Why Lingnan University?

• Only liberal arts education provider in Hong Kong and the region

• Lingnan is an internationally recognized liberal arts university with Hong Kong characteristics, encompassing the best of Eastern and Western traditions

• Student-oriented teaching staff
  Over 97 percent of Lingnan's academic staff hold doctorate degrees, one of the highest amongst higher education institutions in Hong Kong. In addition to research, they place special emphasis on students’ learning and personal development.
  

• High standard of research and academic performance
  In March 2007, in the release of the latest Research Assessment Exercise conducted by the University Grants Committee (which advises the Hong Kong government on development and funding of tertiary institutions), Lingnan University’s research performance index doubled from 38.85% in 1999 to 76.35% in 2006. In terms of institution-wide research performance across all eight government-funded tertiary institutions, Lingnan is ranked fourth, and in terms of the Business Studies and Economics panel, it is ranked second.

• The Department of Economics at Lingnan University currently ranks third among local universities in a survey of academic performance conducted by the Kong Economic Journal Monthly

• The Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly ranked Lingnan University the fourth best university in Hong Kong in a comprehensive assessment of the eight universities in Hong Kong in 2003

• Residential campus
  Lingnan, with 75 percent of its students living on campus at any time, has the highest residential rate among all universities in Hong Kong. The high residential rate means students receive more personalised attention from faculty and staff, preparing them better for subsequent careers.

• Service-learning
  Lingnan is a pioneer in offering service-learning to its students. Service-learning integrates community service with the students’ curricula and provides a distinctive learning experience for all-round development.

• Library resources and support services
  Lingnan ranks, on per full-time student basis, first among the eight University Grants Committee-funded institutions in terms of the number of printed and electronic journals, as well as films and videos held, and third in terms of the total number of books and resources.

• With the completion of two additional floors to our Library, Lingnan has probably the most spacious library among institutions in Hong Kong, on a per student basis

• Language teaching and learning
  Lingnan students have been achieving the best results among all institutions in Hong Kong in Putonghua tests conducted by the State Language Commission of China.

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