Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Tertiary arts school in Hong Kong / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) is a provider of tertiary education in Hong Kong. Located near the north coast of Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island, the main campus also functions as a venue for performances. Apart from the main campus in Wan Chai, Bethanie, the site of the institution's Landmark Heritage Campus in Pok Fu Lam, has housed the School of Film and Television since 2007.
香港演藝學院 | |||||||||||||
Type | Public | ||||||||||||
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Established | 1984; 40 years ago (1984) | ||||||||||||
Chairman | Mr. Charles Yang Chuen-liang BBS JP | ||||||||||||
Chancellor | John Lee Ka-chiu (as Chief Executive of Hong Kong)[1] | ||||||||||||
Director | Professor Gillian Choa | ||||||||||||
Undergraduates | 790[2] | ||||||||||||
Postgraduates | 141[2] | ||||||||||||
Other students | 1130[2] | ||||||||||||
Location | No. 1 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
Campus | Urban | ||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 香港演艺学院 | ||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 香港演藝學院 | ||||||||||||
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The academy provides practice-based and professional diploma, advanced diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Chinese opera, dance, drama, film and television, music, and theatre and entertainment arts. Its educational policy reflects the cultural diversity of Hong Kong with an emphasis on Chinese and Western traditions and interdisciplinary learning. The academy ranks 1st in Asia for four[needs update] consecutive years[when?] and 10th in the world for two consecutive years[which?] in 2022 QS World University Rankings by Subject (Performing Arts).
Every year, the academy enrols approximately 750 students for its full-time programmes and around 770 students for its Junior Music Programme and Gifted Young Dancer Programme. Furthermore, its extensive EXCEL (Extension and Continuing Education for Life) programme offers part-time personal enrichment courses and in-service professional training to nearly 8,000 students each year.