Lingnan University

Lingnan University
嶺南大學
Former names
Christian College in China
Canton Christian College
Lingnan Xuexiao
Lingnan College
Lingnan Xueyuan
Motto作育英才,服務社會
Education for Service [1]
TypePublic
Established1888; 136 years ago (1888)
Academic affiliation
AACBS, AALAU, ACUCA, ASAIHL, ACUCA, BHUA, GHMUA, GLAA
ChairmanAndrew Yao Cho-fai, BBS, JP
ChancellorJohn Lee Ka-chiu (as Chief Executive of Hong Kong)
PresidentS. Joe Qin
Academic staff
319 (2023–2024) [2]
Students6,243 (2023–2024) [3]
Address
8 Castle Peak Road, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong
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Hong Kong
Colours   Red and Grey [4]
Websiteln.edu.hk
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese嶺南大學
Simplified Chinese岭南大学
Cantonese YaleLíhng nàahm daaih hohk
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐngnán Dàxué
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLíhng nàahm daaih hohk
JyutpingLing5 naam4 daai6 hok6
Lingnan College
Traditional Chinese嶺南學院
Simplified Chinese岭南学院
Cantonese YaleLíhng nàahm hohk yuhn
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐngnán Xuéyuàn
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLíhng nàahm hohk yuhn
JyutpingLing5 naam4 hok6 jyun6
University rankings
Global – Overall
QS World[5]641-650 (2024)
Regional – Overall
QS Asia[6]167 (2024)

Lingnan University (Lingnan) is located in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It intertwines research with teaching.[7]

Lingnan University has 3 faculties, 3 Schools, 16 departments, 2 language centres, and 2 units (science and music),[8] offering 29 degree honours programmes[9] spanning various disciplines in humanities, business, and social sciences. Lingnan's small class size facilitates interaction. Lingnan also provides a diverse array of taught masters, research master’s and PhD programmes. Total students comprise more than 6,200 students.[10]

Lingnan University has over 270 partners across more than 50 countries/regions facilitating international exchanges or participation in short-term summer or winter programmes for over 80% of undergraduates.[11] Currently, Lingnan University has dual-degree programmes with the Hong Kong Metropolitan University, National Chengchi University (Taiwan), Shenzhen University and Wuhan University in some of the master's and doctoral research areas.

  1. ^ "校長歡迎辭 (Chinese)". Lingnan U. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Full-time Staff Profile | Lingnan University".
  3. ^ "Statistics of Students". Lingnan University. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  4. ^ "嶺南大學 : 歷史和發展". Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2024". Top Universities.
  6. ^ "QS World University Rankings 2024". Top Universities.
  7. ^ "Lingnan Brand | Lingnan University". www.ln.edu.hk. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Academic & Administrative Departments | Lingnan University". www.ln.edu.hk. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Lingnan UG Admission". www.ln.edu.hk. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Statistics of Students | Lingnan University". www.ln.edu.hk. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Global Engagement - Lingnan University". www.ln.edu.hk. Retrieved 28 May 2024.