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City University of Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong

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City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) is a globally renowned institution, ranked #1 Most International University (THE 2024 & 2025) and #62 worldwide (QS 2025).

City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) is a globally renowned institution, ranked #1 Most International University (THE 2024 & 2025) and #62 worldwide (QS 2025). It offers cutting-edge programs in Biomedicine, Business, Engineering, Data Science, Creative Media, Law, and Veterinary Medicine, emphasizing interdisciplinary learning and research.

CityUHK provides students with exceptional global opportunities, including internships in 27 countries, exchanges with 400+ partner institutions worldwide, and Joint Bachelor's Degree Programs with prestigious universities like Columbia University in New York. Combined with generous scholarships, CityUHK equips students with the skills, experience, and international exposure needed to excel in a fast-evolving global landscape.

CityUHK strives to develop a campus that reflects the academic excellence of the University with high functional efficiency. We render facilities adequate, safe, contemporary, and available for learning, teaching, research, community and industry linkage, intellectual, cultural, and leisure pursuits equitably for staff and students.

  • Run Run Shaw Library: Located on Level 2 (Yellow and Red Zones) and Level 3 of Yeung Kin Man Academic Building, the Library occupies a central location easily accessible to users. The Library's collection includes more than 1 million volumes of print books and about 2 million electronic books.
  • Computers and Internet: Express Terminals in the Yeung Kin Man Academic Building and computers in the Computing Services Centre (CSC) are available for students' use. Wireless LAN is available in most parts of the campus, including the ground area of the Student Residence.
  • Chan Feng Men-ling Chan Shuk-lin Language Centre (LC): The Centre delivers high-quality, practical language training and provides facilities and guidance for independent language study. It promotes and supports informal activities for language practice.
  • Activity Venues: Whether your activity is energetic or tends to the mind, many kinds of activity venues are made available on campus. Study room, discussion room, case room, studio, dancing room, dark room, music room, band room, tearoom, etc -- explore what CityUHK created for you.
  • Sports & Recreation Facilities: The sports facilities on campus are available for booking, including a physical fitness room and a table tennis room. For outdoor sports facilities, you may use the on-campus swimming pool and outdoor basketball court located opposite the student residence halls.
  • Joint Sports Centre: The Joint Sports Centre at Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong, provides an 11-a-side standard soccer field, an all-weather running track, a multi-purpose court for basketball, volleyball and handball, tennis courts, and other facilities.
  • Health Care: Young Chung-Yee Health Centre is a medical and dental clinic on campus that provides general medical consultations and dental care services to members of CityUHK. Healthcare services in Hong Kong are comprehensive, highly professional and people-centred.
  • Administrative Information Management System (AIMS): Through AIMS, students can manage or view their course registration, class schedule, examination timetable and results, Student Residence application, personal information, student financial account, campus job application, application for certain student services, etc.
  • CityUHK Portal / Canvas: An electronic infrastructure provides various online services and information related to study and life at CityUHK, including news about activities and academic matters. Campus facilities can be booked through the e-Portal.
  • CityUHK Mobile: An official app of City University of Hong Kong providing a convenient platform for staff, students and visitors to access important information about CityUHK.

    Empowering and equipping students to thrive at university and beyond.

    We are committed to providing our students with the support they need to have a fulfilling and rewarding university experience, prepare themselves for personal and professional excellence, and live life to the fullest.

    • Student Development Services: SDS is the first port of call for developmental programmes and financial support, physical education activities, counselling services, and career and leadership guidance.
    • Student Residence Office: For anything to do with living on or off campus, the SRO can help. Responsible for undergraduate and postgraduate hall applications, off-campus accommodation, and more, SRO ensures that students have a safe and supportive place to live while studying at CityU.

    Getting to CityUHK

    CityUHK is situated at the heart of Kowloon Tong. The Campus is accessible by various means of public transportation. Taking the MTR is one of the convenient ways to reach the Campus, it is just a 5-minute walk from Kowloon Tong Station via Festival Walk Shopping Centre. CityUHK is also just a 30-minute ride away from the Hong Kong International Airport (airport).

    • #62 - Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), World University Rankings 2025
    • #1 - Times Higher Education (THE), Most International Universities in the World 2024 & 2025
    • #4 - THE, Young University Rankings 2024
    • #10 - QS, Asia University Rankings 2025
    • #78 - THE, World University Rankings 2025

    General Entrance Requirements

    Applicants applying to CityUHK must meet the minimum General Entrance Requirements. In addition to the General Entrance Requirements, individual degrees/majors may have programme-specific entrance requirements.

