Student Insight - Hong Kong

<p>This paper is based on data collected from over 2,000 prospective international students from Hong Kong.</p><p>In their introduction to higher education in Hong Kong the authors highlight the fact that approximately 20 percent of those qualified for a domestic university education are unable to secure a place.</p><p><strong>Chapter 1</strong>&nbsp;outlines the student profile of those participating in the survey. The diversity and well-travelled nature of Hong Kong students is noted.</p><p><strong>Chapter 2</strong>&nbsp;examines the most popular courses for outbound Hong Kong students and their links to the manufacturing and finance industries prevalent on the island.</p><p><strong>Chapter 3</strong>&nbsp;details the most important factors that go into the decision to study overseas among respondents; while also revealing how they are most likely to secure funding.</p><p><strong>Chapter 4</strong>&nbsp;looks at the factors that contribute towards Hong Kong students’ choice of overseas destination. Motivating factors are seen to differ across the Special Administrative Region.</p><p><strong>Chapter 5</strong>&nbsp;looks at the factors that contribute to Hong Kong students’ choice of institution. Reputation, course quality and on-campus facilities are prioritised by the group.</p><p><strong>Chapter 6</strong>&nbsp;examines the major influencing factors on students’ decision to study abroad from undergraduate and postgraduate perspectives.</p><p><strong>Chapter 7</strong>&nbsp;details the major sources of information used by the students in researching overseas education. The influence of education exhibitions is compared with that of on-line resources.</p><p><strong>Chapter 8</strong>&nbsp;analyses how Hong Kong students choose to use the media. The most popular social networking sites and search engines used by the group are revealed.</p><p><strong>Chapter 9</strong>&nbsp;reveals the percentage of respondents expecting to use the services of an education agent and compares this to the situation in China.</p><p><strong>Chapter 10</strong>&nbsp;demonstrates how influencing factors vary across Hong Kong, despite its relatively small size.</p><p><strong>Chapter 11</strong>&nbsp;shows how certain influencing factors on the group have increased or decreased over time.</p><p><strong>Chapter 12</strong>&nbsp;looks to the future and Hong Kong’s aim of becoming an education hub in the region.</p>

<p>This paper is based on data collected from over 2,000 prospective international students from Hong Kong.</p> <p>In their introduction to higher education in Hong Kong the authors highlight the fact that approximately 20 percent of those qualified for a domestic university education are unable to secure a place.</p> <p><strong>Chapter 1</strong> outlines the student profile of those participating in the survey. The diversity and well-travelled nature of Hong Kong students is noted.</p> <p><strong>Chapter 2</strong> examines the most popular courses for outbound Hong Kong students and their links to the manufacturing and finance industries prevalent on the island.</p> <p><strong>Chapter 3</strong> details the most important factors that go into the decision to study overseas among respondents; while also revealing how they are most likely to secure funding.</p> <p><strong>Chapter 4</strong> looks at the factors that contribute towards Hong Kong students’ choice of overseas destination. Motivating factors are seen to differ across the Special Administrative Region.</p> <p><strong>Chapter 5</strong> looks at the factors that contribute to Hong Kong students’ choice of institution. Reputation, course quality and on-campus facilities are prioritised by the group.</p> <p><strong>Chapter 6</strong> examines the major influencing factors on students’ decision to study abroad from undergraduate and postgraduate perspectives.</p> <p><strong>Chapter 7</strong> details the major sources of information used by the students in researching overseas education. The influence of education exhibitions is compared with that of on-line resources.</p> <p><strong>Chapter 8</strong> analyses how Hong Kong students choose to use the media. The most popular social networking sites and search engines used by the group are revealed.</p> <p><strong>Chapter 9</strong> reveals the percentage of respondents expecting to use the services of an education agent and compares this to the situation in China.</p> <p><strong>Chapter 10</strong> demonstrates how influencing factors vary across Hong Kong, despite its relatively small size.</p> <p><strong>Chapter 11</strong> shows how certain influencing factors on the group have increased or decreased over time.</p> <p><strong>Chapter 12</strong> looks to the future and Hong Kong’s aim of becoming an education hub in the region.</p>