A. Locale
Hong Kong is home for over 7 million people from many ethnic and cultural backgrounds. It is one of the largest financial centers of the world with highly efficient infrastructures. LTS is situated on a beautiful green mountain in this vibrant international metropolis that provides a perfect setting for thoughtful study and ministerial formation. Our neighbors on this Mountain of the Way and the Spirit (To Fung Shan) is the Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre and Institute for Sino-Christian Studies, with which we cooperate in using the resources of this dynamic place to put contextualization of the Gospel into practice.

B. Community Life
People from many countries enrich our community life, which is also characterized by daily worship and an atmosphere that honors and encourages spiritual growth as well as academic achievement.

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C. Faculty
Members of the faculty of LTS are both academically well equipped and have a rich experience in church service and spiritual maturity. In order to continuously improve theological education, keep pace with developments in theology, and promote the exchange of theological thinking in various areas, LTS invites theological and church leaders both in and outside of Hong Kong to serve as affiliate faculty members, guest lecturers, visiting professors or to provide series of special lectures.

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D. Teaching Language
The majority of our faculty members are Chinese, but we also have international faculty members and classes are held in both Chinese and English. One can use English to earn a degree at LTS.

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E. Library
LTS library has a collection of over 90,000 volumes and over 200 periodicals. Besides printed collections, there are more than 5,000 e-books, 500 full-text e-journals, CD-ROMs and various internet databases. LTS library is the founding member and network center of the Ecumenical Information Network (EIN) which is the largest Chinese theological library network in the world (5 members and over 300,000 volumes www.ein-hk.info). LTS library is also an active member of the Forum of Asian Theological Librarians (www.
foratl.org).

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F. Ecumenical and Confessional
LTS is confessional. It was founded and is mainly supported by Lutheran churches locally and overseas. However, LTS is also ecumenical. The majority of our students comes from other denominitations. In the faculty ecumenical variety is represented as well. For LTS, “confessional” functions as a sign of our identity and as a basis for us to join the ecumenical community.

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G. Local and International
In addition to the students from Hong Kong, about 20% of our student population comes from various other countries and about one third of our faculty comes from overseas. There has been a time when 19 nationalities could be found at LTS.

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H. Tuition and Financial Aid
With the support of a number of individuals and agencies, LTS is able to provide a limited amount of financial aid to students in need. It is our hope that no student should be prevented by financial constraints from preparing himself or herself to be a faithful servant of God.

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I. Exchange Programs
LTS is in cooperation with a number of theological institutions around the world to provide exchange opportunities to and from U.S.A., Canada, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Finland, India and other countries.

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J. Locally and Globally Engaged: LTS Alumni/ae
Most of our alumni serve faithfully in parishes as ministers or lay leaders, spreading out to more than 20 countries, e.g. U.S.A., India, China, and countries of the Mekong River region, etc. Many of them hold leading positions in the church, strengthening their fellow Christians and reaching the unchurched.

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K. Publications
The annual publication, Theology & Life, our principal academic journal, is supplemented by occasional books and monographs on special topics and by the bi-monthly LTS News in Chinese and quarterly LTS News in English.

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L. Accreditation
Degrees offered by LTS are accredited by the Association for Theological Education in South East Asia (ATESEA) and the Asia Theological Association (ATA).

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M. Web-Site
Through our bi-lingual internet web-site, www.lts.edu, we provide access to news and information on our programs and events. As internet use expands among students and faculty, we are exploring ways to provide more on-line services and learning opportunities.

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