Frequency Tables
 

 

[Q1] Please use a scale of 0-10 to evaluate the overall performance of each institution of higher education after taking into consideration its local and international reputation, facilities and campus environment, qualification of its teaching staff, academic research performance, conduct and quality of students as well as its learning atmosphere, diversification and level of recognition of its courses, with 0 representing the worst, 10 representing the best and 5 being half-half. How would you rate the following institutions?

 

Average

Standard error

No of raters

Recognition

HKU　

8.11

0.04

1,096

90.4%

CUHK　

7.67

0.04

1,098

90.6%

HKUST　

7.38

0.04

1,047

86.3%

PolyU

7.00

0.04

1,066

87.9%

HKBU　

6.42

0.04

1,033

85.1%

CityU

6.26

0.04

1,015

83.6%

HKIEd

5.77

0.05

942

77.7%

LU

5.65

0.05

965

79.6%

HKSYU

5.57

0.05

926

76.4%

 

 

[Q2] Please use a scale of 0-10 to evaluate the overall performance of Vice-Chancellor / President of each institution while taking his local and international reputation, approachability to the public, leadership, vision, social credibility and public relations into consideration, with 0 representing the worst, 10 representing the best and 5 being half-half.  How would you rate the following Vice-Chancellors / Presidents?

 

Average

Standard error

No of raters

Recognition

HKU – Lap-chee TSUI

7.67*

0.05

775

63.9%

HKUST – Paul C.W. CHU

7.67*

0.05

813

67.1%

CUHK – Lawrence J. LAU

7.09

0.06

665

54.9%

PolyU – Chung-kwong POON

6.98

0.05

701

57.8%

HKBU – Ching-fai NG

6.66

0.05

669

55.2%

HKSYU – Chi-yung CHUNG

6.61

0.07

558

46.0%

HKIEd – Anthony B.L. CHEUNG

6.25

0.06

657

54.2%

CityU – Way KUO

6.23

0.07

439

36.2%

LU – Yuk-shee CHAN

6.15

0.07

508

41.8%
* Remark: Expressed in three-decimal places, the average rating of 「HKU – Lap-chee TSUI」 is 7.671, while that of 「HKUST – Paul C.W. CHU」 is 7.665.

 

 

[Q3] What do you think are the qualities which most Hong Kong university students lack of?

(multiple responses allowed)

 

Frequency

% of total responses
(Base = 1,837 responses from
1,207 respondents)

% of valid respondents (Base= 1,207)

% of
total sample (Base = 1,213)

Work attitude (e.g. serious, enthusiastic, diligent, responsible, motivated)

202

11.0%

16.7%

16.6%

Proficiency in Chinese, English and Putonghua

197

10.7%

16.3%

16.2%

Conduct, honesty

162

8.8%

13.5%

13.4%

Social / interpersonal skills

150

8.2%

12.5%

12.4%

Critical thinking and problem-solving ability

126

6.8%

10.4%

10.4%

Global prospect / foresight

119

6.5%

9.8%

9.8%

Social / Work experience

100

5.5%

8.3%

8.3%

Commitment to society

94

5.1%

7.8%

7.7%

Academic and professional knowledge

78

4.2%

6.5%

6.4%

Communication skills

44

2.4%

3.7%

3.7%

Self-confidence

43

2.3%

3.5%

3.5%

Creativity

33

1.8%

2.8%

2.8%

Patriotism

28

1.5%

2.3%

2.3%

Emotion stability

23

1.3%

1.9%

1.9%

Financial management

11

0.6%

0.9%

0.9%

All-roundness

11

0.6%

0.9%

0.9%

Alertness to risk / handling adverse conditions

8

0.5%

0.7%

0.7%

Job opportunity

7

0.4%

0.6%

0.6%

Independence

6

0.3%

0.5%

0.5%

Self-expectations / dreams

5

0.3%

0.4%

0.4%

Civil awareness

4

0.2%

0.4%

0.4%

Leadership skills

3

0.2%

0.3%

0.3%

Computer proficiency

1

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

Nothing

49

2.7%

4.1%

4.0%

Others

34

1.9%

2.8%

2.8%

Don't know/ hard to say

297

16.2%

24.6%

24.5%

Total

1,837

100.0%

 

 

Base

1,207

 

 

 

Missing case(s)

6

 

 

 

 

 

[Q4] Under your job specifications, are you involved, in any way, in the recruitment process of new staff, including teachers?

 

Frequency

Percentage

Yes

194

16.0%

No

1,018

84.0%

Total

1,212

100.0%

Base

1,212

 

Missing case(s)

1

 

 

 

[Q5] [Only for those who are involved in the recruitment process of new staff] If you looked for a new employee, which institution's graduates would you prefer most? (Did not read out the answers, single response only)

 

Frequency

% of potential employers
(Base = 194)

% of total sample
(Base = 1,213)

HKU　

46

23.5%

3.8%

PolyU

30

15.5%

2.5%

CUHK　

17

8.9%

1.4%

HKUST　

13

6.7%

1.1%

HKBU　

5

2.5%

0.4%

HKIEd

3

1.7%

0.3%

HKSYU

2

0.9%

0.1%

LU

1

0.6%

0.1%

Other overseas universities

6

3.0%

0.5%

Others

5

2.8%

0.4%

No preference

41

20.9%

3.3%

Don't know / hard to say

21

11.0%

1.8%

Won't employ graduates

4

2.0%

0.3%

Total

194

100.0%

 

Base

194

 

 

Missing case(s)

0

 

 

 

 

[Q6] [Only for those who are involved in the recruitment process of new staff and have preference over a specific institution's graduates] Why would you prefer the graduates of the chosen institution? (multiple responses allowed)

 

Frequency

% of total responses (Base = 180 responses from 129 respondents)

% of valid respondents (Base = 129)

% of total sample
(Base = 1,213)

Good performance of previous graduates

44

24.2%

33.7%

3.6%

Good knowledge in job-related areas

33

18.5%

25.8%

2.7%

Reputation

19

10.6%

14.7%

1.6%

Good language ability

16

8.9%

12.3%

1.3%

Diligent, motivated

12

6.8%

9.4%

1.0%

Good work attitude

12

6.7%

9.3%

1.0%

Good connection with outside (e.g., a university's extensive connection with enterprises, companies, or industrial firms; large number of graduates)

8

4.3%

6.0%

0.6%

Alumni

7

4.0%

5.6%

0.6%

Good social relationship

4

2.0%

2.7%

0.3%

Good leadership

2

1.3%

1.8%

0.2%

Salary matched with abilities

2

1.2%

1.6%

0.2%

Others

14

8.0%

11.2%

1.2%

No specific reasons

5

2.8%

4.0%

0.4%

Don't know / hard to say

1

0.8%

1.1%

0.1%

Total

180

100.0%

 

 

Base

129

 

 

 

Missing case(s)

0