The Faculty has more than 100 full-time academic staff members drawn from various parts of the world. In addition to performing teaching duties, academic staff are engaged in an extensive range of research which provides a focus for supervision of research degrees. Members of the Faculty lead both local and international projects. Many of them sit on different advisory committees contributing to the formulation of policies related to education in Hong Kong.
The major research areas in the Faculty are derived from its following Division groupings and its Laboratory of Neuroscience for Education (NfE Lab):
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The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam,
Southern, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island
The basic qualification necessary for admission to research postgraduate studies is a good honours degree from this University or an equivalent qualification from a comparable institution. In addition, certain degree courses have more specific requirements. Qualifying examinations to test the applicants’ abilities to follow the prescribed courses and/or interviews may be conducted. Applicants with qualifications other than an honours degree are considered on their individual merits.
Applicants who wish to be admitted to higher degrees on the basis of a qualification from a university or a comparable institution outside Hong Kong where the language of teaching and/or examination is not English are required to obtain the following:
(a) a minimum score in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) as specified below:
Paper-based test
Internet-based test
(b) a minimum overall band of 6 with no subtest lower than 5.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) (Academic module); or
(c) grade C or above in the Overseas General Certificate of Education (GCE); or
(d) grade C or above in the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE); or
(e) grade C or above in the Cambridge Test of Proficiency in English Language (CPE);
unless in exceptional circumstances when they are exempted from this requirement.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
