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CUHK for International Students
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CAMPUS - CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Founded in 1963, the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a comprehensive research university with a global vision and a mission to combine tradition with modernity, and to bring together China and the West. CUHK is the only university in Hong Kong that offers a collegiate system. The nine Colleges of CUHK offer a plethora of non-formal learning opportunities to complement the formal curricula. At CUHK, a wide range of academic programmes leading to the bachelor’s degree are organized in its eight Faculties, including Arts, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Science, and Social Science. Given its geographical location, traditions, and ties, CUHK enjoys special advantages in the study of Chinese language, culture, economics, etc. Different specialties in engineering (electronic, information, automation, etc.) command world-leading positions. Its Business School, Law School, and Medical School are reputable training grounds for professionals in their respective fields as well as centres of seminal research. CUHK promotes interdisciplinary research excellence on a local, national and international scale. It has four research priorities, which are China Studies, Translational Biomedicine, Information and Automation Technology and Environment and Sustainability. The University is a world leader in non-invasive prenatal testing theory and method, genomic studies on plants for sustainable agriculture and food security, and network coding theory that revolutionized data transmission and network applications. The prowess, variety and impact of research at CUHK can be further demonstrated from its establishment of five state key laboratories, past and ongoing Areas of Excellence research projects, and the many research institutes and collaborations with eminent overseas research institutions. CUHK is a member of the Worldwide Universities Network and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities. CUHK has the largest, most scenic and sustainably designed and maintained campus in Hong Kong, complete with learning facilities and cultural, sport, social and other amenities. Located in Shatin, the campus is conveniently connected with the MTR system to all parts of the city. At CUHK, a wide range of academic programmes leading to the bachelor’s degree are organized in its eight Faculties, including Arts, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Science, and Social Science. CUHK offers more than 150 major and minor programmes in the framework of a basically four-year undergraduate curriculum. A total of 210 postgraduate programmes leading to master’s and PhDs are offered through the Graduate School. CUHK’s students are hailed locally from Hong Kong and non-locally from China and over 50 countries in the rest of the world. The international mix of the student body is further enhanced by the presence of exchange students from CUHK’s partner institutions around the world, making the campus a culturally diverse environment. Unique College System CUHK is the only university in Hong Kong that offers a collegiate system. The nine Colleges of CUHK offer a plethora of non-formal learning opportunities to complement the formal curricula, nurturing students’ interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity and building up their confidence and sense of social responsibility. Strong General Education General education is an integral part of the Chinese University’s undergraduate experience. CUHK students receive the benefits of a generalist education and gain specialist knowledge and skills in their chosen major fields. The success of its general education programme did not go unnoticed. It received the Exemplary Program Award for Improving General Education from the Association for General and Liberal Studies (AGLS) in 2015, as well as the Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee (UGC) Teaching Award in 2016. Reputable Teaching and Learning The quality of teaching and learning at CUHK receives high commendations in the quality audits carried out by the UGC in 2008 and 2015. Our Graduates and Alumni A good number of CUHK graduates pursuing further studies are accepted by prestigious overseas institutions of their choice. The graduating class find themselves much welcome by local employers and multinational companies and 80% of them are able to secure employment within the first year of their graduation. CUHK graduates are consistently highly rated in government and private employer surveys. A network of over 200,000 CUHK alumni reaches into all professions and sectors—financial, IT, entrepreneurial, education, civil service, to name but a few. The alumni are an unfailing resource for current students, providing mentorship opportunities, career guidance and even an early career launch. Click to learn more: International undergraduate admissionsInternational graduate admissionsExchange programmesSummer School The Chinese University of Hong Kong is a forward-looking comprehensive research university. The University is home to some 1,700 faculty staff, nearly 46% of which are international faculty, spreading across eight Faculties—Arts, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Science, and Social Science. In pursuit of its mission and vision, CUHK adopted a five-year Strategic Plan 2016-2020 to enable the University to realize its full potential and better fulfil its mission to serve society. Quality Teaching and Learning The curriculum at CUHK is characterized by bilingualism and multiculturalism, and discipline speciality is complemented by a general education programme of broad-based relevance. The eight Faculties, the Graduate School, and an array of cross-discipline research institutes and ancillary academic units/centres join hands to provide a rich educational experience for students. Supported by the Centre for Learning Enhancement And Research (CLEAR), the University seeks continuous quality enhancement in teaching and learning and the use of innovative pedagogies. Research Excellence CUHK is committed to research of the highest standards, spanning basic research in a broad range of subject areas as well as applied research of social and industrial relevance. An array of research institutes and centres are established to specialize in interdisciplinary research. The University encourages international research collaboration and a number of joint research units in partnership with external academic institutions have been established to pool resources for the advancement of knowledge in different subject areas. Opportunities are also available for consultancy, technology transfer, and collaborative projects with external communities. Apart from offering generous funding and schemes to support research and knowledge transfer, CUHK faculty members can tap into grants offered by mainland China through its wholly-owned CUHK Shenzhen Research Institute in Shenzhen, which serves as a pivotal base for conducting research, training and technology transfer to complement national development plans for the Greater Bay Area. The University’s close proximity to the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park, the territory’s research incubator, facilitates entrepreneurial and start-up development. Practical assistance is also rendered to researchers by the Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer Services. Great campus in a Great City The 137.3-hectare campus is the largest and greenest campus in Hong Kong. The University is a multi-cultural community with students and faculty members from around the world. Extensive facilities and resources are provided to make academic inquiry smooth, invigorating and pleasurable. Besides, a great variety of programmes, ranging from artistic, cultural to recreational, add extra dimensions to campus life. On-campus accommodation is offered to eligible appointees and wide-ranging choices of rented accommodation are within convenient commuting distance from the campus. As a leading international commercial centre and financial hub, Hong Kong is a modern and vibrant city, and home to over seven million people of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Strategically located in the Asia-Pacific region, Hong Kong functions as an international gateway for business, people and goods, as well as an important window into mainland China.
