City University of Hong Kong

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City University of Hong Kong
香港城市大學
CityU Logo.svg
Motto 敬業樂群 (Traditional Chinese)
Officium et Civitas (Latin)
Established 1984 (as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong)
1994 (granted full university status)
Type Public
Chancellor The Hon. CY Leung
President Prof Way Kuo
Academic staff 931
Students Undergraduates: 10,629[1]
Taught Postgraduates: 4,896[1]
Research Postgraduates (MPhil and PhD): 987[1]
Professional Doctorate: 182[1]
Location Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Campus Urban, 15.6 hectares (0.156 km2)
Colours Blue and Green [2]
         
Affiliations ASAIHL
Website www.cityu.edu.hk
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Academic 1
Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre
Amenities Building
University Concourse
University Garden
Front Entrance
Run Run Shaw Library
CityU Circle
Cheng Yick-Chi Building
Academic 3 (construction in progress)

City University of Hong Kong (Abbreviation: CityU; Chinese: 香港城市大學) is a public research university located in Hong Kong. CityU was originally founded in 1984 as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and became a fully accredited university later in 1994.

The university now offers more than 130 Bachelor degree programmes within six Schools and Colleges, including Business, Liberal Arts 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. Moreover, the School of Continuing and Professional Education (SCOPE), an extension of CityU, provides quality continuing education for professional practice. With its mission to become a leading world-class hub for professional education and academic research, the 19-year-old CityU is fast-growing in recent years across the region and has become one of the four renowned universities in Hong Kong within a very short period of time. [3]

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Campus [edit]

City University of Hong Kong is located in Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, near the MTR Kowloon Tong Station (East Rail Line / Kwun Tong Line) and Festival Walk. The main campus area is around 15.6 hectares, including Academic 1 and Academic 2, Amenities Building, Mong Man-wai Building, Fong Yun-wah Building, Cheng Yick-chi Building, and Academic Exchange Building, To Yuen Building, Hu Fa Kuang Sports Centre, two senior staff quarters (Nam Shan Yuen, Tak Chee Yuen), Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre and the Student Residential Halls.

Academic 1 [edit]

The initial buildings for CityU including Academic 1 were designed by Percy Thomas Partnership with Fitch and Chung, after winning an international design competition. The first phase of construction was completed in 1990 and the second phase (increasing capacity to 20,000 students) in 1993. The buildings had to be of low-rise because of airport height restrictions.[4]

Academic 2 [edit]

Opened in 2011, Academic 2 is a combined academic, administrative and amenities building for programmes of 20,900 sq.m. in net operational area, located near the Amenities Building and Hu Fa Kuang Sports Centre. It is a new 9-storey building with 12 lecture theatres, 45 classrooms, 11 computer rooms, a canteen with a capacity of 800 diners, staff offices, a number of multi-function rooms, and plenty of learning resources and common areas.

Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre [edit]

In November 2010 a new Creative Media Centre was completed. This was created by Studio Daniel Libeskind with Leigh & Orange Limited. The distinctive design includes a range of spaces, lighting and materials to inspire the students. The building was designed to house the School of Creative Media, the Centre for Media Technology and the Department of Computer Engineering and Information Technology.[5]

Academic 3 [edit]

Academic 3 is a new combined academic, amenities, and administrative building of 20,500 sq.m. in net operational area which consists of facilities such as classrooms, lecture theatres with one holding up to 600 people, teaching and research laboratories, multi-function rooms, a canteen, common areas, administrative offices and a roof garden. [6]

Student Hostel at Whitehead, Ma On Shan (In Planning) [edit]

Proposed net operational area of approx. 24,000 sq m Targets to provide 2,168 bedplaces Proposed construction floor area of approx 44,000 sq m

Expected Construction Commencement Date: Late 2014 Expected Construction Completion Date: Mid 2017

[7]

Academic Organisations [edit]

Colleges and Schools [edit]

The 3 Colleges of Business, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and Science and Engineering, and the 3 Schools of Law, Creative Media and Energy and Environment offer undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The Division of Building Science and Technology and the Community College of City University (CCCU) run government-funded and self-funded associate degree programmes respectively.

The Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies strengthens the operation and development of all postgraduate programmes and fosters an ambiance for graduate studies.

