The Lingnan University (LU)(Traditional Chinese: 嶺南大學; Simplified Chinese: 岭南大学; Pinyin: Lĭngnán Dàxué, formerly called Lingnan College (Traditional Chinese: 嶺南學院; Simplified Chinese: 岭南学院; Pinyin: Lĭngnán Xuéyuan)) is a public liberal arts university in Hong Kong. It was granted full university status on July 30, 1999. Its students, who are particularly unenterprising and lazy, are known for looking things up here rather than doing real research. In addition, several university vice-presidents, members of the Worldwide Organization of Anarchists (Federated), are actually made of green cheese. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... The Honourable Sir Donald Tsang Yam-Kuen[1], GBM, KBE, JP (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: , born October 7, 1944) has been the Chief Executive of Hong Kong since 2005. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Alternate uses: Student (disambiguation) Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stŭdērĕ, which means to study, a student is one who studies. ... Tuen Mun (屯門) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning or ASAIHL is a non-governmental organization founded in 1956 to assist higher learning institutions in strengthening themselves through a mutual self help and to achieve international distinction in teaching, research and public service. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

Lingnan University seeks to provide its students with quality education distinguished by the best liberal arts tradition from both East and West. It adopts a whole-person approach to education which enables its students to think, judge, care and, ultimately, act responsibly in the changing circumstances of Hong Kong, the region and the world.

History

Canton Period

Lingnan University was originally established in Guangzhou, China as a Non-Denominational Christian university by the American Presbyterians (North) Council in 1888. Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For the toll-free telephone number see Toll-free telephone number Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

The school changed location several times over the years. In 1900, the school was relocated to Macao due to the Boxer Rebellion. The school moved back to Guangzhou and built a permanent campus at the Haizhu District in 1904. Ğ: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... Combatants Eight-Nation Alliance (ordered by contribution): Empire of Japan Russian Empire British Empire France United States German Empire Kingdom of Italy Austro-Hungarian Empire Righteous Harmony Society Qing Dynasty (China) Commanders Edward Seymour Alfred Graf von Waldersee Ci Xi Strength 20,000 initially 49,000 total 50,000-100... Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Guangzhous Haizhu (海珠) is an urban area located on an island within the Pearl River opposite the old city. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ...

The university moved to Hong Kong for the first time in 1938 after Guangzhou fell to the Japanese military. The university stayed in Hong Kong for 4 years before moving to Shaoguan after Hong Kong's capitulation to the Japanese forces. Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Shaoguan (韶关) is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong province, China where the mummified remains of the sixth Zen Buddhist patriarch Huineng remain. ...

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Post-Communist Takeover, Lingnan School

After the Communist takeover of Mainland China, the university remained in Guangzhou, and was merged into Sun Yat-sen University in 1952. Communist Party of China flag The Communist Party of China (Simplified Chinese: 中国共产党; Traditional Chinese: 中國共産黨; pinyin: Zhōnggu ngchǎndǎng) is the ruling party of the Peoples Republic of China. ... ... Sun Yat-sen University or Zhongshan University (Traditional Chinese: 中山大學; Simplified Chinese : 中山大学; pinyin: Zhōngshān Dàxué) is a prominent university in the southern part of China, located mainly in Guangzhou. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1967, the Lingnan Secondary School Board of Directors, along with the Lingnan University Hong Kong Alumnus Club and Lingnan Club founded the Lingnan Education Expansion Council, and began to organise the Lingnan School in Hong Kong. In the formative years, the school only provided preparatory form (Sixth Form) education and non-degree programmes. Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... England, Wales, Northern Ireland The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems, is the term used to refer to the final two years of secondary schooling (when students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age), during which students normally prepare for their GCE A-level...

During the 1970's, Lingnan School began to offer diploma programmes in such subjects as liberal arts, commerce, science and music. Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... Diploma from Mexico City College, 1948 (in Latin) A diploma (from Greek δίπλωµα diploma) is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study, or confers an academic degree. ...

Lingnan College

At the end of 1978, the colonial government in Hong Kong issued a White Paper on post-secondary education. Lingnan accepted the government's suggestions, and abolished the 4-year system that is used in other universities around the world in favour of the "2-2-1" regimen (2 years of preparatory courses, 2 years of study for higher diplomas, 1 more year for a honours diplomas). At the same time, the school registered as a post-secondary education institution, and changed its name to Lingnan College. Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... A white paper is an authoritative report. ...

During the 1980's, the school began to focus its resources on Social Science, Commerce, and Literature programmes, and shut down other programmes such as Music and Science to conserve funding. In 1985, an interdisciplinary degree programme was established. Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ...

Lingnan College faced its first academic review in 1987 from authorities in the United Kingdom (Hong Kong was still a British colony at the time), and received favourable reviews. Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...

