The University of Hong Kong was founded during the...

The University of Hong Kong was founded during the colonial era of Hong Kong. It dates back to the Chinese Academy of Western Medicine established in 1887. The university was later incorporated into the University of Hong Kong and became the University of Hong Kong Medical School. The University of Hong Kong suffered severe damage during the Japanese Occupation. After the Pacific War, the University of Hong Kong resumed operations in 1948. Since then, many colleges and academic departments have been established. The University of Hong Kong has been teaching in English since the founding of the University. The University of Hong Kong now has ten academic colleges. The University of Hong Kong is a comprehensive university across academic fields. long. The University of Hong Kong Medical School is the first research unit in the world to successfully identify and report a coronavirus (atypical pneumonia pathogen). The University of Hong Kong has cultivated celebrities from all walks of life for Hong Kong society since its establishment. The University of Hong Kong ranks among the top universities in Hong Kong for a long time. It has also consistently ranked among the top three Asian universities in the QS World University Rankings and the Times Higher Education Comprehensive Ranking. . In the 2018 World University Academic Rankings (ARWU), the University of Hong Kong ranked the civil engineering of the University as the 21st place in the world, and the 4th place on the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. In the category of statistics, it ranked 39th in the world and the 3rd place on the three sides One, slightly ahead of Peking University two. HKU Dental College ranked first globally in 2016 and 2017, and HKU Education College ranked first in Asia in 2017