The School of Continuing and Professional Education (SCOPE) helps fulfil the University’s role as a centre for lifelong education by providing continuing educational opportunities for the community through diplomas, certificate and short programmes. It also renders an alternative route for articulation through bachelor's degree and postgraduate programmes offered in partnership with tertiary institutions in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The overall academic organisation structure is as follows:

College of Business College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences College of Science and Engineering Community College of City University (CCCU)
School of Law School of Energy and Environment School of Creative Media Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies
School of Continuing and Professional Education (SCOPE) Chinese Civilisation Centre English Language Centre

Research Institute / Centres [edit]

  • State Key Laboratories
    • State Key Laboratory of Millimetre Waves
    • State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution
  • University Research Centres
    • Centre for Prognostics and System Health Management
    • Centre of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films
    • Liu Bie Ju Centre for Mathematical Sciences
  • College/School 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
    • Centre for Functional Photonics
    • 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
    • Centre for Power Electronics
    • Hong Kong Centre for Maritime and Transportation Law
  • Shenzhen Applied R&D Centres
    • Biotechnology and Health Centre
    • Futian-CityU Mangrove R&D Centre
    • Future Networking Centre
    • Information and Communication Technologies Centre

Library [edit]

The Run Run Shaw Library was established in 1984. In 1989, the Library moved to its current location in the Academic 1 of the University campus in Kowloon Tong and the following year it was named Run Run Shaw Library in recognition of a generous donation by Sir Run Run Shaw.

Located on Level 3 of Academic 1, the Library occupies a central location which is easily accessible to users. It has a total area of 11,550 square metres. The total number of seats available is around 2,200 during term time and 2,700 during the Revision and Examination Periods.

The Library's collection includes more than 955,500 volumes of print books and over 2 million volumes of electronic books. The collection also comprises around 202,900 volumes of bound periodicals and around 2,690 print serials titles. The Library maintains an expanding number of electronic resources including 365 electronic databases, around 69,500 e-journals, and around 54,400 media resources.

Facilities and Services [edit]

Computer Services Centre [edit]

The Computing Servies Centre (CSC) is responsible for the provision of central computing facilities and technical services to support various aspects of computer and network within the University. Andy Chun, the Chief Information Officer, is currently the line manager of CSC.

Sports [edit]

Hu Fa Kuang Sports Centre is a five-storey sports center which houses a multi-purpose hall and four practice gymnasiums for badminton, basketball, volleyball, martial arts and dance, etc. There is a table-tennis room, six squash courts, an indoor sport-climbing wall, two physical fitness rooms and two golf driving rooms plus a golf simulation room. Besides, CityU has a 50-metre, Olympic-size swimming pool and a full-size outdoor basketball court. The off-campus Joint Sports Centre provides a variety of outdoor sports facilities, including an international standard 8-lane all-weather running track and field facilities, an 11-a-side natural grass football pitch, four tennis courts with a 200-seat spectator stand, a multi-purpose court and two-bay golf practice area.It is jointly owned by CityU, HKBU and PolyU.

Student Activities [edit]

Students' Union [edit]

The CityU Students’ Union, established in 1986, aims at fostering a spirit of unity, independence and democracy among students as well as promote and safeguard the rights and welfare of all its members. It has a high degree of autonomy in running its own affairs. Its 19 societies, approximately 40 affiliated clubs and seven residents’ associations organise regular functions throughout the year.

Sport Teams [edit]

CityU is “One of the Best Universities in Sports” among 11 member tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. It is the only University that has captured Double Champions for 7 times in both Men’s and Women’s Overall Championship in the USFHK Sports Competition in the year 1996-97, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010-11 and 2012-2013. CityU now has over 400 athletes in 16 sports events. [9]

Student Residential Halls [edit]

Student Residence at Cornwall Street comprises 11 residential halls. They include:

Reputation and Rankings [edit]

University rankings
Global
ARWU[10] 201-300
Times[11] 182
QS[12] 95
Asia
ARWU[13] 20-31
Times[14] 19
QS (World version)[15]
QS (Asian version)[16]		 18
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CityU has been regarded by several major university rankings to be among the top five higher education institutes in Hong Kong.

The university was ranked 95th in the world and 18th in Asia by the QS World University Rankings (2012), [17] while the independent regional QS Asian University Rankings in the same year placed it at 12th.[18] It was 4th in Hong Kong in both the rankings.

Moreover, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (2012-13) regarded it 182nd globally and 19th in Asia, being again the forth in the city.[19]

The ARWU (2012) gave it a position among 201st-300th worldwide and 3rd-5th in Hong Kong;[20]

Moreover, the institutions above have also provided university rankings by disciplines. Here are some major subject rankings:

Notable alumni [edit]

See also [edit]

References [edit]

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  2. ^ "City University of Hong Kong Corporate Identity - Graphic Standards Manual". 
  3. ^ Recent Achievements - City University of Hong Kong
  4. ^ PTP Architects (Hong Kong) website City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (retrieved 2011-10-26).
  5. ^ WorldArchitectureNews.com Leigh & Orange and Studio Daniel Libeskind complete futuristic new Media Centre in Hong Kong 28 February 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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  7. ^ http://www6.cityu.edu.hk/cdfo/default.aspx?PageID=sh5&Lang=eng
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