Lingnan University ─ Hong Kong's liberal arts university Founded in China in 1888 and re-established in Hong Kong in 1967, Lingnan is a liberal arts university characterised by a broad-based interdisciplinary curriculum, a residential campus, close faculty-student relationship, and an emphasis on international exchange and extra-curricular experiences including service-learning. The University offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes of study in Arts, Business and Social Sciences to 2,600 students, about one-sixth (including inbound exchange students) are non-locals. Its students can go for semester-long exchange in over 150 overseas or Mainland China partner institutions. Lingnan is fully committed to quality teaching as well as research excellence, with a top-notch faculty recruited from around the world. The University has seven focused areas of research, namely Modern Literature in Chinese; International Financial Markets and Economic Performance; Taxation in China; Conflict Management in Chinese Business; Age and Work-Life Balance; Cinema Studies; and Cultural Policy and Heritage.