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The 'Lingnan University' (LU)(, formerly called Lingnan College ()) is a public liberal arts university in Hong Kong. It was granted full university status on July 30, 1999.
History
Canton Period
Lingnan University was originally established in Guangzhou, China as a Non-Denominational Christian university by the American Presbyterians (North) Council in 1888.
The school changed location several times over the years. In 1900, the school was relocated to Macao due to the Boxer Rebellion. The school moved back to Guangzhou and built a permanent campus at the Haizhu District in 1904.
The university moved to Hong Kong for the first time in 1938 after Guangzhou fell to the Japanese military. The university stayed in Hong Kong for 4 years before moving to Shaoguan after Hong Kong's capitulation to the Japanese forces.
After World War II concluded, Lingnan University moved back to its permanent campus at Haizhu.
Post-Communist Takeover, Lingnan School
After the Communist takeover of Mainland China, the university remained in Guangzhou, and was merged into Sun Yat-sen University in 1952.
In 1967, the ''Lingnan Secondary School Board of Directors'', along with the ''Lingnan University Hong Kong Alumnus Club'' and ''Lingnan Club'' founded the ''Lingnan Education Expansion Council'', and began to organise the 'Lingnan School' in Hong Kong. In the formative years, the school only provided preparatory form (Sixth Form) education and non-degree programmes.
During the 1970's, Lingnan School began to offer diploma programmes in such subjects as liberal arts, commerce, science and music.
Lingnan College
At the end of 1978, the colonial government in Hong Kong issued a White Paper on post-secondary education. Lingnan accepted the government's suggestions, and abolished the 4-year system that is used in other universities around the world in favour of the "2-2-1" regimen (2 years of preparatory courses, 2 years of study for higher diplomas, 1 more year for a honours diplomas). At the same time, the school registered as a post-secondary education institution, and changed its name to 'Lingnan College'.
During the 1980's, the school began to focus its resources on Social Science, Commerce, and Literature programmes, and shut down other programmes such as Music and Science to conserve funding. In 1985, an interdisciplinary degree programme was established.
Lingnan College faced its first academic review in 1987 from authorities in the United Kingdom (Hong Kong was still a British colony at the time), and received favourable reviews.
Lingnan's speed of development increased as the 80's drew to an end, due to the colonial Hong Kong government's policy of expanding higher education. At the same time, the preparatory courses that was first mandated by the government in 1978 were steadily abolished.
Lingnan University
In 1991, the Lingnan College received funding from the Hong Kong government directly after it passed an academic accreditation review from the HKACC.
During the 1990's, the University's development as a Liberal Arts university was confirmed by the school's board, and the school moved to its permanent residence in Tuen Mun in 1995. The school began to receive authorisation to open bachelor courses in 1992, then master courses in 1996, eventually receiving self-accreditation status and full recognition as a university by the government in 1998, and renaming the school as ''Lingnan University' on 30 July, 1999.
Notable Faculities
Arts
★ Prof. Leung Ping-kwan (Comparative Literature)
★ Prof. Lau Shiu-ming, Joseph (Emeritus Professor)
★ Prof. Cai Zong-qi( Chair Prodessor of Chinese)
★ Prof. Meaghan Morris ( Chair Professor of Cultural Studies)
★ Prof. Eugene Eoyang ( Chair Professor of Humanities)
★ Prof. Richard Basil Freadman (Chair Professor of English)
★ Prof. Richard Davis ( Chair Professor of History)
★ Prof. Nathan Paisley Livingston ( Professor of Philosophy)
★ Prof. Haugom Stein Olsen ( Chair Professor of Philosophy)
★ Prof. Neven Sesardic ( Professor of Philosophy)
★ Prof. Anne Mette Hjort ( Professor of Visual Studies)
Business
★ Prof. Dean William Tjosvold ( Chair Professor of Management)
Social Sciences
★ Prof.Jesus Seade ( Chair Professor of Economics)
★ Prof. Ma Yue ( Professor of Economics)
★ Prof. Peter Baehr ( Professor of Sociology)
★ Prof. Paul Harris ( Professor of Political Sciences)
Degree Programmes
Undergraduate Programmes
★ Chinese
★ Contemporary English Studies
★ Contemporary English Studies and Education
★ Cultural Studies
★ History
★ Philosophy
★ Translation
★ Visual Studies
★ Business Administration
★ Social Sciences
Graduate Programmes (Research)
★ Chinese
★ Cultural Studies
★ English
★ History
★ Philosophy
★ Translation
★ Business
★ Social Sciences
Graduate Programmes (Instruction)
★ Business Administration
★ Chinese
★ English Studies
★ Cultural Studies
★ International Banking and Finance
★ Accountancy
★ Liberal Studies
Departments and Units
Arts
★ Department of Chinese
★ Department of Cultural Studies
★ Department of English
★ Department of History
★ Department of Philosophy
★ Department of Translation
Business
★ Department of Accountancy
★ Department of Finance and Insurance
★ Department of Computing and Decision Sciences
★ Department of Management
★ Department of Marketing and International Business
Social Sciences
★ Department of Economics
★ Department of Politics and Sociology
Research
★ Hong Kong Institute of Business Studies (HKIBS)
★ Institute of Humanities And Social Sciences (IHSS)
★ Public Governance Programme
★ Office of Research & Staff Development (ORSD)
Other
★ Office of General Education
★ Office of Mainland and International Programmes
Affiliated Institutions
The Community College at Lingnan University
In January 2003, Lingnan established a Community College to provide full support for one-year pre-associate degree and two-year associate degree programmes on a full-time basis. They are designed to provide an educational experience that prepares students for work and an enriched life as educated persons, as well as a solid foundation for the possibility of further studies.
To accommodate these classes, a Community College Building was completed in the 2004-05 academic. The complex provides lecture rooms, computer and language laboratories, laboratories for science subject, art studios, a Christian activities centre, multi-purpose rooms, student consolation rooms and a student function hall for the students at the community college and their instructors.
Lingnan Institute of Further Education (LIFE)
In April 2001, Lingnan established the self-funded Lingnan Institute of Further Education (LIFE). LIFE's remit was to enable and encourage students to learn continuously and to obtain recognised qualifications for their career and personal development.
Student Life
Lingnan considers "hostel life" (life in college dormitories) as a form of informal education. As a result, all full-time undergraduate students are required to stay at student hostels on campus for at least one academic year within their duration of study at the University. A majority of students stay for two academic years.
There are six blocks of student hostels in Lingnan University, and are divided into two zones:
Southern Hostels
★ William M. W. Mong Hall, The Bank of East Asia Hall (Hostel A)
★ Tsung Tsin Association Hall, Fok Cho Min Hall (Hostel B)
★ Chung Shun Hall, Yee Man Hall (Hostel C)
★ Lam Woo Hall (Hostel D)
Northern Hostels
★ The Jockey Club Hall (Hostel E, F)
The lower floors of hostels are for male student residents and the upper floors female student residents. All student rooms are double occupancy.
See also
★ Lingnan University Library
★ Education in Hong Kong
★ List of universities in Hong Kong
★ List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
External link
★ Lingnan University
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