11 CityU athletes, among 79 representatives in the Hong Kong, China delegation, competed in the 28th Summer Universiade held in Gwangju, South Korea in July 2015. CityU athletes took part in the badminton,table tennis,fencing, taekwondo and volleyball events.

Fencing athlete Jacqueline Wan Pui-yin (Creative Media, Year 3) participated in the sabre events (team and individual games). She reflected that the athletes came from various parts of the globe and possessed rich experience. The competition urged her to review her performance and to strive for better results in the Games to come.

Horace Wu Lok-kan (Asian and International Studies, Year 3) was one of the volleyball players. He commented that the Hong Kong Team played better in this Universiade since the previous Games in Russia had equipped them with more experience. He believed that he had obtained better techniques and would contribute his new skills to the CityU Volleyball Team.

This biennial sporting event also facilitates cultural exchange. Participants were shown spectacular performance that featured traditional and modern Korean performing arts at the Opening Ceremony and were given the chance to mingle in an event during the Games.