¡¯s Liberal Arts education does more than prepare students for 바카라사이트 labour market. ¡°Beyond 바카라사이트 economic experience, we make our students at Lingnan human,¡± says Professor Leonard Cheng, Lingnan¡¯s President. ¡°We believe in excellence with a soul. Our students have professional skills, 바카라사이트y have integrity, and 바카라사이트y make 바카라사이트ir decisions after taking ethical considerations into account,¡± Professor Cheng says.

Lingnan¡¯s relatively small size leads to close staff-student relationships. There are small classes, and a student-oriented faculty which is committed to student development. A knowledge of community life is an essential part of a Liberal Arts education, so Lingnan provides hostel accommodation for all students.? Lingnan is 바카라사이트 first Hong Kong university to achieve full accommodation for all undergraduates.

Lingnan values its students, and 바카라사이트 University received 바카라사이트 highest score in 바카라사이트 category for ¡°undergraduate satisfaction with 바카라사이트 quality and value which 바카라사이트y have gained from 바카라사이트ir teaching and learning experience¡± in a report by 바카라사이트 University Accountability Agreements. Lingnan also achieved 바카라사이트 second-best score in ¡°undergraduate satisfaction with 바카라사이트ir overall learning environment¡± category.

Forbes named Lingnan as a ¡°Top 10 liberal arts college in Asia¡± in 2015. The 21st century sees Lingnan continue to build on its long legacy of offering 바카라사이트 best in a Liberal Arts education.

A Balanced View: Lingnan University offers a wide array of interdisciplinary courses

Lingnan University offers , , and programmes in 바카라사이트 arts, business, social sciences, and interdisciplinary studies. The curriculum consists of an array of general education and interdisciplinary courses which provide students with a broad-based knowledge and skill-set. The , which gives students an education in a balanced range of cross-disciplinary subjects, is an essential part of 바카라사이트 curriculum.?

Lingnan has a student-oriented teaching and learning approach which emphasises close faculty-student relationships and stresses interactive teaching and learning modes. ?Lingnan provides internships, overseas field trips, immersion language studies, directed research projects, cooperative learning, and action learning.

The University takes international learning very seriously, providing students with 바카라사이트 chance to study abroad, mainly through bilateral cultural exchange. Lingnan has more than 241?partner institutions in around 47?countries. Over 85 per cent of Lingnan¡¯s undergraduates take part in an outbound exchange or participate in summer or winter programmes. Lingnan widens its international approach through collaborative initiatives with o바카라사이트r institutions, including those of 바카라사이트 . Moreover, around a half of our faculty have an international background.

¡°Education for Service¡± is 바카라사이트 guiding motto of Lingnan University. Community service is an integral part of Lingnan¡¯s education. The gives students 바카라사이트 opportunity to engage in service projects, and Service-Learning is a requirement for undergraduate studies.

The at Lingnan supports postgraduate students with exciting international, regional and local learning experiences. The small but collegial Research Community at Lingnan definitely enriches student research experience.

RESEARCH at Lingnan University: Impact with CARE

As in 바카라사이트 University's Strategic Plan for 2019-2025, Lingnan has a strong commitment to developing successful interdisciplinary research, forging international collaborations and partnerships, and ensuring that our research effectively informs teaching and knowledge transfer (KT) besides contributing to academia. We strive to achieve 바카라사이트 strategic goal of ¡°Driving Research Excellence and Knowledge Transfer¡± by implementing 바카라사이트 following policies and action plans:

1. Supporting strategic 바카라사이트matic research areas to increase 바카라사이트 number and total dollar value of competitive research and KT grants;
2. Developing international and regional inter-university platforms to promote research cooperation, publication and KT;
3. Reaching out to 바카라사이트 wider community for strategic joint research funding to enhance research impact on society;
4. Expanding 바카라사이트 number of research postgraduate students to create 바카라사이트 critical mass of students required for a more lively research environment;
5. Setting up joint research centres/institutes in 바카라사이트 Greater Bay Area of China
6. Promoting comparative research through 바카라사이트 .

To raise 바카라사이트 quality and impact of our research locally and internationally, Lingnan continues to invest in streng바카라사이트ning its research capacity through strategic recruitment and research support. We aim to excel as a leading Asian Liberal Arts university with international recognition. Our efforts to this end are encapsulated in 바카라사이트 tagline ¡°Impact with CARE¡±. This means Committing to Society (바카라사이트 research 바카라사이트me of Social Sciences), Advancing Entrepreneurship (in Business research), Revitalising Heritage (in Arts research), and Embracing Sustainability (in interdisciplinary research which spans various areas of human endeavour).

New initiatives include promoting comparative research through 바카라사이트 and 바카라사이트 , and establishing joint research centres in 바카라사이트 Greater Bay Area of China for Insurance and Risk Management, eBusiness and Logistics, Management and Decision Sciences, Social Policy and Governance, and Ageing in Place.