List of Hong Kong university vice-chancellors and presidents
Encyclopedia
This is an alphabetical list of vice-chancellors
and presidents of universities and degree-awarding tertiary institutions in Hong Kong.
All publicly-funded universities
(i.e. funded by the University Grants Committee
) in Hong Kong has the Chief Executive
as the chancellor (*). The Chief Executive is also the president of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
and chancellor of The Open University of Hong Kong.
Chancellor (education)
A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
and presidents of universities and degree-awarding tertiary institutions in Hong Kong.
All publicly-funded universities
Public university
A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...
(i.e. funded by the University Grants Committee
University Grants Committee (Hong Kong)
The University Grants Committee of Hong Kong is an advisory committee responsible for advising the Government of Hong Kong on the development and funding needs of higher education institutions within Hong Kong....
) in Hong Kong has the Chief Executive
Chief Executive of Hong Kong
The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is the President of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and head of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The position was created to replace the Governor of Hong Kong, who was the head of the Hong Kong government during British rule...
as the chancellor (*). The Chief Executive is also the president of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts , located near the north coast of Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, is both an academic institution and a venue for performances....
and chancellor of The Open University of Hong Kong.
- Albert Sun-Chi Chan - President and Vice-Chancellor of the Hong Kong Baptist UniversityHong Kong Baptist UniversityHong Kong Baptist University is a publicly-funded tertiary institution with a Christian education heritage. It is the sole surviving institution of 13 major Christian universities that once operated on the Chinese mainland,...
* - Tony F. ChanTony F. ChanTony Fan-Cheong Chan is a Hong Kong-born mathematician and President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology since 1 September 2009.He succeeded Chu Ching-wu who retired from HKUST in August 2009....
- President of The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyHong Kong University of Science and TechnologyThe Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is a public university located in Hong Kong. Established in 1991 under Hong Kong Law Chapter 1141 , it is one of the nine universities in Hong Kong.Professor Tony F. Chan is the president of HKUST...
* - Chan Yuk-sheeChan Yuk-sheeProfessor Chan Yuk-shee, BBS, JP is the current President of Lingnan University of Hong Kong. He was appointed to replace Professor Edward Chen to be the university president in 2007...
- President of the Lingnan UniversityLingnan UniversityLingnan University can refer to two separate establishments:*Lingnan University - a university in Hong Kong*Lingnan University - a university in Guangzhou, Guangdong province in China...
* - C. N. Chang - President of the Chu Hai College of Higher Education
- Anthony CheungAnthony CheungAnthony Cheung Bing-leung, BBS, JP is the current President of the Hong Kong Institute of Education.He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and a vice-chairman of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong. He is at present a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong...
- President of The Hong Kong Institute of EducationHong Kong Institute of EducationThe Hong Kong Institute of Education is one of eight subsidised tertiary institutes under the University Grants Committee of Hong Kong. It is the only one dedicated to teacher education....
* - Chung Chi Yung - Vice President Principal of the Hong Kong Shue Yan University
- Henry H.L. Hu - President of the Hong Kong Shue Yan University
- Kuo WayKuo WayProfessor Way Kuo is the current President and University Distinguished Professor of the City University of Hong Kong...
- President of the City University of Hong KongCity University of Hong KongCity University of Hong Kong is a comprehensive research university in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and became a fully accredited university in 1994. It has achieved fast growth in recent years and received international recognition for its academic achievements...
* - Reggie Kwan - President of the Caritas Francis Hsu CollegeCaritas Francis Hsu CollegeCaritas Institute of Higher Education is an Approved Post Secondary College in Hong Kong, located at Caine Road, Hong Kong Island and Tseung Kwan O, New Territories respectively. The Institute is able to award Bachelor degree or below...
- John C Y Leong - President of The Open University of Hong Kong
- Joseph Jao-Yiu SungJoseph SungProfessor Joseph Jao-yiu Sung, SBS is the Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong ,. He was the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, the Chair Professor of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the Head of the Shaw...
- Vice-Chancellor of The Chinese University of Hong KongChinese University of Hong KongThe Chinese University of Hong Kong is a research-led university in Hong Kong.CUHK is the only tertiary education institution in Hong Kong with Nobel Prize winners on its faculty, including Chen Ning Yang, James Mirrlees, Robert Alexander Mundell and Charles K. Kao...
* - Kevin ThompsonKevin ThompsonKevin Thompson may refer to:*Kevin Thompson , Major League Baseball player*Kevin Thompson , professional basketball player*Kevin Thompson , pastor from San Leandro, California convicted of shark smuggling...
- Director of The Hong Kong Academy of Performing ArtsHong Kong Academy for Performing ArtsThe Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts , located near the north coast of Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, is both an academic institution and a venue for performances.... - Timothy W. TongTimothy W. TongProfessor Timothy K.M. Tong is the current President of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He succeeded Professor Poon Chung Kwong to take the president position in January 2009...
- President of The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong Polytechnic UniversityThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University specialises in professional education in Hong Kong. The University’s teaching units are grouped under six faculties and two schools; the Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles, Faculty of Business, Faculty of Construction and Environment, Faculty of...
* - Lap-Chee TsuiLap-Chee TsuiProfessor Lap-chee Tsui, OC, O.Ont is a Chinese-Canadian geneticist and currently the Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Hong Kong.-Personal life:Tsui was born in Shanghai...
- Vice-Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong *