City University of Hong Kong
W100 Representative
Shirley ChongDirector of Communications and Institutional Research Office (CIRO)
Shirley Chong has extensive public relations, branding and marketing experience in higher education sector. She has a strong global business network which benefits the university when promoting research excellence and building a strong academic reputation. This network is also crucial in developing employers’ perception of the university’s graduates. In addition, she has extensive data analytics and university rankings experience and provides business intelligence for high-level decision-making.
Located in the heart of Hong Kong, City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has a well-earned reputation as an innovative hub for research and professional education and for addressing global issues and empowering positive change.
The Latest from City University of Hong Kong
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday! The response was overwhelming — Everyone explored the "Tunnel of Future Innovations" to hunt and scoop up free yogurt gelato, while the face-painting station was buzzing with cow and gelato designs! 🎨🐄
Campus was filled
"Study in Hong Kong" opens the door to the world. 🚀
Find out with Luo Zhihao, a #CityUHK physics graduate, is now pursuing his master’s at the University of Cambridge while serving as Vice President of the Postgraduate Student Union of LCC. 🧪💼 From the lab to the student
Following CityUHK Milk and Ice Cream, #CityUHKFarm launches its newest creation — Yogurt Gelato! Available in plain and mango flavor, both made with fresh milk from the University Farm in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po. Creamy, smooth and absolutely delicious! 😋🥛
Day one was a huge
The wait is almost over! Starting tomorrow, enjoy FREE yogurt gelato for four days plus a special one-day face-painting event on 3 March! ✨
📅 Dates: 3 – 6 March
🎨 3 March ONLY｜Free Face-Painting
Pick your favourite design and let our artist add some colour to your day –
Are sea urchin spines sharper than eyes? #CityUHK Professor Lu Jian's team discovered their natural structure senses water flow — over 1,000x faster than vision! 👀
Using 3D printing, they recreated this "mechanoelectrical" ability:
⚡️Biomimetic gradient design: 3x voltage
#CityUHK was in full swing during "Study in Hong Kong" Week! At APAIE 2026, CityUHK joined seven local universities at the "Study in Hong Kong" Pavilion, holding over 130 meetings with top institutions worldwide to explore student exchanges and joint degree programmes – all to
Professor Jia Xiaohua, Chair Professor in the Department of Computer Science at #CityUHK has been elected a fellow of the ACM — joining just 71 scholars worldwide to receive this prestigious honour! 🌏👏🏻
Professor Jia's pioneering research spans three key areas:
☁️ Cloud
#CityUHK welcomes a new European partner! A delegation from STU, Slovakia's oldest and most prestigious technical university, recently visited to officially sign an MoU. 🎉
This partnership covers:
🌟 Student & faculty exchanges｜📊 Research data sharing｜🔬 Joint research &
3,000+ education experts, 70+ countries and regions, 40+ university presidents — that's APAIE 2026 at HKCEC! 🎓
As the "Most International University," #CityUHK co-host this global event, promoting the "Study in Hong Kong" brand and sharing insights on teaching innovation and
Embracing diversity - putting learning first
A campus enriched by different cultures, languages, ethnicities, genders, points of view, and learning and teaching styles is what we aim for at CityU. Our
University is in the heart of a metropolitan community with extensive global connections. We aim to reflect that cosmopolitan flavour by attracting high quality students and faculty from around the world and encouraging local students to seek academic adventures overseas. Similarly, we promote pedagogic styles that reach beyond traditional institutional learning (lectures, classroom). At CityU, we spotlight learning-centric education that builds pathways for sustainable careers; inspirational learning that presents the spark for dynamic self-motivation; interactive learning that encourages intellectual exchange and sharing; and innovative learning that emboldens the pursuit of invention and creativity.
Mission and vision
- City University of Hong Kong aspires to become a leading global university, excelling in research and professional education.
- Our mission is to nurture and develop students' talents and to create applicable knowledge for social and economic advancement.
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180+
CityU faculty members ranked among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists.
23
Research Institutes/Centres, and 10 Applied Strategic Development Centres covering different areas of strategic importance.
CityU identifies solutions to critical global challenges by extending the frontiers of knowledge both within and beyond existing research paradigms. Our highly qualified academics are drawn from all over the world, bringing a wealth of research and professional experience to our programmes. Our world-class labs and state-of-the-art teaching facilities, as well as our state key laboratories, a national engineering centre and a suite of institutional-level research centres, enable our researchers to maintain a positive trajectory. We also pioneer new forms of expression by bringing science and the arts together.
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