Our JD students come from a variety of backgrounds in Common Law and Non-common Law jurisdictions. Students in the 2020 class come from 9 countries/regions and represent 88 undergraduate institutions around the world (including Ivy League universities and top tier universities in Australia, US, UK, Canada and Mainland China) notably:
| AUSTRALIA |
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| Deakin University Monash University Queensland University of Technology The University of Melbourne The University of New South Wales The University of Queensland The University of Sydney |
| CANADA |
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| Ryerson University The University of British Columbia The University of Western Ontario Western University University of Toronto York University |
| HONG KONG |
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| City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Baptist University Lingnan University The Chinese University of Hong Kong The Education University of Hong Kong The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology The Open University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong |
| ITALY |
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| Ca’ Foscari University of Venice University of Padova |
| MAINLAND CHINA |
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| Beijing Jiaotong University China University of Political Science and Law East China University of Political Science and Law Huazhong University of Science and Technology Jilin University Nanjing University Nankai University New York University Shanghai Shanghai University Soochow University South China Normal University Southwest University of Political Science & Law Sun Yat-Sen University The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen University of International Business and Economics University of Science and Technology Beijing Zhejiang University Zhongnan University of Economics and Law |
| NETHERLANDS |
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| Hotel School The Hague |
| RUSSIA |
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| National Research University – Higher School of Economics |
| UNITED KINGDOM |
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| Durham University Edinburgh Napier University Heriot-Watt University Imperial College London King’s College London Royal Holloway, University of London The London School of Economics and Political Science The University of Manchester University College London University of Birmingham University of Bristol University of Cambridge University of Hertfordshire University of Kent University of Nottingham University of Southampton University of Surrey University of Sussex University of The Arts London University of York |
| USA |
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| Arizona State University Boston College Bryn Mawr College Carnegie Mellon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Fordham University Merrimack College Michigan State University Northwood University Parsons The New School For Design Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Seton Hall University St. John’s University Suffolk University The Pennsylvania State University The University of Management & Technology University of California Berkeley University of California Los Angeles University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign University of Michigan University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Southern California University of Washington Wheaton College |
The vast majority of our JD students possess at least an Upper Second Class Honours Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, with a large number possessing a First Class Honours Bachelor’s degree or a Master’s degree.
Many of the JD students enroll to further their existing careers or to enhance their professional skills. Many also have professional qualifications such as Accredited General Mediator (HKIAC), Air Transport Pilot’s License (ATPL), Associate of the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries (HKICS), Associates of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (ACIB), Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Certified Accountant (CCA), Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and Fellow of Life Management Institute (FLMI).
Some students are member of professional bodies including Member of Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS), Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (MHKIS), Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (MHKIE) or registered professional in various disciplines for instance in medical and social work.
Our JD student body also has numerous lawyers qualified in other jurisdictions. A number of our students are in or come to us from prominent management positions such as Director and Lecturer at companies/institutions such as Hotel Icon, HAECO Hong Kong, Manulife (International) Limited, Emperio Gold and Silver Coins (Hong Kong) Limited and Caritas Institute of Higher Education etc.