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03 Nov 2026 CityUHK achieves a historic 4th place in QS Asia University Rankings 2027, debuts in Asia’s top five; tops Asia in three indicators and Hong Kong in eight CityUHK reached a historic milestone in the QS Asia University Rankings 2027, rising to 4th place in Asia among 1,725 participating institutions and placing 2nd in Hong Kong. CityUHK entered Asia’s top five for the first time, reflecting its steady progress and dedication to academic research, pedagogical excellence and internationalisation. 
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16 Oct 2026 31 CityUHK scholars named in ScholarGPS Highly Ranked Scholars lifetime list, the most among institutions nationwide A total of 31 scholars from CityUHK have been named in the 2026 Highly Ranked Scholars lifetime list recently released by ScholarGPS. CityUHK has the largest number of listed scholars among Hong Kong institutions and ranks first among all universities and institutions nationwide. 
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09 Oct 2026 263 CityUHK scholars named among the World’s Top 2% Scientists A total of 263 scholars from CityUHK have been named among the “World’s Top 2% Scientists” 2026 by Stanford University, based on their career-long citation impact, an increase of seven scholars compared to last year. 
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08 Oct 2026 Five scholars honoured with CityUHK Presidential Research Excellence Award CityUHK held the CityUHK Presidential Research Excellence Award Ceremony to honour five distinguished scholars. The awardees have made remarkable achievements, advancing their respective disciplines and making a transformative impact in the fields of media and communication, biomedicine, computer science and chemistry. 
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06 Oct 2026 55 CityUHK scholars garner major national research funding, reaffirming excellence in research CityUHK has recently secured prestigious grants from both national and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area funding schemes, reflecting the strong national recognition of CityUHK scholars and the quality of their research, while reinforcing the University’s commitment to fostering scientific innovation in support of national development. 
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03 Oct 2026 CityUHK Undergraduate Info Day 2026 draws enthusiastic response as international joint degree programmes take centre stage CityUHK held its Undergraduate Info Day 2026 at its Kowloon Tong campus on 3 October, attracting approximately 37,000 visitors. This represents a 15% increase from last year, hitting a record high for the third consecutive year. 
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01 Oct 2026 CityUHK holds flag-raising ceremony to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China CityUHK held a flag-raising ceremony at the University Circle on 1 October to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. 
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30 Sep 2026 CityUHK achieves historic high in THE World University Rankings 2027, soaring to 70th globally CityUHK has achieved its best-ever results in the newly released Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, advancing three places to rank 70th globally. 
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15 Sep 2026 CityUHK excels in ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2026: 4 subjects in the World’s Top 10 and 10 subjects ranked No.1 in Hong Kong CityUHK delivered a stellar performance in the newly released ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2026. Twenty-two subjects were ranked among the world’s Top 50, with 10 subjects claiming the top spot in Hong Kong. CityUHK also stood out with four subjects ranked in the global Top 10: Library & Information Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Energy Science & Engineering and Public Administration. 
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27 Aug 2026 CityUHK achieves record-high JUPAS applications, leading Band A applications among the eight UGC-funded universities CityUHK recorded over 140,000 applications in the 2026/27 JUPAS, reaching a record high and ranking first among all UGC-funded universities. The total number of Band A applications exceeded 19,000, also the highest among all UGC-funded institutions. 
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