HONG KONG UNIVERSITY COURSE STRUCTURE – COMPETING USA BRITAIN TRADITIONS
December 1st, 2005
BY TAMARA VANTROYEN in Hong KongHONG Kong's higher education system's gradual move away from the British system of education to one that is more aligned with the US and mainland China models, is leading to a proliferation of associate degrees (ADs) springing up in Hong Kong. In 2009, Hong Kong's education system will have changed from the traditional 3+4+3 system to the 3+3+4 system, meaning that university degrees will run for four years as opposed to three and students will only have six years of secondary school education instead of seven. This, Hong Kong ...
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