Going it alone: Hong Kong City University to offer veterinary course in 2017 even though government funding not yet confirmed
Students will have to pay annual tuition fee of HK$120,000 for the six-year course; university is seeking accreditation from Australasian council
A self-financed six-year undergraduate course in veterinary medicine is set to commence at City University in the next academic year even though government funding has yet to be confirmed.
It is the first such course to be offered in the city. Students now have to study overseas, with about 30 degree holders in veterinary medicine returning every year.
However, the Education Bureau said the university should not “assume” the programme would receive public funding in the long run.
The course, which is being offered by the university’s School of Veterinary Medicine, expects to take in 10 to 15 students annually in its first two years. That number is expected to gradually increase to 30.
Each student will have to pay tuition fees of HK$120,000 a year – the amount which non-government-funded students have to currently pay at the university.
If government funding does become available, the tuition cost will drop to HK$42,100 a year.