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AIEC 2012

Transnational Education in Hong Kong –

Policy Perspective Education Bureau

Hong Kong SAR Government October 2012

Contents • Overview of TNE in HK

• New Policy initiatives and changing landscape of higher education sector

• TNE’s future development in HK

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Overview of TNE in Hong Kong

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All non-local coursesUndergraduate coursesPostgraduate courses

Students of Non-local Courses

Non-local Programmes About 1,100 non-local higher and

professional education courses

Programme Programme (%) (up till August

2012)

Student Enrolment (%)

(2010-2011)

Postgraduate programmes 48% 26%

Degree Programmes 38% 63%

Sub-degree programmes 12% 3%

Professional 2% 8%

TOTAL 100% 100%


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Non-local Programmes

United Kingdom, 755 ,

68.3%

New Zealand, 1 , 0.1%

France, 1 , 0.1%

Malaysia, 1 , 0.1%

Macau, 2 , 0.2%

Italy, 3 , 0.3%

Ireland, 4 , 0.4%

Canada, 6 , 0.5%

Mainland China, 54 ,

4.9%

Philippines, 8 , 0.7%

Australia, 180 , 16.3%

Switzerland, 1 , 0.1%

USA, 89 , 8.1%United Kingdom Mainland China

Philippines Canada

Ireland Italy

Macau Malaysia

France New Zealand

Switzerland Australia

USA

Around 1,100 courses offered by over 200 non-local recognised institutions from different continents

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Non-local programmes

Over 200 non-

local institutions

Wide variety of

disciplines

Institutions from

13 countries /

regions

E.g. Bordeaux

Management

School (France),

University of

London (UK),

Savannah College

of Arts and Design

(USA), etc.

Australia, Canada,

France, Ireland,

Italy, Macau,

Mainland China,

Malaysia, New

Zealand,

Philippines,

Switzerland, United

Kingdom and USA

E.g. Accounting, Arts and

Designs, Business

Administration, Chinese

Medicine, Education,

Engineering, Food

Sciences, Health

Management, Information

Technologies, Languages,

Laws, Logistics,

Journalism, Psychology


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Non-local Programmes Breakdown by countries

(Figures as at 31/08/2012)

No. of Registered Courses

No. of Exempted Courses

Au s t r al i a

2 1 %

Can ad a

1 %

M ain lan d Ch in a

6 %

Un i ted Kin g d o m

5 5 %

USA

1 3 %

Oth er s

4 %

Oth er s

1 %USA

5 %

Un i ted Kin g d o m

7 7 %

Can ad a

0 %

Au s t r al i a

1 3 %

M ain lan d Ch in a

4 %

Institutions (Examples) Australia CPA Australia Monash University

University of New South Wales

University of Sydney

Europe Pontitical Urbaniana University

Bordeaux Management School Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Education

Program

Asia

Peking University Tsinghua University 中央音樂學院中國社會科學院

UK

London Business School

University of Birmingham

University of London

University of Manchester

University of Nottingham

University of Warwick

The Royal College of Surgeon of England

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

North America

Columbia Business School

California State University, Fullerton

CFA Institute

Savannah College of Art and Design,

The University of Michigan - Dearborn

New York University

American Gem Society

Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of

Western Ontario


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• First dedicated building for offering

non-local courses; in the historic

North Kowloon Magistracy

• Offers undergraduate and graduate

programmes in advertising, film, fine

arts

Savannah College (SCAD)

Important Role of TNE

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Valuable

experience

Attract

overseas

students

Create &

Consolidate

International

network

Knowledge

Transfer

Complement

local

provision

Upgrade

manpower

quality

Widen

access

and

choice

TNE


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Policy Initiatives and Changing Landscape New academic structure

Multiple pathways

Multiple-entry, multiple-exit system

Qualifications Framework

Developing HK as an Education Hub

Emphasis on Quality Assurance

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Old

Academic Structure

HKCEE

New

Academic Structure

Senior Secondary 3

Senior Secondary 2

Senior Secondary 1

Secondary 1

2011/12

school year

2016 1st cohort of

graduates

2009/10

school year

2006/07

school year

Secondary 2

Secondary 3

Secondary 4

Secondary 5

Secondary 6

Secondary 1

Secondary 2

Secondary 3

Secondary 4

Secondary 5

S6

S7 HKDSE HKALE

New Senior Secondary

Other

pathways

3-ye

ar

Deg

ree

Pro

gra

mm

e Other

pathways

Other

pathways

New Academic Structure #1 New Academic Structure

4-ye

ar

Deg

ree

Pro

gra

mm

e

last exam in 2012

last exam in 2010


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#2 Multiple Pathways 1. Caritas Bianchi College of Careers

