Independent Review of QS Student Data Commissioned by CityU
Dear colleagues, students and alumni,
Professor Way Kuo, University President, instructed on 13 November 2017 that City University of Hong Kong (CityU) would commission an independent third party to review our QS student data submission in order to fulfill our high standards of probity.
One of the 「big four」 accounting firms was appointed by CityU to perform certain specified procedures to assist in confirming that CityU’s Student Data Submission to QS for the academic year 2016-17 ("CityU's Submission to QS") is consistent with QS Data Definitions ("QS Data Definitions"). The accounting firm has performed certain specified procedures in relation to CityU's Submission to QS and completed its work on 4 January 2018, and did not note any inconsistency to the QS Data Definitions. The engagement was undertaken in accordance with the International Standard on Related Services 4400, 「Engagements to Perform Agreed-Upon Procedures Regarding Financial Information.」
University rankings offer institutions the opportunity to review their performance and improve their planning. They help universities to be more sensitive to developments in the global higher education sector, and prevent them from indulging in self-complacency.
Although variations exist among the data submitted by universities, CityU is so far the only Hong Kong institution that has voluntarily commissioned an independent third party to review its student data submission. CityU takes reference from various sources of feedback and evaluation exercises for the continuous improvement of integrating teaching and research in order to nurture talent for society.
Contributing to Hong Kong, we are proud of the recent international recognition given to our achievements by various reputable evaluation organisations and agencies.
Communications and Public Relations Office
15 January 2018
獨立審核QS城大學生數據
各位同事、同學和校友：
香港城市大學（城大）校長郭位教授於2017年11月13日要求大學邀請校外專業機構，就城大呈交QS世界大學排名榜的學生數據進行獨立審核，以遵從公正的行事準則。
城大因此委任一個「四大會計師事務所」檢視大學申報的學生數，檢核城大呈交QS 2016-17的學生數據符合QS的數據定義範疇。按照特定相關程序，該會計師事務所已於2018年1月4日完成城大申報學生數據的檢核，確認沒有發現任何申報有不符合QS數據範疇之處。該任務的執行是根據《相關服務國際標準4400》「約定委聘進行有關財務資料的協定程序」。
做為一種評審機制，學術排名反映大學教研實力，提供院校改進的空間。排名評審可以避免大學固步自封，有助大學增加對全球高教界發展的認知。
儘管各校申報供評審的數據皆存有大小差異，城大是香港唯一就呈交QS的學生數據主動要求獨立審核的大學。面對高教全球化的挑戰，城大參考各種審核資料和評定回應，實踐教研合一的理念及人才培育的目標。
城大貢獻香港社會，其教研表現近年來獲各種世界權威評審機構的認可，城大引以為榮。
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