(Hong Kong Comprehensive News) The tide of departure from Hong Kong teachers has spread to the college school community. The leaving rate of the eight -funded universities in the school year is 7.4 %, which is a new high in 25 years.
Comprehensive Network Media "Hong Kong 01" and Ming Pao reported that data released by the Hong Kong University of Education and funding committee showed that a total of 361 teachers in the 2021 to 2022 school year left, which was 30 % from the 277 people in the 2020s to 2021 years.EssenceThe rate of departure of the previous school year is also a new high after 1997 to 1998.
Data show that Lingnan University and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology are the two universities with the highest resignation rates, 11.6 % and 10 %, respectively.
Mo Jiahao, Vice President of Lingda University, said that no exact analysis shows that the high resignation rate is related to immigration, the new crown epidemic, or the academic environment.
He believes that many talents have been dug and switched to other universities.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, which increases by 5.5 % compared to the previous school year, stated that every year, instructors have resigned due to various factors such as completing contracts, annual retirement age, or individual considerations.teacher.
A measures to retain talents, the University of Hong Kong stated that the number of academic personnel who has been employed has always been higher than those who resign, and will continue to recruit scholars with academic reputation worldwide, as well as young scholars who are rich in academic and research potential.
According to the data of the Hong Kong Education Bureau last year, the number of people lost in the primary and secondary school teachers from 2021 to 2022 is estimated to be about 4050, which is 70 % from the previous school year.In addition, the number of immigrants among teachers from the 2020 to 2021 school year has soared six times compared with the 2019 to 2020 school year.
