City University of Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is a comprehensive research university in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and became a fully accredited university in 1994. It has achieved fast growth in recent years and received international recognition for its academic achievements. It was ranked 110th among the world's top universities, according to The 2011 QS World University Rankings, with subjects such as Linguistics and Statistics ranked top 50 worldwide. The 2011 QS Asian University Rankings rated CityU as 15th among the top Asian universities and the 4th in Hong Kong. The university's campus is located in Kowloon Tong. As of 2011, student enrollment stood at about 18,000, with more than 3,000 staff...