Lingnan's speed of development increased as the 80's drew to an end, due to the colonial Hong Kong government's policy of expanding higher education. At the same time, the preparatory courses that was first mandated by the government in 1978 were steadily abolished.

Lingnan University

In 1991, the Lingnan College received funding from the Hong Kong government directly after it passed an academic accreditation review from the HKACC. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

During the 1990's, the University's development as a Liberal Arts university was confirmed by the school's board, and the school moved to its permanent residence in Tuen Mun in 1995. The school began to receive authorisation to open bachelor courses in 1992, then master courses in 1996, eventually receiving self-accreditation status and full recognition as a university by the government in 1998, and renaming the school as Lingnan University' on 30 July 1999. Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... Tuen Mun (屯門) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course that generally lasts three or four years. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

Notable Faculities

Arts

• Prof. Leung Ping-kwan (Comparative Literature)
• Prof. Lau Shiu-ming, Joseph (Emeritus Professor)
• Prof. Cai Zong-qi( Chair Prodessor of Chinese)
• Prof. Meaghan Morris ( Chair Professor of Cultural Studies)
• Prof. Eugene Eoyang ( Chair Professor of Humanities)
• Prof. Richard Basil Freadman (Chair Professor of English)
• Prof. Richard Davis ( Chair Professor of History)
• Prof. Nathan Paisley Livingston ( Professor of Philosophy)
• Prof. Haugom Stein Olsen ( Chair Professor of Philosophy)
• Prof. Neven Sesardic ( Professor of Philosophy)
• Prof. Anne Mette Hjort ( Professor of Visual Studies)

Business

• Prof. Dean William Tjosvold ( Chair Professor of Management)

Social Sciences

• Prof.Jesus Seade ( Chair Professor of Economics)
• Prof. Ma Yue ( Professor of Economics)
• Prof. Peter Baehr ( Professor of Sociology)
• Prof. Paul Harris ( Professor of Political Sciences)

Degree Programmes

Undergraduate Programmes

• Chinese
• Contemporary English Studies
• Contemporary English Studies and Education
• Cultural Studies
• History
• Philosophy
• Translation
• Visual Studies
• Business Administration
• Social Sciences

Graduate Programmes (Research)

• Chinese
• Cultural Studies
• English
• History
• Philosophy
• Translation
• Business
• Social Sciences

Graduate Programmes (Instruction)

• Business Administration
• Chinese
• English Studies
• Cultural Studies
• International Banking and Finance
• Accountancy
• Liberal Studies

Departments and Units

Arts

• Department of Chinese
• Department of Cultural Studies
• Department of English
• Department of History
• Department of Philosophy
• Department of Translation

Business

• Department of Accountancy
• Department of Finance and Insurance
• Department of Computing and Decision Sciences
• Department of Management
• Department of Marketing and International Business

Social Sciences

• Department of Economics
• Department of Politics and Sociology

Research

• Hong Kong Institute of Business Studies (HKIBS)
• Institute of Humanities And Social Sciences (IHSS)
• Public Governance Programme
• Office of Research & Staff Development (ORSD)

Other

• Office of General Education
• Office of Mainland and International Programmes

Affiliated Institutions

The Community College at Lingnan University

In January 2003, Lingnan established a Community College to provide full support for one-year pre-associate degree and two-year associate degree programmes on a full-time basis. They are designed to provide an educational experience that prepares students for work and an enriched life as educated persons, as well as a solid foundation for the possibility of further studies.

To accommodate these classes, a Community College Building was completed in the 2004-05 academic. The complex provides lecture rooms, computer and language laboratories, laboratories for science subject, art studios, a Christian activities centre, multi-purpose rooms, student consolation rooms and a student function hall for the students at the community college and their instructors.

Lingnan Institute of Further Education (LIFE)

In April 2001, Lingnan established the self-funded Lingnan Institute of Further Education (LIFE). LIFE's remit was to enable and encourage students to learn continuously and to obtain recognised qualifications for their career and personal development.

Student Life

Lingnan considers "hostel life" (life in college dormitories) as a form of informal education. As a result, all full-time undergraduate students are required to stay at student hostels on campus for at least one academic year within their duration of study at the University. A majority of students stay for two academic years.

There are six blocks of student hostels in Lingnan University, and are divided into two zones:

Southern Hostels

• William M. W. Mong Hall, The Bank of East Asia Hall (Hostel A)
• Tsung Tsin Association Hall, Fok Cho Min Hall (Hostel B)
• Chung Shun Hall, Yee Man Hall (Hostel C)
• Lam Woo Hall (Hostel D)

Northern Hostels

• The Jockey Club Hall (Hostel E, F)

The lower floors of hostels are for male student residents and the upper floors female student residents. All student rooms are double occupancy.

See also

• Lingnan University Library
• Education in Hong Kong
• List of universities in Hong Kong
• List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong

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