Gezi is one of 21 Columbia undergraduate students selected for the 2025 Millennium Fellowship.
During a recent visit to Asia, Columbia GS leaders met with CityUHK partners to highlight the expansion of the Program and engage with prospective students.
Starting in Fall 2026, high school graduates can apply directly to the joint bachelor’s degree program and earn two degrees in four years, studying in both Hong Kong and New York.
The valedictorian of the Columbia University School of General Studies Class of 2024 is Xuezhen Wang, a graduate of the Joint Bachelor’s Degree Program between City University of Hong Kong and Columbia University.
Heyuan Yao ‘24GS, a mathematics-statistics major, shares the impact of his undergraduate research experience.
2023 Grad Profile: Qitian (Caroline) Xing ‘23GS on how teamwork has enabled and enriched her GS experience.
2023 Grad Profile: Shanzheng Ba ‘23GS on the rewards of building campus community and being open to innovative ideas.
Joey Hou ‘22GS/CityU, a computational finance major in the Joint Bachelor’s Degree Program, created an online resource to provide key insights to the nontraditional program. Hou discusses the inspiration for this online resource and why he chose the Columbia-CityU program.
The salutatorian of the Columbia University School of General Studies Class of 2021 is Qimeng Shi. Qimeng grew up in China, and is a graduate of the Joint Bachelor’s Degree Program between City University of Hong Kong and Columbia University.
Joint Bachelors Degree student Eric Wong Chin-shing writes about his experience at Columbia University.
"The visit ended on a positive note with tighter collaboration between the CityU College of Business and Columbia University."
Yanyang Chen and Nga Sze Choi graduated from the Joint Bachelor’s Degree Program between City University of Hong Kong and Columbia University in May 2016.