Faculty of Arts

The Faculty of Arts is one of the flagship faculties of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and is an internationally renowned and leading humanities faculty.  It is ranked 1st in Asia and 19th in the world for Arts and Humanities in the U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities 2022, the only one Asian University to have made it into the top 30 this year among 250 universities worldwide.  It is also ranked 2nd in Asia and 1st in Hong Kong in Arts and Humanities in the Times Higher Education World University Subject Rankings 2022 and the QS World University Subject Rankings 2022.  Its Linguistics and Modern Languages subjects are also internationally renowned, ranked 10th and 22nd respectively in the QS World University Subject Rankings 2022.  The Faculty of Arts' presence amongst the best institutions in the world is evidence of its exceptional record in teaching and research.

The Faculty strives to attract and nurture outstanding scholars and students from around the world through excellence and innovation in teaching and learning, research, and knowledge exchange.  We are dedicated to fulfilling our mission to produce graduates with highly developed analytical, linguistic, critical and creative skills, for leadership and success in their professional and life endeavours. The Faculty is committed to serving the lifelong learning needs of the community.