Facts & Figures

Historic Highlights

1956    Department of Extra Mural Studies of HKU established
1992    Renamed as School of Professional and Continuing Education
1996    Achieved self-financing status
1999    Incorporated as non-profit making University company limited by guarantee

Colleges and Subject Groups

HKU SPACE has established three colleges and a number of subject groups, including the Community College and seven specialised centres.

Enrolment

2.28 million enrolments from 1956 to 2012.  (More)

Students

84,783 enrolments in the academic year of 2011/12.
Full-time equivalent: 20,975 headcount
(Student Distribution by Highest Education Level Attained)

Programmes

Facilities

The School has established 12 HKU SPACE learning centres in Hong Kong.

HKU SPACE has inaugurated an online learning platform - HKU SPACE Online Universal Learning (SOUL) since 1999.

Global Collaborators

The School collaborates with 62 academic institutions globally (in the UK, Australia, the USA, Mainland China and Hong Kong).

The School collaborates with Mainland partners in four cities, including Beijing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou and Suzhou to offer programmes.

Staff

The School has about 900 full-time staff and 2,000 part-time teachers.