HKU International Affairs Office

The HKU Worldwide Undergraduate Student Exchange Programme (HKUWW) provides exchange places from partner institutions (or host institutions) of the University for one to two semester(s). Applications to HKUWW should be made via the International Affairs Office (IAO). After an HKUWW applicant has been offered a place at a particular host institution, the applicant will be nominated by IAO to the host institution and instructed to submit an application to the institution for admission to the exchange programme.

Eligibility Criteria

Non-final year students:
- those enrolling in the second-to-last or last semester in the current year are NOT allowed to apply; and
- Year 2 or above students will be given higher placement priority than Year 1 students
Not joined any previous semester exchange programmes or special visiting programmes organised by IAO, faculties or departments
Good academic standing:
- students with a CGPA 2.8 or above have a relatively higher chance of getting a placement in the programme
- have at least a TOEFL (iBT) score of 80 or an IELTS (Academic) overall score of 6.5
Supported by the applicant’s faculty
Outgoing and eager to meet new challenges
Ready to be an ambassador of HKU
Willing to share exchange experience after the study

Available Host Institutions

Follow the link here to research the available host institutions and read through the institution details and fact sheets. You should consider the following criteria of respective host institutions for your application:

CGPA requirement
Restrictions on major and year of study
Courses offered – credit transfer subject to approval by your faculty
English language requirement – which could be higher than IAO’s requirements
Medium of instruction at the institution and language use in the country
Academic calendar – whether there will be any clash of semesters

Application to HKUWW

Main Round: Starting Sep 27, 2017
Step-by-Step Guideline for Online Application

Application Results

Main Round: Procedures to accept/decline an offer

Assessment Criteria

Applicants will be assessed based on the following:

Academic performance (CGPA as of Semester 1 in the year of application)
- (Remarks: For MBBS applicants, both your overall CGPA and converted CGPA will be considered and IAO will consult your Faculty for your academic standing.)
Personal statement
English language proficiency
Interview performance (if applicable) - applicants will receive interview invitation in around December if applicable

English Proficiency

You are required to upload a valid English proficiency proof^ to the online application system on or before the deadline. Without the proper proof, you will not be eligible for being nominated to the institutions which require specific English proficiency test results.

IELTS – please submit a scanned copy of the IELTS test result
TOEFL – please submit a print screen of the TOEFL test result

^The proof should be valid until the host institution's application deadline.

If your existing proof is valid until HKUWW application deadline, you may submit the proof as supporting document. Please arrange to re-take the language test in due course for host institution's institution. In view of the limited available timeslots for IELTS or TOEFL tests, you should schedule to take/re-take the test as soon as possible.
English proficiency proof is required for all applications (except for applications to host institutions in Mainland China and/or Taiwan). If you were graduated from an international school or overseas high school, you may submit IB / SAT / GCSE or other related international qualifications. Subject to the respective host institution's recognisation, students may sometimes be required to submit IELTS / TOEFL results as host institution's application.

Application Timeline

Application to HKUWW (2019/20)

Year	Date	Activity	Details
HKUWW Main Round Application
2018	Sept 27 (Thu)	Application	Online application (for Semester 1, 2, and full year)
	Dec 1 (Sat)	Application	Deadline for online application
	Late Dec	Interview	Selected candidates invited for interview (if applicable)
2019	Early Jan	Interview	Deadline for interview registration
	Mid Jan	Interview	Interview
	Feb 1 (Fri)	Results release	Release of placement results
	Feb 9 (Sat)	Results release	Deadline for deposit payment and acceptance
HKUWW Late Round Application - (Application for 2019/20, Semester 2 only)^
	Mar 11 (Mon)	Information	Institution list to be released on website
	Mar 15 (Fri)	Application	Online application (for Semester 2 only)
	Mar 22 (Fri)	Application	Deadline for online application
	April 5 (Fri)	Results release	Release of placement results
	April 12 (Fri)	Results release	Deadline for acceptance and deposit payment
HKUWW 2nd Late Round Application - (Application for 2019/20, Semester 2 only)
	April 23 (Tue)	Inforamtion	Institution list to be released on website
	April 26 (Fri)	Application	Online application (for Semester 2 only)
	May 3 (Fri)	Application	Deadline for online application
	May 17 (Fri)	Results release	Release of placement results
	May 24 (Fri)	Results release	Deadline for acceptance and deposit payment

Nomination and Application to Host Institution (2019/20)

Year	Date	Activity	Details
For Semester 1 and Full Year
2019	Feb - May	Nomination	Students being nominated to host institution
	Feb - May	Application	Exchange application to host institution
	May - Aug	Admission	Admission letter issued by host institution
For Semester 2
2020	June - Oct	Nomination	Students being nominated to host institution
	July - Nov	Application	Exchange application to host institution
	Oct - Dec	Admission	Admission letter issued by host institution

Applicable to successful candidates only.
Each institution has its own application period. Nominees will be provided with the application details in due course.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please read through the page Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for more details and advice on the application.

Further Questions

Please include your UID and name when you send enquiry to goabroad@hku.hk.