CityU Columbia Resources - Application Guides & Admission Materials

THE ROAD TO

SUCCESS

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to "CityU Columbia Resources"!

Since 2019, Mainland Chinese students who are taking the program and studying at Columbia have spent two years collecting and preparing for multiple resources about the Joint Bachelors Degree Program between City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and Columbia University (Columbia). There are the application procedures, precious experiences from everyone, and analysis or answers to the questions that one may have during applications. After editing and integrating, these resources have finally been delivered to the public in the forms of Q&A videos and "Admission-Pedia" (the application reference handbook) on this freshly built website in 2021. We hope this website can serve as a reference for students and parents who are interested in this program.

During the process of compiling reference books and videos, all Mainland Chinese students of cohort 2017 (who entered Columbia in 2019) have gained full support and help from CityU Global Engagement Office (GEO) and CityU College of Business. We hereby express our greatest and warmest gratitude to the relevant departments and faculty of CityU and Columbia!

Columbia University and City University of Hong Kong

ADMISSION-PEDIA

Year 2019 Edition

Volume of CityU

Volume of Columbia

In the first semester at Columbia, Mainland Chinese students of cohort 2017 (who entered Columbia in 2019) cooperated and composed two volumes of "Admission-Pedia (Admission Encyclopedia)". "Admission-Pedia" has the main steps of preparation before and after the application. It contains the necessary introduction and detailed explanations of the application process. Besides, there are comments and tips from students. It can serve as a reference for interested students and parents.

The preparation of "Admission-Pedia" is initiated and led by Jiangtian Hou from cohort 2017 (who entered Columbia in 2019) and it is completed with help from Mainland Chinese students from the same cohort: Yijie Fang, Wenda Li, Qimeng Shi, Zhenfeng Tu, Hanyi Wang. It is published with being revised and supported by CityU College of Business. The Simplified Chinese version of "Application Encyclopedia" is also published on the official WeChat account of Chinese Students and Scholars Association of CityU (CSSAUG).

ADMISSION-PEDIA

Year 2025 Edition

Volume of Columbia

Since 2025, Lezhi Ma (Class of 2022) has made significant efforts in coordinating and organizing the revisions of the handbook and provided important suggestions and feedback on its content. Several editors from the Class of 2022 and Class of 2023 of this program updated the content of the handbook and contributed valuable suggestions for the 2025 edition.

The 2025 edition of Admission-Pedia: Volume of Columbia was initiated and led by Lezhi Ma (Class of 2022, who entered Columbia in 2024). It was completed with the cooperation of Mainland Chinese students Jianbo He, Hengche Liu, Yixian Liu, Ying Wang, Siyi Xu, and Yuhan Zhang. After being reviewed, edited, and designed by Jiangtian Hou, it was officially published on this website. The Simplified Chinese version of Admission-Pedia is also available on the official WeChat account of the CityU Chinese Students and Scholars Association Undergraduate Division (CSSAUG).

VIDEO

Every April, CityU holds a pre-departure orientation session for new-admitted students of the CityU-Columbia Joint Bachelors Degree Program. Jiangtian Hou from cohort 2017 (who entered Columbia in 2019) has planned and directed two episodes of videos for the session. These videos include several commonly asked questions from new-admitted students along with multiple streetviews and life settings of Columbia and New York City.