Education Ministry approves establishment of City University of Hong Kong (Dongguan), opening this September
教育部批准設立香港城市大學（東莞） 今年9月開學
City University of Hong Kong announced today (19th) that it had received approval from the national Ministry of Education to establish City University of Hong Kong (Dongguan). CityU (Dongguan) will initially offer four undergraduate programmes and 10 master’s programmes, and is scheduled to open this September. CityU President Freddy Yin Chiang Boey said CityU (Dongguan) would uphold CityU’s educational philosophy and, under the principle of “two campuses, one quality”, work to foster an inspiring, interactive and innovative educational environment, advance into the future through innovation, and nurture talent in innovation and technology. CityU said this afternoon that the Ministry of Education had sent a letter to the People’s Government of Guangdong Province on 16 April, formally approving the establishment of City University of Hong Kong (Dongguan). The campus is located in Songshan Lake Science City. Construction of Phase I began in early 2022 and includes an administrative building, academic buildings, student residences, an international exchange centre and a complex building, as well as supporting facilities. It opened earlier this year. Construction of Phase II is expected to be completed in 2026.
香港城市大學今日（19日）宣佈，獲得國家教育部批准設立香港城市大學（東莞）。城大（東莞）首批開設四個本科課程，以及十個碩士課程，將定於今年9月開學。城大校長梅彥昌表示，城大（東莞）將秉承城大的辦學理念，在「兩校一質」的原則下，致力推動富啟發性、互動性和創新的教育環境，以創新邁向未來，培育創科人才。 城大今日下午表示，教育部已於4月16日向廣東省人民政府發函，批准正式設立香港城市大學（東莞）。校園選址松山湖科學城，一期校園已於2022年初動工建設，包括行政樓、學術樓、學生宿舍、國際交流中心、綜合樓等生活配套設施，並於今年初啟用。第二期校園工程預計於2026年完成。