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MESSAGE FROM THE VICE-PRESIDENT
Accelerating Research and Impact
Prof Joshua Ka Ho MOK
Vice-President
Lam Man Tsan Chair Professor of Comparative Policy
Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Our world is experiencing a period of unprecedented challenges. Despite the uncertainties ahead, Lingnan University remains steadfast in our efforts to nurture a future generation of nimble problem-solvers and resourceful thinkers through high-quality education, research, and knowledge transfer (KT) work. We continue to be recognised for our achievements, with the University being ranked 2nd worldwide for Quality Education in the Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings 2020, which measures the social and economic impact of universities based on the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Lingnan also jumped 20 places in the overall QS World University Rankings 2021, 21 places in citations per faculty, 77 places in International Students, and was ranked top 35 in International Faculty.
2nd worldwide for
Quality
Education
Times Higher Education (THE) University Impact Rankings 2020
World’s
Lingnan University's research work received a total of $10.6 million for 22 projects in the 2020/21 Funding Exercise of the Research Grants Council's General Research Fund (GRF), Early Career Scheme (ECS), and Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme (HSSPFS). This represents a 40% increase over the previous year. In particular, the University saw considerable gains in ECS, seeing a 140% growth in funding from the previous year and double the number of funded projects.
Top35
for International
Faculty
QS World University Rankings 2021