Study in the Hong Kong

Hong Kong universities have established a strong presence in the global QS World University Rankings, and the city-state claimed the top two positions in the new QS Top 50 Under 50 ranking , released in 2012. Meanwhile, on the QS ranking regional Asia , Hong Kong not only took the first position, but also had three other universities all within the first 15 - pretty impressive when you consider this city-state is competing with countries much more large as China and Japan . And with a selection of his best universities that perform well on multiple subjects in subject rankings this year , Hong Kong has proved beyond doubt that its system of higher education there is one trick, or even two or three trick pony. As of 2012 , Hong Kong has five of the top 100 universities in the world for math . This is also the case of statistics , modern languages ​​and accounting and finance. There are eight universities in Hong Kong 's government funded , three of which appear in the top 50 of the 2012/13 QS World University Rankings, and three in the top 300 in the world. Higher education is also provided by colleges and universities specialized self-funded . Since 2012, four years instead of the previous three , will be the norm for most undergraduate degrees. Most courses are taught in English , but Hong Kong 's universities also offer crash- courses in Mandarin for those who are willing to learn . The system is broadly compatible with that of mainland China, and in some cases it is possible that international students to participate in exchange programs with universities in China. The universities in Hong Kong are very open to foreign students and offer a number of scholarships, including some exclusively for international students. These range from paying partial fees for grants that cover all costs of fees, room and board.