Overview
Established in 1911, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) is the territory's oldest institute of higher learning. For more than a century, the University has committed itself to creating knowledge, providing education, and serving society. It has grown with Hong Kong and generations of our graduates have helped shape the city from which the university takes its name. Today, HKU is internationally renowned as a research-led comprehensive university, with frontier research endeavours and scholarly achievements that have won it worldwide acclaim.
As a leading international institution of higher learning in Asia, HKU strives to attract and nurture outstanding scholars from around the world through its excellence and innovation in teaching and learning, research and knowledge exchange, and its contributions to the advancement of society and the development of leaders through global presence, regional significance and engagement with the rest of China.
MOOCs
The University of Hong Kong have partnered with Coursera and edX to deliver online courses to learners across the globe.
Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with these short online courses from the University of Hong Kong:
Courses on Coursera
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Courses on edX
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Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with these short online courses from the University of Hong Kong:
Courses on Coursera
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- Implant Dentistry | Coursera
- University Teaching | Coursera
- Materials in Oral Health | Coursera
- Making Sense of the News: News Literacy Lessons for Digital Citizens | Coursera
- Epidemics | Coursera
- 口腔种植学 （Implant Dentistry） | Coursera
Courses on edX
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- Hong Kong Cinema through a Global Lens | 全球化下的香港电影
- Blockchain and FinTech: Basics, Applications, and Limitations
- FinTech Ethics and Risks
- Introduction to FinTech
- Doing Gender and Why it Matters
- Engineering Calculus and Differential Equations
- State, Law and the Economy I
- Our Place in the Universe
- Interpreting Vernacular Architecture in Asia
- Making Sense of News
- The Search for Vernacular Architecture of Asia, Part 1 | 探索亚洲地区的本土建筑，第1部分
- Vernacular Architecture of Asia: Tradition, Modernity and Cultural Sustainability | 亚洲本土建筑： 传统，现代与文化的可持续发展
- Epidemics | 流行病学
- Humanity and Nature in Chinese Thought | 中国哲学思想中的人类与自然观
- Dinosaur Ecosystems | 恐龙的生态系统
Micro-Credentials
A micro-credential is a certificate program that is made up of a series of related courses to develop a particular skill for professional development.
The University of Hong Kong have partnered with edX to deliver the following micro-credentials:
Professional Certificate in FinTech
You will learn about the world of FinTech and the opportunities and challenges it is bringing around the world. The Professional Certificate program will give you the tools to understand the interaction of finance and technology across the financial system as well as insight into the major technologies involved and the emerging business models and players in the industry.
The University of Hong Kong have partnered with edX to deliver the following micro-credentials:
Professional Certificate in FinTech
You will learn about the world of FinTech and the opportunities and challenges it is bringing around the world. The Professional Certificate program will give you the tools to understand the interaction of finance and technology across the financial system as well as insight into the major technologies involved and the emerging business models and players in the industry.
