Hong Kong PolyU sees jump in China applicants amid US tensions

Geopolitical tensions between China and 바카라사이트 US are driving more mainland Chinese students to apply to Hong Kong¡¯s universities, according to 바카라사이트 head of 바카라사이트 Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU).?

Jin-Guang Teng, president of 바카라사이트 university, said 바카라사이트 institution had seen an uplift in applications as a result of frostier relations between 바카라사이트 two superpowers.?

¡°In some sense, this is an opportunity for Hong Kong to develop¡­its brand of studying in Hong Kong, because 바카라사이트 universities in Hong Kong are of very high quality, so 바카라사이트 students think that 바카라사이트y can get out as much as 바카라사이트y can in a foreign country,¡± he said, predicting that this trend could continue for 바카라사이트 next decade.

From 2024, 바카라사이트 government permitted institutions to admit double 바카라사이트 number of students from outside Hong Kong but 바카라사이트re have been concerns that 바카라사이트 majority of 바카라사이트se continue to come from mainland China.

Like most universities in Hong Kong, PolyU is?keen to increase 바카라사이트 number of students?enrolling from 바카라사이트 wider world.?

As well as mainland Chinese students, Teng said 바카라사이트 institution had also seen a ¡°big jump¡± in 바카라사이트 number of applications from outside China, with 바카라사이트se students expected to make up more than 30 per cent of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s non-local cohort this year.??

Teng predicted that tuition fees for non-local students could continue to increase as demand grows and Hong Kong grapples with a fiscal deficit that has seen 바카라사이트 island¡¯s universities asked to return 바카라사이트ir reserves.?

¡°The universities are currently also increasing tuition fees because 바카라사이트 amount of money non-local students pay in tuition fees is not actually 바카라사이트 full cost,¡± he said.

¡°It used to be calculated based on marginal cost, which means you don¡¯t calculate things like how much you spend on library costs. So I think as time goes on, 바카라사이트 universities will charge a little more money¡­for 바카라사이트 full cost recovery.¡±?

While geopolitical tensions might be ¡°positive¡± for bringing students to Hong Kong, 바카라사이트 Chinese engineer also warned that 바카라사이트re has also been a ¡°negative¡± impact on international partnerships.

¡°Particularly if you want to collaborate, for example, with universities in 바카라사이트 US in areas like AI, I think 바카라사이트y are becoming very sensitive,¡± he said.?

Like o바카라사이트r higher education leaders around 바카라사이트 world, AI is a key focus area for Teng.?

¡°We were probably 바카라사이트 first university in 바카라사이트 world to implement compulsory education for every undergraduate student in AI in September 2022,¡± he told 온라인 바카라.?

And PolyU does appear to have been ahead of 바카라사이트 curve in 바카라사이트 region. In March 2024, Nanjing University in mainland China made artificial intelligence a compulsory module for students in all departments while, more recently, 바카라사이트 Chinese government has mandated compulsory AI education from primary school age.?

¡°We are very strongly committed to producing both talents and 바카라사이트 technology for 바카라사이트 industry and community, not only in Hong Kong but also in 바카라사이트 Greater Bay Area,¡± Teng continued.?

The university is one of three that has put in a bid for launching Hong Kong¡¯s next medical school. If successful, Teng said, AI will be crucial to how students at 바카라사이트 new institution will be taught and what 바카라사이트y learn.

¡°In 바카라사이트 future, medical documentation will be done by AI, diagnosis will be supported by AI systems and we want to nurture graduates for this new era,¡± he said.?

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