CityUHK achieves historic high in THE World University Rankings 2027, soaring to 70th globally
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) has reached its highest-ever position in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027, placing 70th globally. The university excelled in metrics related to industry collaboration and international outlook.
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HONG KONG , Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) has achieved its best-ever results in the newly released Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027, advancing three places to rank 70th globally.
CityUHK demonstrated stellar performance across multiple evaluation metrics, notably retaining the world No. 1 spot in the "Industry" pillar for the fourth consecutive year and remaining 1st in Hong Kong in "International Outlook". These achievements reaffirm the University's world-class strengths in pioneering research, international collaboration and knowledge transfer. CityUHK also recorded across-the-board score improvements in the three core pillars of Teaching, Research Environment and Research Quality.
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