City University of Hong Kong, founded in 1984, is a well-known public research university, using English as the medium of instruction and Chinese as the auxiliary language of instruction, with seven faculties, focusing on diversity, cross-cultural learning and global vision
City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is a public research university located in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. The campus is located in the Kowloon Tong business district, MTR Kowloon Tong Station, backed by Lion Rock, overlooking the Kowloon Peninsula and Victoria Harbour, with very convenient transportation. In the 1980s, in order to adapt to the development of the times and comprehensively strengthen higher education in Hong Kong, it was established in the permanent campus of Kowloon Tong in 1984 and renamed City University of Hong Kong in 1995. The current Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Leung Chun-ying, was the Chairman of the Council of CityU for three years.
CityU is a comprehensive university with seven faculties: the Faculty of Science and Engineering, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Energy and Environment, the Faculty of Business, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, the Faculty of Creative Media, and the Chow Yiqing Graduate School offers advanced degree programmes. Designed to promote knowledge creation, innovative discovery and creative thinking, the curriculum aims to be a world-class university with excellent research and professional education. It is a modern international university with a focus on diversity, cross-cultural learning and a global perspective. CityU has a well-appointed faculty from all over the world, including Hong Kong, North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. CityU has established a close and extensive network of international academic collaborations and has signed student and scholar exchange agreements with more than 100 renowned universities in 28 countries and regions. CityU adopts English as the medium of instruction, and some departments also provide Chinese as the supplementary language of instruction. In the 2015 QS Asia University Rankings, CityU ranked 9th in Asia and 4th in Hong Kong. In the 2015 QS World University Rankings, CityU was ranked 57th in the world.
History of the school
City University of Hong Kong, formerly known as City Polytechnic, was established in Mong Kok, Kowloon in 1984 under the City Polytechnic Ordinance, Chapter 1132 of the Laws of Hong Kong. The earliest school building was located in the Trade and Industry Department Building in present-day Mong Kok. Eight years later, after the completion of the permanent campus at Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, the new campus was moved into the new campus in 1990 and the original campus was transferred to the Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong for campus use. The school has been granted land by the government to use the site of the temporary housing area of Yuen Ge and Lao Cai as the site for the future student dormitory. In 1995, the university was granted self-accrediting status by the government and renamed as "City University of Hong Kong". In 1997, the Kowloon Bay branch was established on the site of the former Wellington College to provide a special venue for self-financing Associate Degree, YPTP and Yijin students.
In June 1982, the Council of the Hong Kong Polytechnic was appointed as a member of the Preparatory Committee for the Second Polytechnic and Sir Chung Sze-yuen was appointed as the Chairman of the Preparatory Committee.
In May 1982, the University and Polytechnic Grants Committee held its first meeting in London and subsequently submitted its Report No. 1 of Polytechnic No. 2, recommending that the new Polytechnic be named "City Polytechnic of Hong Kong" and that the site of the new Polytechnic should be built on a land of about 12 hectares in Kowloon Tong in a densely populated area with accessible major transportation networks. At the same time, the Committee decided that classes should commence in the temporary school premises in 1984–85 as soon as possible, pending the completion of the permanent school premises.
The recruitment of the first Dean was launched globally in early 1983 with the appointment of Professor David Johns, Provost and Vice-Chancellor of the Loughborough University of Technology in the United Kingdom.
Scholarship Offerings:
The "Introductory Scholarship" categories of City University of Hong Kong include: Champion Scholarship, Grade Scholarship, Hainan Outstanding Student Scholarship, Fang Runhua Minority Scholarship and Competition Winner Scholarship.
Scholarship Introduction: College entrance examination candidates who are ranked first to third in arts or sciences in various provinces and municipalities, and who apply for and are admitted to City University of Hong Kong, will be awarded the full City University of Hong Kong Champion Scholarship, which is equivalent to the full tuition fee, accommodation fee and living expenses (currently HK$120,000 per year) during the four-year study period at City University of Hong Kong (five years at the Faculty of Law).
Introduction of Graded Scholarship: According to the candidate's actual total score in the college entrance examination is higher than the "one line" score in the province or city, the first-class and second-class scholarships will be set. The first-class scholarship of City University of Hong Kong is "City University of Hong Kong Tuition Fee Free". The second-class scholarship of City University of Hong Kong is "City University of Hong Kong is half free of tuition fees every year".
