University Grants Committee

University Grants Committee of Hong Kong is a non-statutory advisory committee responsible for counselling the Government of Hong Kong on the financing and expansion needs of its subsidised higher education institutions. Appointed by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, its members consist of local and overseas academics, university administrators and community leaders. List UGC-funded universities are: University of Hong Kong (HKU) Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) City University of Hong Kong (CityU) Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) Lingnan University (LingU) Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) Quality Assurance Council The Quality Assurance Council (QAC), established in April 2007, is a semi-autonomous non-statutory body operating under the purview of the Committee to facilitate quality assurance of all programmes at the levels of sub-degree, first degree and above (however funded), offered by the UGC-funded universities.