Lingnan University (Hong Kong)

Lingnan University
嶺南大學
Motto 作育英才，服務社會 (Education for Service) [1]
Type Public
Established 1888 (as Canton Christian College in Guangzhou)
1967 (as Lingnan School in Hong Kong)
1978 (as Lingnan College)
1999 (granted full university status)
Chancellor The Hon CY Leung
President Professor Leonard K Cheng
Vice-president Professor Ka Ho Mok
Dean Yifeng Sun (Arts)
Liming Liu (Business)
Wei Xiangdong (Social Sciences)
Administrative staff
 538
Students 3,043 (2014-2015) [2]
Location Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
Colours          Red and Grey [3]
Affiliations ASAIHL, ACUCA, GLAA
Website www.ln.edu.hk
Lingnan University
Traditional Chinese 嶺南大學
Simplified Chinese 岭南大学
Lingnan College
Traditional Chinese 嶺南學院
Simplified Chinese 岭南学院

Lingnan University (LN/ LU) (Chinese: 嶺南大學; Cantonese Yale: Ling Nam Tai Hok, formerly called Lingnan College (Chinese: 嶺南學院)) is the only public liberal arts university in Hong Kong. It aims to provide students with an education in the liberal arts tradition[4] and has joined the Global Liberal Arts Alliance since 2012.[5] Lingnan University became the first university in Hong Kong to accomplish the goal of providing 4-year full residence for undergraduates and currently, two out of three Lingnan students are able to go on exchange for a term during their undergraduate study.[4]

In 2015, Lingnan University was selected as one of the "Top 10 Asian Liberal Arts Colleges" by Forbes.[6]

History

Canton Period

An old building of Lingnan University in Guangzhou, which is now used by Sun Yat-sen University

Lingnan University was founded as Canton Christian College in Guangzhou, China as a Non-Denominational Christian university by the American Presbyterians (North) Council in 1889.

The school changed location several times over the years. In 1900, the school was relocated to Macau 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.[7]

Lingnan School

After the communist revolution in 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 1970s, Lingnan School began to offer diploma programmes in such subjects as liberal arts, commerce, and social science.

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 an honours diploma). At the same time, the school was registered as an Approved Post Secondary College, and changed its name to Lingnan College.

During the 1980s, the school began to focus its resources on Social Science, Commerce, and Literature programmes, and shut down its other programmes, such as Music and Science, to conserve funding. In 1985, an interdisciplinary degree programme was established.

Lingnan's speed of development increased as the 80s 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 were first mandated by the government in 1978 were steadily abolished.

Lingnan University

Lingnan University Campus in Fu Tei, Tuen Mun

In 1991, the Lingnan College received funding from the Hong Kong government directly after it passed an academic accreditation review from the Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation (HKCAA).

During the 1990s, the University's development as a Liberal Arts university was confirmed by the school's board, and the school moved to its permanent location 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 institution as Lingnan University on 30 July 1999.[8]

In 2007 Professor Edward Chen retired after his 12 years as president. Professor Yuk-Shee Chan, ex-vice-president of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology become the new president. Lingnan University is now preparing the new "334" system which is planned for introduction in 2012; in the new system, a new 120-credit programme will be divided into parts, e.g. General Education, Ethics. In addition, to prepare for the four-year university system, construction of Lingnan University's new academic building, Simon and Eleanor Kwok Building, has been completed, providing more teaching and learning facilities for the Faculty of Business. Located adjacent to the existing campus and near Fu Tai Estate, the Simon and Eleanor Kwok Building is built on a 4,674-square metre site and has a gross floor area of 5,178 square metres.

Academic organisations

Affiliated institutions

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.

To accommodate these classes, a Community College Building was completed in the 2004–05 academic year. 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.

