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Hong Kong DSE students explore self-financing degree options post-exams

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For students in Hong Kong who do not gain admission to public universities through the Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exams, several alternative pathways exist. These include bachelor's degree programs offered by self-financing institutions, supported by a government subsidy scheme for professions with high manpower demand. These programs provide approximately 3,425 first-year places across 47 disciplines, with annual subsidies ranging from HK$46,780 to HK$81,450. AI

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Hong Kong DSE students explore self-financing degree options post-exams

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · William Yiu ·

    Where can Hong Kong’s DSE students turn if they don’t get into a public university?

    Some 43,347 day-school candidates are sitting Hong Kong’s Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) exam this year, but there are only about 12,000 subsidised undergraduate places at the city’s eight public universities. So what options do the tens of thousands of remaining students h…

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