- Total number of students17,883
- Number of international students5,839
- Total number of academic staff971
- Number of international staff516
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded3,811
- Number of master's degrees awarded-
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded452
- Number of research only staff236
- Number of new undergraduate students4,250
- Number of new master's students-
- Number of new doctoral students522
- Global score64.3
- Global research reputation#98
- Regional research reputation#15
- Publications#181
- Books#234
- Conferences#128
- Normalized citation impact#340
- Total citations#178
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#162
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#255
- International collaboration#268
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration#628
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#181
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#330
*The above data comes from:Official website of U.S.News
18,340
Number of FTE Students
18.6
No. of students per staff
32%
Percentage of International Students
53 : 47
Student Ratio of Females to Males
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
2012
151
2013
124
2014
109
2015
129
2016
0
2017
76
2018
58
2019
53
2020
0
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Asia University Rankings
2013
12
2014
12
2015
13
2016
13
2017
11
2018
7
2019
7
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Young University Rankings
2012
12
2013
12
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World Reputation Rankings
2012
81
2013
81
2014
81
2016
71
2017
71
2018
71
2019
91
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Arts & humanities
2014
65
2015
70
2017
0
2018
59
2019
0
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
2014
73
2015
74
2016
80
2017
0
2018
63
2019
49
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Engineering & technology
2016
0
2017
0
2018
59
2019
63
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Life sciences
2019
126
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Physical sciences
2016
80
2017
73
2018
57
2019
49
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Social sciences
2014
70
2015
66
2018
0
2019
47
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Business & Economics
2017
0
2018
52
2019
52
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Computer Science
2017
33
2018
38
2019
37
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Law
2018
27
2019
49
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Education
2018
20
2019
0
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Psychology
2018
0
2019
73
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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#27Computer Science
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- Computer Science overall score71.8
- Computer Science global research reputation#79
- Computer Science regional research reputation#19
- Computer Science publications#35
- Computer Science normalized citation impact#73
- Computer Science total citations#31
- Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#23
- Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#38
- Computer Science international collaboration#108
- Computer Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#168
- Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#44
- Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#88
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#31Mathematics
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- Mathematics overall score71.4
- Mathematics global research reputation#111
- Mathematics regional research reputation#9
- Mathematics publications#109
- Mathematics normalized citation impact#25
- Mathematics total citations#56
- Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#28
- Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#11
- Mathematics international collaboration#31
- Mathematics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#119
- Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#82
- Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#115
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#48Materials Science
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- Materials Science overall score68.7
- Materials Science global research reputation#181
- Materials Science regional research reputation#30
- Materials Science publications#348
- Materials Science normalized citation impact#5
- Materials Science total citations#123
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#106
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#1
- Materials Science international collaboration#24
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#279
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#94
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#23
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#68Economics and Business
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- Economics and Business overall score50.4
- Economics and Business global research reputation#54
- Economics and Business regional research reputation#6
- Economics and Business publications#74
- Economics and Business normalized citation impact#115
- Economics and Business total citations#87
- Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#87
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#124
- Economics and Business international collaboration#101
- Economics and Business percentage of total publications with international collaboration#59
- Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#102
- Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#136
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#71Pharmacology and Toxicology
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score58.0
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation#82
- Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation#24
- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications#66
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact#144
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations#78
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#54
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#70
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration#123
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#190
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#94