Plagiarism controversy

Lifelong College, whose founder, Alex Lee, is a member of the Lingnan University council, came under the investigation of the Education Bureau in Hong Kong following allegations that the college operates a diploma mill.[9] Herdip Singh, associate vice president and comptroller of Lingnan University, tendered his resignation after an investigation was initiated into allegations of his having plagiarised the work of another student for his doctoral thesis. Singh, who has served the university for over 30 years and who obtained a doctorate degree in business administration at the Tarlac State University in the Philippines (operating in association with Ligfelong) in 2013, resigned with immediate effect. The content of Singh’s thesis for his doctorate degree was said to be 96% similar to another Masters' candidate's thesis submitted in 2010 at Lund University.[10]

Student life

Representative Council

Executive Council

Press Bureau

Business Administration Society

Students' Residence

Lingnan considers "hostel life" (life in college dormitories) 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 while at the university. A majority of students stay for two academic years. Newly admitted four-year students are required to be residents of student hostels for at least two years, and are guaranteed full residence throughout their stay should they agree upon it.

In addition to another new student hostel building under construction, there are currently eight blocks of student hostels in Lingnan University; each hostel holds an estimated amount 250 people. They are divided into three zones:

Southern hostels

Northern hostels

The lower floors of hostels are for male residents and the upper floors for female residents. All student rooms are double occupancy.

In the 2012 academic year, a new hostel near Fu Tai would start to cope with the increasing number of students under the "334" system. The new hostel is expected to carry about 500 students. The building fee is donated by Sir Christopher A. Bayly.

New Student Hostels

The two new student hostels are connected with a corridor located on the third floor. The two buildings also share a common passage of entrance; the left is connected to the upper floors of the WJY Hall, why the right is connected to the upper floors of the WHC Hall.

Notable faculty

Arts

Business

Social Sciences

Sport Development

Notable alumni

Name Faculty Graduation Year Notable Remark
Howard Cheng Cultural Studies 2012 *Vice-Chairman of Labour Party
*President of the Executive Council (2010–11)
Leo Tang Social Sciences 2012 *Secretary of Hong Kong Federation of Students (2012–13)
*Vice-Chairman of Hong Kong Federation of Students (2011–12)
*Chairman of the Representative Council (2011–12)
*External Vice-President of the Executive Council (2010–11)
*Vice Editor-in-Chief (Administrative Board) of the Press Bureau (2009–2010)
Eddie Chan Philosophy – *Secretary-General of Hong Kong Federation of Students (2013–14)
*President of the Executive Council (2012–13)
Willis Ho Philosophy – *Deputy Secretary-General of Hong Kong Federation of Students (2013–14)
*External Vice-President of the Executive Council (2012–13)
Law Kun-kit Cultural Studies – *Vice-Chairman of Hong Kong Federation of Students (2013–14)
*Social Movement Officer of the Executive Council (2012–13)
Andrew To Social Sciences 1990 *Former Chairman of League of Social Democrats
*President of the Executive Council (1988–89)
Fred Lam Social Sciences 2003 *Chief Campaigner of Roundtable Community
*Chairman of the Constitution Revising Committee, Representative Council
Joseph Lee PhD 2002 Legislative Counciller
Herman Yau Master of Cultural Studies 2008 Director
Benny Chan Social Sciences Actor
Ronald Law Social Sciences 2007 Actor
Vanessa Yeung Business Administration 1994 Model
Chan Yuk-lun Alan Howe, Dala Howe Lama Howe ,Easy Howe ,Chung Chung Howe ,Captain Howe,Alan Howe YIM Sport Development 2015 Famous Basketball Player
NBA Hall of Fame
Current Boston Celtics Head Coach

See also

References

  1. ↑ "校長歡迎辭 (Chinese)". Lingnan U. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "嶺南大學 : 學生統計數字". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "嶺南大學 : 歷史和發展". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Lingnan University : Characteristics of Lingnan's Liberal Arts Education". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. ↑ author. "Lingnan University : Corporate e-News". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Sergei Klebnikov. "Lingnan University - In Photos: Top 10 Asian Liberal Arts Colleges". Forbes. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Wang, Dong. Managing God's Higher Learning: U.S.-China Cultural Encounter and Canton Christian College (Lingnan University) 1888–1952. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2007.
  8. ↑ "Chapter 1165: Lingnan University ordinance" (PDF). Hong Kong government. 30 July 1999. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  9. ↑ http://www.ejinsight.com/20151113-lifelong-college-probed-by-govt-cranking-out-degrees/
  10. ↑ http://www.ejinsight.com/20151116-lingnan-university-official-resigns-amid-plagiarism-probe/

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