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University of Hong Kong: Bridging East and West

By: William C. Kirby, Joycelyn W. Eby and John P. McHugh
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  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:42
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Abstract

In the early 20th century, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) was established in order to serve as a bridge between mainland China and the British Empire. As an elite institution in the 21st century, HKU continued its role as a bridge, connecting mainland China, Hong Kong, and the world, but in a very different global context. President Peter Mathieson believed that HKU still had an important role to play but knew that HKU needed to adapt to China's growing global presence and the increasing influence of mainland Chinese universities. Mathieson needed to break through institutional complacency and unite HKU's oft-divided students, faculty, and administration behind a plan that would allow HKU to thrive in a landscape in which it competed not only with other institutions in Hong Kong, but also with the increasingly strong key universities in China as well as with leading institutions around the world. Would HKU be able to maintain its position as a top institution linking East and West in an increasingly connected and complex global society?

Keywords

University Administration; University Curriculum; University Faculty; Higher Education; Curriculum and Courses; Education Industry; Hong Kong; China

Citation

Kirby, William C., Joycelyn W. Eby, and John P. McHugh. "University of Hong Kong: Bridging East and West." Harvard Business School Case 316-068, June 2016. (Revised January 2020.)
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