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Revision as of 17:26, 24 September 2010
22°20′11.12″N 114°10′22.76″E / 22.3364222°N 114.1729889°E
香港城市大學 (城大) | |
| CityU Logo | |
| Motto | 敬業樂群(Traditional Chinese) "Officium et Civitas" |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1984 (as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong) |
| Chancellor | The Hon. Donald Tsang |
| President | Prof Way Kuo |
Academic staff | 3 Colleges 3 Schools |
| Undergraduates | Sub-degree: 920
Undergraduate: 12,764[1] |
| Postgraduates | Taught: 4,685
Research: 715[1] |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Urban 15.6 Hectare |
| Affiliations | ASAIHL |
| Website | http://www.cityu.edu.hk/ |
| File:City University of Hong Kong Logo horizontal 250.png | |
City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is a university located in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong. It became a fully-accredited university in 1994. By 2009 the student enrolment was about 26,000, with more than 3,000 staff members employed.
More than 140 academic programmes are offered within the following schools and colleges (faculties): Business, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Engineering, Creative Media, Energy and Environment, and Law. Post-graduate studies are offered through the Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies, while the School of Continuing and Professional Education (SCOPE) is an extension of CityU that provides professional practice education. The Community College of City University (CCCU) was established in 2004 for the provision of sub-degree education.
CityU was ranked 124th among the world’s top universities, according to the THE-QS World University Rankings 2009 survey [2]. The 2010 QS Asian University Rankings rated City University of Hong Kong as the 15th best university in Asia [3], and in the 2010 QS World University Rankings[4] the university was placed at 129th (in 2010 Times Higher Education World University Rankings and QS World University Rankings parted ways to produce separate rankings). The university's campus is located in Kowloon Tong.
Academic Organisation
The three Colleges, namely Business, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Engineering, and the School of Creative Media and School of Law offer bachelors degree and postgraduate programmes. The newly established School of Energy and Environment currently offers postgraduate degree programmes.
The School of Creative Media, the Division of Building Science and Technology and the Community College of City University run associate degree programmes. The School of Continuing and Professional Education provides continuing educational opportunities for the community through self-financing degree, certificate and short programmes.
The Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies strengthens the operation and development of all postgraduate programmes.
The overall academic organisation structure is as follows:
| College of Humanities and Social Sciences | College of Science and Engineering | College of Business | Community College of City University |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Social Studies Asian and International Studies Chinese, Translation and Linguistics English Media and communication Public and Social Administration |
Biology and Chemistry Building and Construction Computer Science Electronic Engineering Manufactureing Engineering and Engineering Management Mathematics |
Accountancy Economics and Finance Information Systems Management Management Sciences Marketing |
Commerce Computer Studies Language Studies Social Studies |
| School of Law | School of Creative Media | School of Energy and Environment | Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies |
| School of Continuing and Professional Education |
Research Centres
State Key Laboratories
State Key Laboratory of Millimetre Waves
University Research Centres
Centre for Coastal Pollution and Conservation
Centre for Prognostics and System Health Management
Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films
Language Information Sciences Research Centre
Liu Bie Ju Centre for Mathematical Sciences
College 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
Guy Carpenter Asia-Pacific Climate Impact Centre
The Halliday Centre for Intelligent Applications of Language Studies
Southeast Asia Research Centre
Applied Strategic Development Centres
Centre for Electronic Packaging and Assemblies, Failure Analysis and Reliability Engineering
Centre for Innovative Applications of Internet and Multimedia Technologies
Hong Kong Centre for Maritime and Transportation Law
Biotechnology and Health Centre
Futian-CityU Mangrove R&D Centre
Future Networking Centre
Information and Communication Technologies Centre
Location
Located in the heart of Kowloon, the University is a few minutes walk from the MTR East Rail Line and Kwun Tong Line stations (exit C) at Kowloon Tong.
Notes
See also
- Education in Hong Kong
- List of universities in Hong Kong
- List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong