HKU can improve its world ranking by luring elite students

I am defeated that the University of metropolis has born quite twenty places within the world high two hundred university rankings.

Although the Post article concerning the subject ("HKU drops over twenty places in world league table", October 4) recommended HKU has not suffered a lot of of a decline in standards, it's vital for the university to upgrade itself and stay competitive.

To tackle the matter, i believe HKU must learn from some terra firma universities - as an example, Tsinghua - and publish additional analysis papers in international journals. i think this could be achieved by pressuring a number of the teaching workers and allocating additional resources to support their analysis. Since HKU was criticised for mistreatment an excessive amount of cash on hiring professors some years past, perhaps it's time for it to mirror on however the money ought to be spent and are available up with a brand new set up of resource distribution.

Next, HKU may also increase its fight by attracting elite students from overseas. as an example, the university will urge the govt to produce resources for putting in place additional scholarship schemes and grant elite students native citizenship, as Singapore has been doing for years.

The flow of good students from all round the world would, I believe, not solely improve the campus' cultural diversity however conjointly flip it into a additional exalting place to show and learn. Therefore, attracting additional international students with scholarships may also facilitate to boost the university's ranking.

I powerfully urge the govt and also the body bodies of the colleges of metropolis, particularly HKU, to collaborate on up the standard of tertiary education. Addressing this issue ought to be place at the highest of the agenda - otherwise, beside the university ranking, metropolis will exasperate within the predictable future.

Catrina Mo, Tuen Mun