City University of Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is a fast-growing world-class University with burgeoning local and global reputation for professional education and research. The University is strongly committed to pursuing high levels of excellence, promoting innovation and nurturing creativity for social, economic and technology advancement.

Hub of Professional Education 

CityU endeavours to deliver high-quality professional education by offering integrated interdisciplinary cutting-edge programmes to transform students into creative problem-solvers, effective communicators and future leaders in order to help society deal with change constructively and effectively. A wide spectrum of undergraduate, taught and research postgraduate programmes are offered under the Colleges and Schools. 

• College of Business, a premier business school accredited by AACSB international and EQUIS, has long-standing partnerships with the mainland and Hong Kong business community.
• College of Engineering encompasses transformational research and teaching in technology and engineering-related areas.     
• College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences places strong emphasis on whole-person development through well-rounded and broad-based education programmes. The College is also committed to conducting social science research that addresses critical social issues. 
• College of Science creates new knowledge and pursues cutting-edge ideas at the frontiers of science study by offering innovative programmes and world-class research.
• Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, first of its kind in Hong Kong, serves as a leading local and regional centre of excellence in research and training. The College has launched the first 6-year Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine programme in partnership with the Cornell University.
• School of Creative Media plays a central role to nurture talents in the creative arts discipline and to flourish Hong Kong as the most influential and productive creative media hub.
• School of Data Science offers comprehensive curricula to nurture data scientists with solid foundation in meeting the demands of a data-driven economy in the future.
• School of Energy and Environment fosters an interdisciplinary approach to develop sustainable energy and environmental technologies. The outstanding research achievements underpin the education for students in finding innovative solutions to produce clean energy and sustainable development.
• School of Law is distinguished by its strong commitment to scholarship in common law, comparative law and international law, with an emphasis on Chinese law.

Centre of Research Excellence 

CityU has established itself as one of the most innovative universities in Asia, pioneering research in diverse fields that are of high relevance on pressing issues, in particular the five overarching research themes, i.e. One Health, Digital Society, Smart City, Matter and Brain. 

Apart from Colleges and Schools, CityU has established Research Institutes, Centres and Laboratories with the purposes of advancing scholarly activities through collaborative research, research dissemination or creative endeavours. Key establishments are:

• Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study aspires to be an international centre of excellence for the advancement of technology and innovation by bring together an interdisciplinary team of world-renowned scholars and researchers to contribute solutions to pressing real-world problems.
• Hong Kong Institute for Data Science serve as a hub for joint research, tackling challenging issues in data science.
• Hong Kong Institute for Clean Energy provides a vibrant platform to integrate diverse background professionals working in clean energy to train next-generation leaders and generate sustainable environmental solutions for creating societal impacts.
• State Key Laboratory for Terahertz and Millimeter Waves focuses on the advancements and applications of millimeter wave and terahertz technologies. 
• State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution protects the marine environment of Hong Kong and South China by identifying major threats, and developing tools and technologies to tackle marine pollution problems.
• Hong Kong Branch of National Precious Metals Materials Engineering Research Centre aims to strengthen the national centre’s overall capacity by conducting the research of precious metals and nanomaterials, as well as the relevant devices.