The Review 2003

34 ADMISSIONS * Source: University Grants Committee Indicator Average score in 3 Advanced Level (AL) subjects Average score in Use of English Average combined score in Use of English, Chinese Language & Culture and 3 AL subjects Percentage of students admitted with Grade A in Use of English Percentage of students admitted with an average of Grade A in 3 AL subjects Percentage of students admitted with Grade A in Chinese Language & Culture Number of applicants for the Early Admissions Scheme for Secondary Six Students (EAS) Number of EAS applicants placing HKU programmes as their 1st choice Number of EAS applicants admitted in 2003-2004 Number of EAS applicants admitted with 8 to 10 “A”s in HKCEE Total number of HKCEE “A”s achieved by EAS applicants Non-local students (all levels of study) Exchange students (including mainland China) Performance Best among all UGC-funded institutions Best among all UGC-funded institutions Best among all UGC-funded institutions Highest among all UGC-funded institutions Highest among all UGC-funded institutions 2nd highest among all UGC-funded institutions Largest among the participating UGC- funded institutions Largest among the participating UGC- funded institutions Largest among the participating UGC- funded institutions Largest among the participating UGC- funded institutions Largest among the participating UGC- funded institutions Largest headcounts among all UGC- funded institutions Largest headcounts among all UGC- funded institutions Data 3.18 (Conversion of Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination grades into scores: A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1, Others=0) 2.75 3.06 47% 47% 25% 429 (99% of all eligible students) 251 (58%) 219 (53%) HKCEE Results 10 “A”s : 13 (100%) 9 “A”s : 27 (73%) 8 “A”s : 55 (74%) 1,619 (55%) 774 (2002-2003)* 323 incoming (2002-2003) 391 outgoing (2002-2003) OTHER INDICATORS Source: Figures listed above are based on data published by the University Grants Committee (UGC)/Research Grants Council (RGC) in their web- site or from other sources such as the data released by the Joint Universities Programmes Admission Scheme (JUPAS). Indicator Scores in Common English Proficiency Assessment Scheme (CEPAS) Employment of full-time undergraduates – unemployment rate Percentage of teachers with PhD and/or higher professional qualifications Library stock Performance Highest among all UGC-funded institutions Lowest unemployment rate among all UGC-funded institutions 94% for Faculties of Architecture, Dentistry, Law and Medicine 92% for other faculties and non-faculty academic units 93% for all faculties and non-faculty academic units across the University Largest among all UGC-funded institutions Data 6.91 (2001-2002 final year) 6.78 (2002-2003 final year) 1.2% unemployment rate (2001-2002) 2.17M bound volumes as at June 30, 2003 33 RESEARCH Indicator Awards in Research Grants Council (RGC) Competitive Earmarked Research Grants (CERG) Funding amount in RGC CERG Awards in RGC Central Allocation Vote (CAV) Funding secured in RGC CAV Awards in National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)/Research Grants Council Joint Research Scheme (RGC JRS) Funding secured in NSFC/RGC JRS Awards from Innovation Technology Fund (ITF) under the Innovation Technology Support Programme (ITSP) Funding secured from ITF National Natural Science Awards Croucher Foundation Senior Research Fellowships Chinese Academy of Sciences Membership Refereed publications Refereed publications per academic and research staff Citations per paper in the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) ranking Total number of citations of HKU papers published in journals tracked by ISI HKU’s publications Performance Highest number among all UGC- funded institutions Largest share among all UGC- funded institutions (6 times in the past 7 exercises) Highest (only one other UGC- funded institution has the same number) 2nd largest among the UGC- funded institutions Highest number among all UGC- funded institutions Largest among all UGC-funded institutions Highest number among all UGC- funded institutions 2nd largest among all UGC-funded institutions Largest number among all UGC- funded institutions Largest number among all UGC- funded institutions Largest number among all UGC- funded institutions Highest among all UGC-funded institutions Highest among all UGC-funded institutions Highest among Hong Kong institutions tracked by ISI Highest among Hong Kong institutions tracked by ISI 19 HKU academic staff of the grade of Reader and Chair Professor were ranked by the ISI as among the world’s top 1% scientists by reference to their citations’ record Data 195 winning proposals (2003-2004) HK$128M awarded out of a total of HK$462M of RGC CERG allocation (28%) (2003-2004) 17 out of a total of 79 projects (21%) since the launch of the scheme in 1991 HK$42.4M awarded out of a total of HK$200.1M (21%) since the launch of the scheme in 1991 6 winning projects out of a total of 14 (43%) in 2002-2003 (2003-2004 results pending) HK$4.54M awarded out of a total of HK$10M (45%) in 2002-2003 (2003- 2004 results pending) 23 winning projects out of 72 successful projects in the past 4 years (32%) since the launch of ITSP scheme in 1999 HK$112.3M awarded out of a total of HK$415M allocation in 4 years (27%) 8 members (out of 22 scientists in Hong Kong) received 9 awards since 1989 16 awards out of a total of 28 awards since the launch of the scheme in 1997 8 members 3,714 weighted refereed publications (2000-2001) – the latest figure available 3.03 (per 1,223 staff who fall into UGC academic and research staff grades A-N) – the latest figure available 5.46 number of citations per paper 50,610 citations in 9,274 papers published in journals tracked by ISI