City University of Macau (CityU) has achieved a remarkable improvement in ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2026 (GRAS), with a total of nine subjects included in the world-class academic subject list. Among them, “Hospitality & Tourism Management” has been listed for six consecutive years, ranking 13th globally; “Finance” made its debut in the list, ranking 76-100th globally; “Economics” has been listed for two consecutive years, ranking 151-200th globally. These three subjects ranked first in Macao. This acahievement demonstrates the strength and international influence of CityU in these academic fields, marking a new step forward in its subject development and a strong testimony to quality subject construction and talent cultivation. ShanghaiRanking, an internationally renowned high education evaluation agency, released the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2026 today.
ShanghaiRanking’s GRAS is one of the world’s most authoritative and widely recognized subject evaluation systems. It assesses institutions based on five core modules and nine objective international indicators, including world-class faculty, world-class output, high-quality research, research impact and international collaboration. Subjects listed in the ranking are all recognized for their strong academic value and industry influence. Having nine subjects listed this year is not only a high recognition of our educational quality, but also a full demonstration of our solid disciplinary and research strength and our robust talent cultivation system.
