University of Hong Kong
Location: Hong Kong, China
Website: (see )
Language of instruction: English
GPA Requirement: 3.0/4.0 CGPA (5.0/9.0 or 'B' average at UVic)
Terms: Fall semester (September – December) // Spring semester (January – June) with a three-week break between semesters.
Highlights
- "The world is our classroom" is the motto for Hong Kong’s oldest university, founded in 1911
- HKU is a leading research university in Asia Pacific region
- The University provides a wide range of facilities and support for students, including Residences, Libraries, Health Services, Counseling, a Financial Aid Office, a Computer Centre, and Sports Centers that provide many recreational opportunities
Area of study
- Science
- Social Science
- Humanities
- Some courses may be available in: Education, Engineering, Law, and Business.
- Free Mandarin and introductory Chinese language courses are offered to all undergraduate exchange students.
Course Catalogue
- The confirmed course list for each academic year will only be ready in early August. Please take reference from courses offered in the past academic year for your course study plan.
- See the University of Hong Kong's page for more detail on course availability.
Credits
Credits at HKU:
- Full-time option: Students are recommended to take 24-30 credits (normally 6 credits per course, equating to 4-5 courses total) for each semester to roughly equal to 7.5 UVic units
Course Evaluations at UVic:
- Once accepted, UVic exchange students will be able to submit HKU courses to UVic for evaluation. The results will indicate how many UVic units each HKU course is worth, as well as the course equivalency.
- Students must use the evaluation results to ensure their HKU courses credits add up to the equivalent UVic units.
- This evaluation process opens in late September for Spring exchange terms and in late March for Fall exchange terms. Evaluations take 4-6 weeks for results to be made available.
- Course evaluations results are tentative until the end of the exchange term, when a final evaluation is conducted by UVic Records using your HKU transcript, and the results are applied to your UVic transcript.
Exchange credit history
Exchange credit history: See the exchange credit history listing of courses that have been previously evaluated from the University of Hong Kong. Note that this is a guide only, and not a guarantee that your courses would be evaluated in the same way.
Housing
- On-campus housing: Available. Further details on residential halls are available on the website
- Off-campus housing: Available (may be slightly more expensive than on campus housing options)
Medical Insurance, Immigration & Arrival
Students are required to apply for a Hong Kong student visa prior to their arrival, detailed instructions on the visa application process can be found at HKU's page.