Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education explained

Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education
Native Name:	自資高等教育聯盟
Formation:	1994
Status:	Non-statutory body
Headquarters:	Hong Kong
Region Served:	Hong Kong
Leader Title:	Chairman
Leader Name:	Professor Peter Yuen, PolyU
Website:	www.fste.edu.hk

T:	自資高等教育聯盟
J:	Zi^6 zi^1 gou^1 dang^2 gaau^3 juk^6 lyun^4 mang^4
Y:	Jih jī gōu dáng gaau yuhk lyùhn màhng

The Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education (FSTE) is a higher education institutions alliance in Hong Kong.^[1] The alliance was established as The Federation for Continuing Education in Tertiary Institutions (FCE) in 1994. The FSTE aims to advance the quality, promote collaboration and share practices in the self-financing tertiary education sector in Hong Kong.^{[2] [3]}

Members

The FSTE comprises 14 publicly funded higher education institutions and major non-profit-making institutions providing tertiary or continuing education in Hong Kong.^[4]

1. Caritas Hong Kong
2. City University of Hong Kong
3. Hong Kong Baptist University
4. Hong Kong College of Technology
5. Hong Kong Institute of Technology
6. Lingnan University
7. The Chinese University of Hong Kong
8. The Education University of Hong Kong
9. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
10. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
11. The Open University of Hong Kong
12. The University of Hong Kong
13. Vocational Training Council
14. Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education

Committees

The FSTE has five committees.^[5]

• Executive Committee
• Membership and Membership Development Committee
• Research and Development Committee
• Recruitment and Student Affairs Committee
• Diploma Yi Jin Programme Management Committee

See also

• Education in Hong Kong
• Higher education in Hong Kong

External links

• Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education

Notes and References

1. Web site: Speech at the FSTE 20th Anniversary Conference on Self-financing Tertiary Education: The Way Forward. www.edb.gov.hk. Education Bureau. 6 November 2016.
2. Web site: China students at 8 self-financing HK institutes face trouble. www.ejinsight.com. Hong Kong Economic Journal. 6 November 2016.
3. Web site: FSTE-HKCAAVQ Joint Conference on Enhancing the Student Learning Experience. Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications. 6 November 2016.
4. Web site: Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education - Members. www.fste.edu.hk. Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education. 6 November 2016.
5. Web site: Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education - Committees. www.fste.edu.hk. Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education. 6 November 2016.