City University of Macau
Address: Avenida Padre Tomás Pereira Taipa, Macau
The City University of Macau (CityU Macau), formerly known as the University of East Asia founded in 1981, was renamed in 2011. With strategic development outline of “Rename, Restructure, Transform, Upgrade”, CityU Macau steps forward to develop digital humanities, arts, business, finance, emerging engineering, and social science disciplines to serve society, steering its way to a fully-fledged metropolitan university.
As a leading education provider, the University has been shouldering its social responsibility of “Serving Macao, Integrating into Greater Bay Area” to nurture a wealth of high-caliber professionals that align with its motto of “Virtue, Knowledge, Practice.” In the context of integrated development of higher education in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, CityU Macau will spare no effort to provide intellectual and academic support to promote local and regional development.
CityU Macau is home to over 12,000 students, offering over 40 Chinese- and English-medium programs with the support of the eleven faculties: Faculty of Business, Faculty of Data Science, Faculty of Finance, Faculty of Health and Wellness, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Innovation and Design, Faculty of International Tourism and Management, School of Education, School of Law, Institute for Research on Portuguese-Speaking Countries, and Institute of Urban and Sustainable Development. The University is one of the five comprehensive universities in Macao, with 11 bachelor’s degree programs, 22 master’s degree programs, and 15 doctoral and PhD programs. To facilitate students' holistic development, its education philosophy incorporates international learning, experimental learning, cross-cultural learning, peer learning, and value-added learning. The University was applauded for its education excellence. According to the latest statistics from Essential Science Indicators (short for "ESI") released by Clarivate Analytics, the City University of Macau has been ranked among the global top 1% in the Social Sciences, General, marking new progress in the University’s discipline development.
CityU Macau is leading provider of hospitality and tourism management education at bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree levels. Currently, its tourism management discipline is the only subject in Macao accredited with the TedQual certification by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) at all degree levels. In addition, its hospitality and tourism management discipline has been listed in ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024 and ranked among the top 20% of universities worldwide in 51-75 places.