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Written by: Hu Jiaxin
2020-03-14 09:00
Last updated: 2020-03-14 09:00Hong Kong Savannah Design University (SCAD) announced yesterday (13th) that it will be closed on June 1st this year. SCAD from the United States set up a branch in Hong Kong in 2010 and has been regarded as a noble academy of arts. The four-year undergraduate course costs 1.2 million yuan. One of the goals of Hong Kong SCAD that year was to open up the mainland market, but the wishful thinking did not seem to start. With the continuous decline in the number of secondary students in the local area, the number of students was far below the standard.
Feng Weihua, director of the Education Association, believes that SCAD may miscalculate the attractiveness of Hong Kong campuses to mainland students. In addition, "the students are not in time". The balance is unbalanced. Stopping the stoppage of the stoppage in the uncertain development prospects of Hong Kong.
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Hong Kong Savannah Design University (SCAD) announced that it will be closed on June 1st this year. (Profile picture)
Defeated the Eight Harmony Hall and took the former Northern Territory as the school building
SCAD, reputed to be the top art, design and digital media institution in the United States, defeated the Eight Harmony Hall in 2010, was approved by the government as the former North Kowloon Magistracy Court, and promised to self-fund 150 million yuan to conserve and operate the "pre-Northern tailor". No government funding is required. The government ’s decision to approve the land caused controversy in the cultural world that included SCAD ’s failure to start classes in Hong Kong and another ten-year rent-free subsidy. status.
2018 loss recorded over 16 million yuan
The Hong Kong branch is the first university in SCAD's Asia region. One of the goals of the opening of the school that year was to develop the Asian market, especially the mainland market. However, SCAD's journey into Asia does not seem to be going smoothly. "Hong Kong 01" checked the university's latest financial statement. Although the loss in 2018 was narrower than the previous year, it still recorded a deficit of more than 16 million yuan. The annual report even questioned whether the Hong Kong branch could continue to operate without the financial support of the headquarter. Since 2010, Hong Kong SCAD has recorded deficits for eight consecutive years, with a cumulative loss of 320 million yuan.
Feng Weihua, director of the Education Association, believes that the tuition fees for art courses offered by SCAD are high, and the four-year tuition fees are more than one million yuan. Compared with other similar courses in Hong Kong, it is "expensive", which has deterred local students. (Profile picture)
Feng Weihua of the Chinese Education Association: Admissions and winters weigh on misapprehension for mainland students
Feng Weihua, director of the Education Association, believes that the tuition fees for art courses offered by SCAD are high, and the four-year tuition fees are more than one million yuan. Compared with other similar courses in Hong Kong, it is "expensive", which has deterred local students.
As for mainland students, he believes that even if the children of wealthier families in the Mainland can afford the tuition costs, if they want to take art and design subjects, they will mostly enroll in institutions in Europe and the United States. The economic conditions of mainland students in Hong Kong may not be necessary Too good, the courses are more practical, tend to study engineering, business and other subjects with a better way out, rarely choose the humanities, think SCAD may miscalculate the appeal of Hong Kong campus to mainland students.
Feng Xu pointed out that SCAD in Hong Kong was "untimely." When the school opened ten years ago, it was the peak period for admission of self-financing institutions, but in the following years, it has entered the cold winter tide of admission to self-funded institutions. Each year, the average decline is 5,000 to 6,000. If the colleges and universities are to survive the low tide of admission, it will take at least five to six years before the population rises to the level before the decline.
He believes that the lack of SCAD's long-term inadequacy results in annual fiscal deficits, and the balance has not yet been balanced. Coupled with the conflict between anti-revision conflicts and the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, the development prospects are unclear, so he decided to stop the stop loss.
Hong Kong SCAD currently has about 650 students, offering 13 art undergraduate and two master's programs, and the annual tuition fee is about 300,000 yuan. (Profile picture)
Admissions continue to fall short of targets
Hong Kong SCAD currently has about 650 undergraduate students, offering 13 bachelor of arts and 2 master's courses, and the annual tuition fee is about 300,000 yuan. Since 2011, the university has been under-enrolled almost every year. In 2011, 88 undergraduate courses were enrolled, which only reached the expected target of nearly 40%; in the 2019/20 academic year, the number of undergraduate freshmen was only 156, which was less than the expected target of 300. About half.
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Government: Former Kitakana lease expires at end of July and is included in Phase VI revitalization plan
A government spokesman said yesterday that it has received a notice from SCAD in Hong Kong that the former North Kowloon Magistracy School will cease operations from June 1 this year. The lease will expire on July 31 this year and the school will not renew it later lease.
The former Northern Territory is a project under the first phase of the revitalization plan. From August 1, the government will take over according to the terms of the lease to ensure that the building is properly returned. It will be included in the sixth phase of the revitalization plan. Non-profit organizations are invited. Submit proposals, details will be announced later.
The government also stated that it respects the SCAD outage decision and expects the school to make arrangements for running and operating schools while properly taking care of the interests of students and staff. In addition, I also understand that the school has notified all affected students and their parents of the relevant decisions, and has formulated a plan to deal with teaching issues to ensure that students can continue to complete the relevant degree.
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