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Lingnan University is committed to the provision of quality education distinguished by the best liberal arts tradition from both East and West. It adopts a whole-person approach to education which enables its students to think, judge, care and, ultimately, act responsibly in the changing circumstances of Hong Kong, the region and the world.
It seeks to accomplish this mission by:
- developing integrated programmes of study at the undergraduate level which are relevant to Hong Kong's needs in a changing international environment;
- maintaining a distinctive role with designated disciplinary coverage in Arts, Business and Social Sciences within the Hong Kong tertiary sector;
- offering postgraduate programmes (both research and taught) of high standard;
- equipping students with language and communication skills to cope with Hong Kong's multilingual environment;
- promoting effective teaching, active research and intellectual discourse;
- equipping students with life-long learning skills and nurturing them to become life-long learners;
- promoting interaction and exchange with other institutions of higher learning throughout the world;
- interacting with different sectors in the community in a mutually beneficial way;
- making the most effective use of the human, financial and technical resources available in the pursuit of our goals; and
- meeting our community's educational and training needs by offering programmes through the Community College, Lingnan Institute of Further Education and various academic units.
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