City University of Hong Kong (College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences)

Only students at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Umeå University can apply for exchange places at City University of Hong Kong’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS). If you are a student from another department, please refer to City University of Hong Kong.  

Available places: 4 semester places for the Academic Year 2024/2025.

Established: 1984
Number of students: 20,000
Student life: The university offers exchange students the opportunity to join their Buddies Club that organises social activities, for example: city tours, bike tours, museum visits and BBQ parties. The Buddies Club organise regular gatherings for all CLASS students, local and exchange, where they can meet and learn about different cultures through one another. They organise activities such as a BBQ, city tours, cultural events, and many more! 

CityU is ranked no. 55 by the QS World University Rankings, and no. 8 by the QS Asian University Rankings. 

About Hong Kong

Hong Kong, located on the south coast of China, was a British crown colony up until 1997 when it was returned to China where it now constitutes a special administrative region. The city has over 7 million citizens and the official languages are English and Chinese. There are no older buildings in the central area, instead Hong Kong is characterised by modern architecture.

In 2018, Hong Kong was ranked no. 18 in QS Best student Cities.