145 mainland HE institutions to admit Hong Kong students

The Education Bureau in Hong Kong on Monday 11 November welcomed the Ministry of Education’s announcement that 145 Chinese mainland higher education institutions will admit students from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region next school year, writes Wang Zhan for China Daily.

The number of institutions participating in the Scheme for Admission of Hong Kong Students to Mainland Higher Education Institutions increased by seven for the 2025-26 academic year, according to the Education Bureau. The 145 institutions come from 21 provinces and municipalities and one autonomous region of the mainland and will accept applications from candidates sitting for the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE) next year.

“The mainland higher education institutions participating in the Admission Scheme admit Hong Kong students based on their HKDSE Examination results, hence exempting them from taking the Joint Entrance Examination for Mainland Institutions,” a bureau spokesman said in a statement. “The 145 participating higher education institutions offer various programmes,” the spokesman said. “We encourage Hong Kong students to pursue further studies on the mainland through the admission scheme and seize the opportunity to learn about the country's latest social, economic and cultural landscape, and plan ahead for their future development.”
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