34% of Hong Kong students win university, diploma spots under admissions system
About 34 per cent of students who applied through Hong Kong’s university admissions system have secured tertiary education places this year, marking a slight drop from last year amid stiffer competition. When the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (Jupas) results were shared on Wednesday, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the University of Hong Kong (HKU) each said they…
According to the South China Morning Post, approximately 34% of Hong Kong students who applied through the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (Jupas) have secured tertiary education spots this year. This represents a slight decrease from last year, despite a rise in the number of applicants, up by 5.3% to 45,545. The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have each offered places to half of the top 24 DSE exam scorers.
CUHK has allocated spots to the medicine programs for 12 top scorers, while HKU has offered places to the same number across various programs, including medicine, government, law, and business administration. Notably, one top scorer has expressed a desire to study computer science at the University of Oxford.
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