Hong Kong Higher Education: A Turning Point?

Authors

  • Philip G. Altbach Boston College
  • Gerard A. Postiglione University of Hong Kong

Keywords:

Hong Kong higher education, Hong Kong security law, academic freedom, academic autonomy

Abstract

Hong Kong’s universities have faced unprecedented challenges in the past year. Continuing social unrest concerning Hong Kong’s future culminated by the imposition by Mainland China of a security law curtailing much of the territory’s autonomy, profoundly shaking the universities as well as society. While it is too early to fully analyze the implications, Hong Kong’s universities might lose some of their international attractiveness and internal autonomy. Academic freedom is also called into question.

Author Biographies

Philip G. Altbach, Boston College

Philip G. Altbach is research professor and distinguished fellow, Center for International Higher Education at Boston College, US. Email: altbach@bc.edu.

Gerard A. Postiglione, University of Hong Kong

Gerard A. Postiglione is professor emeritus, honorary professor, and coordinator of the Consortium on Higher Education Research in Asia, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong. Email: gerry@hku.hk.

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Published

2021-01-15

How to Cite

Altbach, P. G., & Postiglione, G. A. (2021). Hong Kong Higher Education: A Turning Point?. International Higher Education, (105), 19–20. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/14381

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