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How is the University achieving its aim to be a truly international university in Asia?

Exchange programmes:
150 exchange partners around the world, including


o Princeton,
o Oxford,
o Columbia,
o UC Berkeley,
o UCLA,
o Tufts,
o Chicago,
o British Columbia,
o Toronto,
o McGill,
o UCL,
o KCL,
o Uppsala,
o Sciences Po,
o Melbourne,
o Waseda,
o Tsinghua,
o Peking,
o Fudan
o and many other prestigious universities

-- study for a semester or an entire year
-- scholarships available
-- no tuition fees required

Other programmes:

• Summer classes and intensive language programmes organised in universities in Europe, Japan, Korea, Russia and in many cities in the Mainland China such as Beijing, Shanghai, Xi'an, Nanjing and Hangzhou.
• HKU staff recruited worldwide, and currently, about half of the academic staff are from outside Hong Kong, representing nearly 50 different countries.
• Research links worldwide
• Curriculum is internationalized
• English language education
• Additional language learning opportunities in Arabic, German, Italian, Spanish, Thai, French, Japanese, Korean, Chinese…
• Student summer schools, such as the annual ones organized by U21
• Internships aboard (both on the Mainland and elsewhere)
• International field trips
• International competitions
• International meetings (e.g. U21 Student Union Presidents)
• International study tours, including those organized by student societies
• International intervarsity competitions
• Virtual collaborative courses (e.g. U21 Global Issues programme with Auckland, UBC, Melbourne and Nottingham)
• Workshops, lectures, courses
• Events (e.g. International Week, International Food Fair, International film festival)
• Vibrant multicultural atmosphere in halls of residence