City University of Hong Kong
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| City University of Hong Kong (CityU) | |
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| 香港城市大學 (城大) | |
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| Motto: | 敬業樂群 "Officium et Civitas" |
| Established: | 1984 (as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong) |
| Chancellor: | The Hon. Donald Tsang |
| President: | Prof Way Kuo |
| Undergraduates: | Sub-degree: 6,922 Undergraduate: 12,629[1] |
| Postgraduates: | Taught: 5,286 Research: 676[2] |
| Location: | Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Affiliations: | ASAIHL |
| Website: | http://www.cityu.edu.hk/ |
City University of Hong Kong (CityU) (traditional Chinese: 香港城市大學) is one of the eight universities in Hong Kong. The university motto "敬業樂群 / Officium et Civitas" encapsulates an education philosophy that emphasizes both academic professionalism and an individual's responsibility to society.
The university has a community of more than 12,000 undergraduates and 6,000 postgraduates. International students account for around 5% of the student population. The official language of instruction is English.
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[edit] History
Originally founded as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong in 1984, City University of Hong Kong was granted university status on 1 January 1995.
During the past 23 years, it has grown significantly from that of a small institution, housed in temporary premises, offering 9 academic programmes to less than 1,000 students, to a major University with an international reputation for teaching and scholarship. It now has an enrollment of over 20,000 students in programmes of all levels from associate degrees to PhDs.
[edit] Reputation and Ranking
The applied research and professional teaching of CityU have been well recognized in the international higher education community. CityU has been listed among the best 200 universities in the world (149th) by The Times Higher Education Supplement in U.K. and its social sciences, science, engineering and business programmes are also ranked 61st of the top 100 in the world. As well, CityU has been ranked as one of the top 10 universities in Greater China by Shanghai Jiao Tong University since 2003.
The Faculty of Business has achieved prestigious international recognition - EQUIS accreditation - in February 2007 after receiving AACSB International accreditation in January 2005. In March 2008, The Faculty of Business received the accreditation from the Association of MBAs(AMBA).[1]. In addition, the university's School of Law is the first in Hong Kong to offer the J.D., a graduate entry professional law degree programme.
[edit] Location
The university is conveniently located next to Festival Walk. It is a transport hub with a bus terminus and a railway station, the MTR Kowloon Tong Station.
[edit] Faculties and departments
- Faculty of Business
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Department of Asian and International Studies
- Department of Applied Social Studies
- Department of Chinese, Translation and Linguistics
- Department of English and Communication
- Department of Public and Social Administration
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- School of Graduate Studies
- School of Creative Media
- School of Law
- Division of Building Science and Technology
[edit] Students' Union (CityUSU)
The Students' Union (http://su.cityu.edu.hk/) of the university is one of the most independent tertiary student bodies. Being registered as an independent association in Hong Kong, it represents more than 13,000 undergraduate and sub-degree students in CityU. The president of the Union was Sixtus Leung Chung-Hang.
22nd Students' Union Executive Committee
- Sixtus Leung Chung-Hang (President)
- Tonny Chan Kar-Yu (Internal Vice-President)
- Leung Tsz Fung Ray(External Vice-President)
- Lin Yu Tung Kevin (Publication Secretary)
- Chan Hei Man Shearer (Academic Secretary)
22nd Students' Union Council(http://su.cityu.edu.hk/council)
- Chi Man, Lai (Chairman)
[edit] CityU Postgraduate Association (CUPA)
CUPA (http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cupa/) represents the postgraduate students in the university.
[edit] Students Residence
There are a total of 9 buildings being built for student residences. The names of the halls are named after major donors.
- Jockey Club House
- Jockey Club Humanity Hall
- HSBC Prosperity Hall
- Alumni Civility Hall
- Jockey Club Academy Hall
- Chan Sui Kau Hall
- Lee Shau Kee Hall
- Jockey Club Harmony Hall
- Hall 8 (postgraduate hall)
- Hall 9
[edit] Facilities
- 19 lecture theatres, each of which can accommodate between 120 to 300 students
- 1 multi-purpose hall
- 1 theater
- 1 standard swimming pool
- 1 sports complex, including basketball, badminton, squash courts, climbing and virtual golf facilities
- 1 Academic Building complex
- 1 Amentities Building
- 1 international conferencing facility
[edit] Research Centres
University Research Centres
- Centre for Coastal Pollution and Conservation
- Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films
- Language Information Sciences Research Centre
- Liu Bie Ju Centre for Mathematical Sciences
- Wireless Communications Research Centre
Faculty Research Centres
- Centre for Applied Computing and Interactive Media
- Centre for Chaos and Complex Networks
- Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law
- Centre for Communication Research
- Governance in Asia Research Centre
- The Halliday Centre for Intelligent Applications of Language Studies
- Southeast Asia Research Centre
[edit] Community College of City University
- Division of Computer Studies
- Division of Commerce
- Division of Language Studies
- Division of Social Studies
[edit] See also
- Education in Hong Kong
- List of universities in Hong Kong
- List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
[edit] External links
- City University of Hong Kong
- Students' Union, City University of Hong Kong
- HSBC Prosperity Hall, City University of Hong Kong
- Community College of City University
