City University of Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong
香港城市大學
Other name
CityUHK, CityU
MottoOfficium et Civitas (Latin)
敬業樂群 (Chinese)
TypePublic
Established1 January 1984 (1984-01-01) (as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong)
1994 (1994) (as City University of Hong Kong)
Academic affiliations
ChairmanLester Garson Huang
ChancellorJohn Lee Ka-chiu
PresidentFreddy Boey
ProvostChun-Sing Lee
Academic staff
845
Undergraduates12,309
Postgraduates4,929
Location
Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong

22°20′11.12″N 114°10′22.76″E / 22.3364222°N 114.1729889°E / 22.3364222; 114.1729889
CampusUrban, 15.6 hectares (39 acres)
LanguageEnglish
ColoursOrange Burgundy
Sporting affiliations
USFHK
Websitecityu.edu.hk
cityu.hk
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese香港城市大學
Simplified Chinese香港城市大学
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Chéngshì Dàxué
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēunggóng Sìhngsíh Daaihhohk
JyutpingHoeng1gong2 Sing4si5 Daai6hok6
IPA[hœŋ˥.kɔŋ˧˥ sɪŋ˩.si˩˧ taj˨.hɔk̚˨]

The City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) is a public research university in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and formally established as the City University of Hong Kong in 1994.

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.