City University of Hong Kong
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The City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is a public research university located in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and became a fully accredited university in 1994.
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Other name | CityU | ||||||||||||||
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Motto | Officium et Civitas (Latin) 敬業樂群 (Chinese) | ||||||||||||||
Type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1 January 1984; 40 years ago (1984-01-01) (as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong) 1994; 30 years ago (1994) (full university status) | ||||||||||||||
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Chairman | Lester Garson Huang | ||||||||||||||
Chancellor | John Lee Ka-chiu (as Chief Executive of Hong Kong) | ||||||||||||||
President | Freddy Boey | ||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 845 | ||||||||||||||
Undergraduates | 12,309 | ||||||||||||||
Postgraduates | 4,929 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 22°20′11.12″N 114°10′22.76″E | ||||||||||||||
Campus | Urban, 15.6 hectares (39 acres) | ||||||||||||||
Language | English | ||||||||||||||
Colours | Bold burgundy | ||||||||||||||
Sporting affiliations | USFHK | ||||||||||||||
Website | cityu.edu.hk cityu.hk | ||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 香港城市大學 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 香港城市大学 | ||||||||||||||
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The university currently has nine main schools offering courses in business, science, engineering, liberal arts and social sciences, law, and veterinary medicine, along with the Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies, CityU Shenzhen Research Institute, and Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study.