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University of Hong Kong

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The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong, founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese and formally established as the University of Hong Kong in 1911. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Founded Year
1911 1
Country
Hong Kong 1
City
Hong Kong 1
Ownership Type
Public 1
Ranking Band
Top 500 3
Classification
Institution Type
University 1
Statistics
Enrollment Size
21,652 2
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Hong Kong

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Source University of Hong Kong (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
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The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
Sources
1. University of Hong Kong (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society and formally established as the University of Hong Kong in 1911.
  • Infobox, Established
    30 March 1911
  • Infobox, Location
    Pokfulam, Hong Kong
  • Infobox, Location (city)
    Pokfulam, Hong Kong
  • Infobox, Type
    Public
  • Description, institution-kind classification
    The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong, founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese and formally established as the University of Hong Kong in 1911.
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2. Wikidata: University of Hong Kong
  • Wikidata Q15568, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q15568, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
  • Wikidata Q15568 P2196 (number of students) (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
  • Wikidata Q15568 P2196 (number of students), CORRECTION of char-code cast defect (w-bbfill-education6-0927)
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3. Center for World University Rankings: CWUR World University Rankings 2025
Center for World University RankingsCWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 161
Quote, CWUR Global 2000 list 2025, world rank 161
Top 0.8% University of Hong Kong China 17 - 243 - 105 79.9
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