Abstract
Students from Mainland China are the largest group of non-local students for Hong Kong universities in recent years. To attract more Mainland students and smoothen their application processes, the admission policies of Hong Kong universities are becoming increasingly more compatible for students from Mainland by recognizing various qualifications and standard examinations (e.g., Joint Entrance Exam For Universities in PRC, College English Test and Test for English Majors). However, the quick increasing amount of Mainland students in Hong Kong universities has brought various social issues concerning arguments about the medium of instructions, Hong Kong-mainland contradictions and so on. To understand how the various policy text, this essay reviews the admission policies of Hong Kong universities and related issues from three aspects: institution categories, programme levels, and place of origin. Furthermore, research questions such as what broader politics surround the policy issue, which institutions/actors are involved in the policy process and what the outcomes are answered by employing the political system theories. The social problems related to the admission policies will be examined and discussed, solutions for which will also be proposed.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Technology in Education |
Subtitle of host publication | Pedagogical Innovations - 4th International Conference, ICTE 2019, Revised Selected Papers |
Editors | Simon K.S. Cheung, Kam Cheong Li, Lap-Kei Lee, Jianli Jiao, Xuebo Zhang, Zehui Zhan |
Publisher | Springer-Verlag GmbH and Co. KG |
Pages | 224-234 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789811398940 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Jul 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 4th International Conference on Technology in Education, ICTE 2019 - Guangzhou, China Duration: 15 Mar 2019 → 17 Mar 2019 |
Publication series
Name | Communications in Computer and Information Science |
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Volume | 1048 |
ISSN (Print) | 1865-0929 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1865-0937 |
Conference
Conference | 4th International Conference on Technology in Education, ICTE 2019 |
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Country/Territory | China |
City | Guangzhou |
Period | 15/03/19 → 17/03/19 |
Funding
This article is based on part of Haoran Xie’s course essay (EDUCD0068 Educational Policy) for the fulfilment of the Doctor of Education programme, which was sub-mitted to the University of Bristol in 2017.
Keywords
- Admission policies
- Hong Kong universities
- Mainland students
- Non-local students