Academic schools & division
The OUHK has five academic schools. Among them, the School of Arts & Social Sciences, Lee Shau Kee School of Business & Administration, School of Education & Languages and School of Science & Technology offer programmes and courses at various academic levels in distance learning, full-time, part-time face-to-face and online modes of study, while the Li Ka Shing Institute of Professional & Continuing Education (LiPACE) specializes in providing professional programmes, workplace training programmes, community learning projects and short courses. In addition, the Division of Nursing & Health Studies under the School of Science & Technology provides quality nursing and healthcare education to meet society’s needs.
By offering a range of nursing and health studies programmes, many of which are the first of their kinds in Hong Kong, the Division of Nursing & Health Studies creates plenty of learning opportunities for working nurses and those who wish to join the profession.
In response to the needs of the community, programmes offered by the Division have become increasingly diversified. Currently, full-time nursing programmes contribute to the training of registered and enrolled nurses in not only general but also mental healthcare. With the rising demand for integrating Chinese and Western 
medicinal practices, a Master of Nursing (Chinese Medicinal Nursing) programme was introduced in 2015 to equip working nurses with theories and skills of Chinese medicinal nursing. Never before seen in other local universities, it incorporates clinical practicums in universities in mainland China, including those in Guangzhou and Zhejiang. Another programme to provide continuing education to working nurses is the conversion programme for enrolled nurses.
Apart from nursing programmes, the first Diploma in Health Studies (Community Health Care) programme was launched to train community healthcare workers, in hopes of alleviating the burden on the healthcare system from the ageing population. This was followed by the Jockey Club Home Health Watch Programme, introduced to strengthen community healthcare through voluntary service.
The Division has produced nearly 6,000 graduates from its nursing and health studies programmes, playing a significant role in addressing the local manpower need for healthcare professionals. The year 2015 yielded 907 nursing graduates, the largest number among all nurse training institutions in Hong Kong. The Government’s recognition of the professional quality of the Division has been reflected by the inclusion of the full-time self-financing undergraduate nursing programmes in the Education Bureau’s Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions (SSSDP) since 2015.
