Lingnan University, as the liberal arts university of Hong Kong, embraces the vision to excel as an internationally recognised liberal arts university distinguished by outstanding teaching, learning, scholarship and community engagement. It is committed to providing quality whole-person education informed by the best of Chinese and Western liberal arts traditions; nurturing all-round excellence in students, including such attributes as critical thinking, broad vision, versatile skills, socially responsible values, and leadership in a changing world; and encouraging faculty and students to contribute to society through original research and knowledge transfer. Lingnan University is ranked third in the world for "Quality Education" at the latest Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2021.