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Professor Freddy Boey Yin Chiang, an accomplished leader in higher education and an outstanding scholar, was installed on 18 May as the 5th President of CityU.
A banquet themed “Fifteen Years Beyond Boundaries” was held on 4 May in honour of President Way Kuo, who is stepping down as President of CityU at the end of his third term and 15 years of dedicated service.
The contributions that President Way Kuo of CityU has made over the last 15 years were fully applauded by the Chairman and all members of the Council at a meeting on 23 March. Attending the Council for the last time as President, Professor Kuo gave a brief presentation on the University’s substantial achievements during his highly successful tenure.
President Way Kuo of CityU received a two-minute standing ovation on 21 March from all attending members of the Senate after he gave a final presentation as President on CityU’s accomplishments over the past 10 years or so.
A delegation of CityU led by Professor Way Kuo, President of CityU, visited Taiwan between 15 and 17 February to share the University’s latest developments with media representatives and secondary school principals and students.
Further collaboration between Cornell University and CityU was discussed during a visit by Professor Michael I. Kotlikoff, Provost at Cornell, on 10 February.
The survivability of energy and the environment was the main subject of the Nineteenth Ho Hung Chiu Lecture delivered by Professor Way Kuo, President and University Distinguished Professor, at CityU.
15 academic subjects at CityU have been ranked in the top 50 in the world, according to the ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2022, while Library and Information Science is ranked 2nd globally. These results place CityU 1st among Hong Kong universities for five consecutive years in terms of the highest number of subjects included in the top 50 GRAS list.
Part 2 of the University Anthem released with the theme “Knowledge and Wisdom” encapsulates our aspirations to integrate teaching and research, and our determination to stay focused on education. The release completes the picture for the entire University Anthem.
The inaugural University Day (U-Day) 2022 held at CityU on 18 March, introduced a new University Mascot, a fresh version of the University Anthem, and a series of celebratory activities.