April 16, 2026, marks a key milestone for one of China’s newest innovative higher education institutions: City University of Hong Kong (Dongguan) (CityUHK (Dongguan)) celebrates its second anniversary since its official establishment.
To chronicle the young campus’s remarkable two-year trajectory of expansion and innovation, a China Daily Website team arranged a unique on-site journey, pairing Douglas Dueno, an American expert contributing to the outlet, with Ivy Su, a member of the university’s very first cohort of graduates. Together, the pair walked across the modern campus to explore the foundations that have driven the institution’s fast rise.
Their tour covered the full range of cutting-edge infrastructure and student-centered amenities that set CityUHK (Dongguan) apart. They stopped at the university’s advanced research laboratories, which are equipped with top-tier instrumentation to support cross-disciplinary innovation, before moving on to the modern, resource-rich library built to facilitate both student learning and academic collaboration. The tour also highlighted the institution’s immersive all-English teaching model designed to prepare students for global career paths, spacious two-person student dormitories that prioritize comfortable campus living, and expansive, well-maintained sports facilities that support student wellness and extracurricular engagement.
As the young institution enters its third year of operation, its leadership has laid out clear long-term goals: to continue expanding academic and research capacity, sustain its momentum of rapid, high-quality growth, and evolve into a world-class higher education institution recognized for uncompromising excellence in research, teaching, and talent development. Audiences can view the full recorded campus tour via China Daily’s original video feature to learn more about the university’s vision and progress.