Lingnan University

Lingnan University, formerly Lingnan College, is the youngest university in the territory, yet with the longest-established tradition among the local institutions of higher education. The University was incorporated on 30 July 1999 following the enactment of the Lingnan University Ordinance. Its history, however, dates back to 1888, when its forerunner, the prestigious Lingnan University in Guangzhou (Canton) was founded.

In 1995, Lingnan moved to its present location in Tuen Mun, which incorporates hostel accommodation for 1,500 students out of its 2,000 total enrolment. This high proportion of residential students enables them to receive more personalised attention from faculty and staff, and prepares them better for subsequent career.

Besides the international orientation in the study programmes, the University seeks to promote interaction and exchange with other institutions of higher learning throughout the world. The University has entered into agreements for student exchange programme with higher educational institutions in many parts of the world, such as the Chinese Mainland, South Korea, Thailand, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, the United States - there are so many....!! - and Canada, and this year France represented by us at Toulouse Business School.

All exchange students are required to stay on the campus for at least one semester. It’s not so bad… We are 5 students this year, I am the only third year, and we live in 5 different hostels. I will have to write about these hostels in another article!

But yeah, that’s a brief presentation of the school…