City University of Hong Kong (Abbreviation: CityU/城大) 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 95th among the world's top universities, according to the QS World University Rankings 2012, with subjects such as Linguistics and Statistics ranked top 50 worldwide. The 2012 QS Asian University Rankings rated CityU as 12th among the top Asian universities and the 4th in Hong Kong. Besides, QS also ranked CityU 9th among the world’s top 50 young universities less than 50 years old according to its position in the 2011 QS World University Rankings. As of 2011, student enrollment stood at about 18,000, with more than 3,000 staff members employed. More than 130 academic programmes are offered within the following schools and colleges: Business, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Science and Engineering, Creative Media, Energy and Environment, and Law. Post-graduate studies are offered through the Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies. The School of Continuing and Professional Education (SCOPE), an extension of CityU, provides quality continuing education for professional practice.
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