City University of Hong Kong
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| Motto | 敬業樂群 "Officium et Civitas" |
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| Established | 1984 (as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong) |
| Chancellor | The Hon. Donald Tsang |
| President | Prof H K Chang |
| Undergraduates | 12,000 |
| Postgraduates | 3,000 |
| Location | Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Website | http://www.cityu.edu.hk/ |
The City University of Hong Kong (CityU) (Traditional Chinese: 香港城市大學) is one of the seven universities in Hong Kong. The university motto is "敬業樂群 / Officium et Civitas", which 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 3,000 postgraduates. International students account for around 5% of the student population.
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[edit] Location
The university is conveniently located in Kowloon Tong, situated next to the Kowloon Tong Station. It is a transport hub with a bus terminus and two railway stations MTR and the KCR. The station is the location of Festival Walk, one of the largest shopping malls in Kowloon.
[edit] History and development
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 20 years, it has grown significantly from 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, enrolled over 20,000 students on programmes of all levels from associate degree to postgraduate research. CityU ranks among the best 200 universities (154th) and its social sciences departments/programmes have been ranked 61st of the top 100 in the world by The Times Higher Education Supplement in UK, signifying the growing international standing of the university. The university's School of Law is the first in Hong Kong to offer a J.D. degree programme.
[edit] Faculties and departments
- Faculty of Business
- Department of Accountancy
- Department of Economics and Finance
- Department of Information Systems
- Department of Management
- Department of Management Sciences
- Department of Marketing
- 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
- Department of Biology and Chemistry
- Department of Building and Construction
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of Electronic Engineering
- Department of Manufacturing Engineering & Engineering Management
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics and Materials Science
- School of Creative Media
- School of Graduate Studies
- School of Law
- Chinese Civilisation Centre
- English Language Centre
[edit] Students life
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 12,000 undergraduate students in CityU. Meanwhile the CityU Postgraduate Association (CUPA) is representing the postgraduate students in the university.
[edit] Students Residence
There are totally 9 buildings in CityU and they are still in progress of construction. The names of the halls are named after donors. For those who have not been named yet, donors are always welcome. Interested parties should contact the [CityU] directly as a way of supporting the development of the university.
- Jockey Club House
- Jockey Club Humanity Hall
- HSBC Prosperity Hall
- Hall 3
- Jockey Club Academy Hall
- Chan Sui Kau Hall
- Hall 6
- Hall 7
- 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 Centre
[edit] Community College of City University
[edit] See also
- Education in Hong Kong
- List of universities in Hong Kong
- List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
