1, referred to as HKU. It is an international public research university located in People's Republic of China (PRC) Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious universities in Asia, and is called the "Ivy League" in Asia. It was established on 19 10 on March 6/kloc-0, and was officially registered on March 30 of the following year. It is the oldest institution of higher education in Hong Kong.
The University of Hong Kong was very small in its early days. From the official opening of classes in March 2002191to the first graduation ceremony in February 19 16, there were only 23 graduates. 1after April 9, 948, the reconstruction of school order and structural transformation simultaneously entered the golden age of rapid development.
As of 20 17 and 12, there are ten colleges in HKU that use English as the medium of instruction. It has shown strong scientific research strength in the fields of economy, finance, accounting, biomedicine, dentistry, education, humanities, law, linguistics, political science and social science.
The University of Hong Kong ranks among the best in the world. According to QS World University Ranking 20 19, HKU ranks 25th in the world. The University of Hong Kong is also the first scientific research institution in the world to identify the pathogen of SARS. At the same time, HKU is a member of Universitas 2 1, Pacific Rim University Alliance, China University Presidents Association, Jinggang University Alliance, Shanghai-Hong Kong University Alliance, and AACSB and EQUIS certified members.
2. City University of Hong Kong (hereinafter referred to as City University) is a public research university located in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China. It is one of the eight higher education institutions funded by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It is listed as a member of national key universities, Beijing-Hong Kong University Alliance, Sino-Russian Engineering University Alliance and Shanghai-Hong Kong University Alliance by the Ministry of Education, and has obtained AACSB and EQUIS certification.
The school was formerly the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, established in Mong Kok, Kowloon, 1984. On 1995, it obtained the qualification of self-assessment by the government and changed its name to City University of Hong Kong. 1997, Kowloon Bay Branch was established in the former site of Wellington Middle School.
According to the 20 19 ranking of QS universities in the UK, CityU ranks 55th in the world and 4th among the top 50 universities in the world that have been established for less than 50 years. QS comprehensive star rating is five-star plus university. Chengda 20 16 ranked seventh in Asia.
In 20 17, City University, as a young university, ranked seventh in the world in Times higher education. In the ARWU academic ranking of World University of Shanghai Jiaotong University, City University ranks 24th in the world in engineering, 22nd in social science and science 100- 150, 22nd in mathematics and 45th in computer science. Library and Information Science ranks third in the world. The rankings of public management and management science in the world are 15 and 16 respectively. Communication and finance rank 30th and 3 1 respectively in the world.
City University of Hong Kong has achieved great success in the recently published ranking of world universities. In the "Global University Employability Survey" jointly completed by French human resources consulting firm Emerging and German research institute Trend, it has been ranked among the top 150 universities in the world for three consecutive years.
20 1 June official website data show that the total campus area of Kowloon Tong is * * * 15.6 hectares, and there are 7 colleges 130 professional disciplines and1graduate school, with about 20,000 students, including 6,500 graduate students and more than 6,500 faculty members.