2. Caritas Institute of Higher Education 3. CityU of HK

4. Hang Seng Management College 5. HK Art School

6. HKBU 7. Hong Kong College of Technology

8. Hong Kong Institute of Technology 9. HKU SPACE PLK Community College

10. Lingnan University 11. Sacred Heart Cannossian College of Commerce

12. CUHK 13. HKIEd

14. HK PolyU 15. HKU

16. Tung Wah College 17. VTC

18. Yew Chung Community College 19. OUHK

20. The HK Academy for Performing Arts 21. HK Adventist College

22. Kaplan Business and Accountancy School 23. Hong Kong Buddhist College

24. Pui Ching Academy 25. YMCA College of Careers

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Non-local

courses in

HK／

Distance-

learning

programmes

1. Caritas Institute of Higher

Education

2. Chu Hai College of Higher

Education

3. Hang Seng Management

College

4. CityU of HK

5. HKBU

6. Hong Kong Shue Yan

University

7. Lingnan University

8. CUHK

9. The Hong Kong Academy for

Performing Arts

10. HKIEd

11. HK PolyU

12. HKUST

13. OUHK

14. HKU

15. Tung Wah College

16. Centennial College

17. VTC

New

Yi Jin Diploma

Local Degree programmes Sub-degree programmes

Employment

Further

studies

abroad

Vocational

programmes

VTC

Construction

Industry Council

Training Academy

Clothing Industry

Training Authority

Youth-Pre Employment

Training Programme and Youth Work

Experiences &

Training Scheme, Labour Department

Others (e.g. Caritas,

Young Men’s Christian association,

etc.)

HKDSE and HKALE

63 Mainland

higher

education

institutions

with

exemption of Examination

for

Admission

for HK

students

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#3 Multiple Entry Multiple Exit

Sub-degree

(Higher Diploma/

Associate Degree)

Bachelor

Degree

Yi Jin

Diploma

Vocational Education

Senior Year/

Top-up

Degree

Work


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• As a result of our effort, by 2015 over one-third of our young people in the relevant age group will have the opportunity to study publicly-funded or self-financing degree programmes.

• Including sub-degree places, over two-thirds of our young people in the relevant age group will have access to post-secondary education.

Post-secondary Education

• Education service is one of six economic areas identified as having good potential for further development

• Objectives To enhance Hong Kong’s status as a regional

education hub

To attract quality students to enlarge our talent pool

To increase the exposure of our local students

Increase competitiveness of HK and its people 20

#4 Developing HK as an Education Hub


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#5 Emphasis on Quality Assurance • Two parallel routes for QA of TNE programmes in HK:

Registration and exemption: comparable to home programme

Local accreditation

• Local accreditation – same as all other local programmes – and eligible for support measures: Land Grant at nominal premium; start-up loan

scheme; Reimbursement of QA costs

Student grant / loan Recognition as local programmes

Local Accreditation of Non-local Programmes

(as at 31 August 2012) Timing Discipline No. of Local

Operator

No. of

Partnership

No. of

Programmes

2009 Computing and

Information Technology 2 2 4

late 2010 to

mid 2011

Art & Design 3 5 25

Late 2011 to

mid 2012

General Business 8 15 25

2012 - 2013 Accounting & Finance

exercises being scheduled Hotel & Tourism

Management

Art & Design


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Development of TNE in HK

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#1 Integrate TNE in HK

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– Meet HK’s needs Positioned as alternative pathways for HK students Offer niche programmes and complement HK

provision Attract non-local students

– New & innovative models multi-entry, multi-exit pathway Flexible models: “2 + 2” model for sub-degree plus

top-up Credit Accumulation & Transfer System


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Potential for new types of

partnership

Course structures

Entry requirements

Move from 3-year

programmes to 4-year

programmes NAS

#1 Integrate TNE in HK Under NAS

#2 Internationalisation

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– Retain and further develop its international character Not to over-contextualise/localise Exchange opportunities English-speaking International recognition

– Enrich learning experience Integrate with home programme to achieve

win-win for both Exchange


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• HKUST-Kellogg EMBA: Ranked no.1 in the world by Financial Times 2011

• Two Schools. One World

Class.

#3 Joint Programme

HK, 14%

Mainland China, 9%

Other parts of Asia,

21%

Non-Asia, 56% HK

Mainland China

Other parts of Asia

Non-Asia

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#4 Focus on QA

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– Leverage on two parallel routes for QA: ensure basic consumer protection,

transparency and quality (Registration and Exemption)

as a quality hallmark for addressing

student concerns (Local Accreditation)


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