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#135
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#83Engineering
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- Engineering overall score69.8
- Engineering global research reputation#169
- Engineering regional research reputation#53
- Engineering publications#228
- Engineering normalized citation impact#30
- Engineering total citations#135
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#148
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#95
- Engineering international collaboration#91
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration#292
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#91
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#68
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#103Arts and Humanities
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- Arts and Humanities overall score51.0
- Arts and Humanities global research reputation#71
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation#3
- Arts and Humanities publications#212
- Arts and Humanities books#262
- Arts and Humanities conferences#51
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact#58
- Arts and Humanities total citations#149
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#172
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#127
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration#188
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration#61
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#118Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score64.7
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation#113
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation#22
- Clinical Medicine publications#138
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact#299
- Clinical Medicine total citations#147
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#139
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#309
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration#183
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration#376
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#146
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#280
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#131Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score51.7
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation#51
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation#6
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications#140
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact#358
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations#168
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#152
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#303
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration#236
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration#225
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#233
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#402
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#140Molecular Biology and Genetics
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- Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score47.3
- Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation#71
- Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation#9
- Molecular Biology and Genetics publications#164
- Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact#230
- Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations#170
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#159
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#213
- Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration#340
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#268
- Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#221
- Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#285
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#145Psychiatry/Psychology
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- Psychiatry/Psychology overall score44.0
- Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation#43
- Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation#4
- Psychiatry/Psychology publications#116
- Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact#337
- Psychiatry/Psychology total citations#174
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#189
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#334
- Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration#113
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#56
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#298
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#352
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#181Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score59.3
- Chemistry global research reputation#434
- Chemistry regional research reputation#62
- Chemistry publications#327
- Chemistry normalized citation impact#91
- Chemistry total citations#213
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#218
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#161
- Chemistry international collaboration#225
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#676
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#191
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#165
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#249Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score31.0
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation#231
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation#29
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications#231
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact#274
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations#244
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#258
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#304
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration#239
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration#202
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#241
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#268
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#271Physics
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- Physics overall score57.7
- Physics global research reputation#472
- Physics regional research reputation#35
- Physics publications#328
- Physics normalized citation impact#282
- Physics total citations#304
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#296
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#279
- Physics international collaboration#101
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#488
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#237
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#161
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#333Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score32.3
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation#409
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation#39
- Biology and Biochemistry publications#252
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact#357
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations#289
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#310
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#386
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration#486
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#412
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#212
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#236
