Semester 1: Early September - Early December
Semester 2: Mid January - Late April

Semester workload:

Exchange student must take 12-18 credits to enrol as a full-time student at CityU. (Normally 3 credits/module)

Check http://www.cityu.edu.hk/arro/crsreg/goschedules.html for time table (only available 3 weeks before term starts).

English.

Students are expected to be fluent in both written and spoken Chinese should they choose to pursue certain programs such as the Chinese Language & Culture.

	College of Business College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences College of Science and Engineering School of Creative Media School of Energy and Environment School of Law

Registration for some courses is restricted to students holding the necessary prerequisites.

The University reserves the right to restrict registration in courses, or permit registration only on a priority basis.

Please refer to the Other Links section for relevant links to course information.  

Please refer to the Other Links section for relevant links to course information.  

On-campus:

On-campus accommodation is available at the Student Residence in Cornwall Street. Students have to submit their application form to the Student Residence Office (SRO) together with their SEP application.

Off-campus:

Relevant information is available at http://www.cityu.edu.hk/sro/htm/e_off-campus1.htm

A student visa is required. CityU will assist in the visa application by acting as the local sponsor for exchange students. Completed application form and other necessary documents should be sent to the University at least 6 weeks before the semester begins.

The University requires all exchange students to secure a medical insurance / travel insurance policy during their stay in Hong Kong. Please visit http://www.cityu.edu.hk/meao/ for details.

It is MANDATORY for non-local students (including exchange students) to have suitable and adequate insurance covering travel, personal accident, medical expenses (accident and non-accident), hospitalization and emergency evacuation/repatriation throughout the entire period of their study in Hong Kong. Students are required to either purchase the insurance on their own before they leave their home city or, if they are unable to do so or wish to have additional insurance coverage, enrol in the ‘Group Personal Accident Insurance & Medical Benefits Insurance Plan for Non-local Students’ contracted by the University. For more information, please see http://www.cityu.edu.hk/meao/

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the university’s insurance policies.  

Breakdown of Costs	Hong Kong Dollar $
Accommodation	4,840
Food	3,600
Transport	300
Others (Entertainment, clothes)	500
Monthly Estimate	9,240

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the estimated costs of living.

Universal Currency Converter:

	http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Application:

	https://banweb.cityu.edu.hk/pls/PROD/hwieapplacs_cityu.P_Login

Accommodation:

	http://www.cityu.edu.hk/sro/index.htm

Exchange Student Information:

	http://www.admo.cityu.edu.hk/exchange/info#anchor14

Visa Application:

	http://www.immd.gov.hk/

Course Information:

	http://www.cityu.edu.hk/arro/catalogue

Cost of Living:

	http://www.cityu.edu.hk/meao/ies_costlivenfin.htm