    GCE System:

    • Minimum Grade E or above in three GCE A Level (or A2) / International A Level subjects (Two AS Subjects are considered to be equivalent to one AL subject. The same subject cannot be counted at both the A Level and AS Level.)
    • Grade C / Grade 4 or above in GCSE English Language or English Literature, or a TOEFL score of 79 (Internet-based test), or an overall IELTS band score of 6.5.

    International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma:

    • An IB Diploma for admission to first-year studies. A minimum diploma point score of 30 (out of 45) is required for Advanced Standing I admission.
    • Grade 4 or above in English A: Language and Literature (Higher or Standard Level) / English A: Literature (Higher or Standard Level) / English Literature and Perforamcne (Standard Level) / English B (Higher Level), or Grade 5 or above in English B (Standard Level), or a TOEFL score of 79 (Internet-based test), or an IELTS overall band score of 6.5.

    Other secondary qualifications: Please check out details HERE.

    Post-secondary study:

    • An accredited Associate Degree / Higher Diploma (AD / HD) or equivalent qualification (final year or graduate) OR
    • Bachelor's degree study of one year or more / postgraduate study OR
    • Completion of one year of AD / HD (non-final year, with CGPA ≥ 3.0 or an equivalent overall mark).

    Remark: For applicants holding a 13-year school-leaving qualification, IB Diploma, GCEAL/IAL, Associate Degree, Higher Diploma, Bachelor's degree study or equivalent qualifications, advanced standing may be considered.

    English Language Requirements: Applicants will need to have achieved an acceptable result in an approved English language test, such as TOEFL, IELTS, or SAT. Please check out details HERE.

    Entrance Scholarship Scheme
    CityUHK has an Entrance Scholarship Scheme for international students with excellent academic performance who are admitted to full-time government-funded bachelor's degree programmes.

    The Scheme offers three kinds of scholarships:

    A) Top Scholarships of HKD210,000 (approximately USD27,000), covering annual tuition fees, university-managed accommodation and partial living expenses

    B) Full Tuition Scholarships, covering annual tuition fees (approximately USD21,800)

    C) Half Tuition Scholarships, covering half of the annual tuition fees (approximately USD10,900)

    Applicants do not have to apply for these scholarships. The appropriate level of scholarship is awarded based on merit. Students who receive the scholarship are required to attain a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.2 or above each year throughout their period of study in order to renew the scholarship.

    Diversity Grant
    All non-local students admitted from underrepresented nationalities except Top Scholarship recipients will be eligible for the new grant of HKD 30,000 per annum.

    Awardees will be required to engage in a volunteer activity to enhance internationalisation of CityUHK annually. The grant will be paid in installments and automatically renewed each year.

    HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund
    The Fund supports outstanding non-local students to pursue undergraduate studies in Hong Kong, with targeted scholarships made available to first-year full-time students from countries/regions along the Belt and Road, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar and Mongolia. Learn more at HERE.

    Outstanding Athletes Entrance Scholarship for Non-Local Students
    This scheme is to provide opportunities for outstanding student athletes to study in CityUHK. Through the provisions of scholarships, we hope to attract high performing international athletes to CityUHK and further enhance the performance of our sports teams. Selected students will be able to receive Outstanding Athletes Entrance Scholarship of up to HK$200,000 (approximately USD25,600) per annum for International / Continental Level. More details at HERE.

    Rankings

    CityUHK’s strong performance in international ranking exercises represented the culmination of a continuous emphasis on scholarly knowledge and an excellent education and research environment for faculty and students. It is also a testament to the “soulware” factor embedded in CityUHK’s contributions to society and higher education through the integration of teaching and research. CityUHK ranks 62th in the world and 10th in Asia according to Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) for 2025, and is the 4th best university in the world under 50 years of age according to QS for 2021.

    First and only veterinary school in Hong Kong

    The Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, the 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 Asia, designed to meet strenuous international accreditation standards.

    Research

    CityUHK faculty attracted significant sums from different funding agencies for their research projects. In the research aspect, CityUHK is now ranked 1st in citations per faculty in Hong Kong. Thirty-two scholars from CityUHK were named Highly Cited Researchers 2024 by Clarivate, placing the University 29th globally, and ranked 8th in Asia and 2nd in Hong Kong. In terms of faculty size, the percentage of the world’s most Highly Cited Researchers put CityUHK 1st in Hong Kong for the ninth consecutive year, reflecting the significant academic impact and international recognition of its research team.

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