Welcome to HKU! We are thrilled to have you join us this Summer as we begin the journey of research and enlightenment. In addition to working with an eminent professor on a research project, we have prepared a series of academic seminars, workshops and extra-curricular activities throughout the 10-week programme.
You can find the information and details about the programme below, as well as announcements and latest updates. Please visit this page regularly to obtain the latest information.
- Announcements
- Report in Person
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All participants are expected to work with their mentor(s) at the University of Hong Kong in person from Week 3 to Week 10 (i.e., June 16, 2025 to August 8, 2025).
Participants should report to their mentor(s) in person on or before Week 3, i.e. June 16, 2025. Please contact your mentor(s) as soon as possible, but no later than two weeks before your arrival, and ask for the reporting time and office/laboratory address.
Only under exceptional circumstances, the Graduate School will allow participants join the programme in person later than June 16, 2025. Under such circumstances, the participants concerned should report to your mentor(s) on or before the extended date approved by the Graduate School. Participants who arrive later than June 16, 2025 without prior approval will not be allowed to join the programme.
Participants are expected to work with their mentor(s) full-time in person from Week 3 to Week 10, typically from Monday to Friday except public holidays. Participants with unsatisfactory attendance will affect the overall assessment and completion of the programme.
- Tentative Programme
- Please click here (updated on May 20, 2025) to download our tentative programme. This is a password-protected file. The password has been sent to our participants via email.
- Presentation and Transferable Skills Retreat Grouping Arrangements
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- Project Plan Oral Presentation on July 3, 2025 – requirements and schedule to be provided
- Transferable Skills Retreat (July 8-11, 2025) – grouping arrangements and reporting time to be provided
- Project Summary Poster Presentation (August 5, 2025) – guidelines and grouping arrangements to be provided
- University Accommodation
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For students who have booked their accommodation via the Graduate School, please find below for more details:
The Jockey Club Student Village III (9 Lung Wah Street, Hong Kong) is in Kennedy Town. All rooms are randomly assigned by the University Residential College based on room vacancy. Please stay at your assigned room and no room change/ swapping is allowed.
Residential floors are arranged on a single gender basis. Communal bathrooms and toilets, network point, WIFI, hot and cold water will be available. Each person will be provided with a bed, a pillow, a bedsheet, a blanket, a desk, a chair and a wardrobe. Air conditioning and linen will be provided but you have to prepare your towels and toiletries for personal hygiene reason.All residents MUST complete your check-in process at the Graduate School Office during our office hours:
Address: Graduate School, Room P403, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
- Step-by-step guide from the HKU MTR station to the Graduate School office.
- HKU campus map
Office hours: Monday – Friday: 9am – 12:30pm; 2pm – 5:30pm (Saturday, Sunday, University and Public Holiday: Closed)You will know the exact college, floor and room that you will be staying at when you collect your room key and smart card at the Graduate School office. Please be reminded to always bring your room key and smart card with you. If you require door unlocking service from the College Security Team, you will need to pay HK$20* service charge in cash on the spot.
The earliest time you can access your room is at 3:00pm on your arrival date and the check-out time is by 10:00am on your departure date.
Residents are advised to read through the below guides before checking in and observe the rules during your stay at the Residential College:
- Important Notes for Summer Letting
- Internal Rules of Jockey Club Student Village III for Summer Letting
*Subject to change, depending on the College’s arrangements.
- Access to the University Libraries
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For participants who would like to make use of the library resources, please fill in the application form, and upload a passport size photo to the OneDrive link provided in the said form. Applications will be accepted until May 30, 2025.
- Scholarship and Financial Support
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Scholarship for participants
A scholarship of HK$10,000 will be awarded to each participant of the Programme upon successful completion of the Programme.
Financial support
Financial support of airfare up to HK$5,000, and university accommodation up to HK$5,000 will be provided, on a reimbursement basis, to participants who have satisfactorily completed the programme.
Please note that the Graduate School will only sponsor a round-trip transportation ticket in economy class, capped at HK$5,000, for our participants to travel to Hong Kong from the country/city where the participant is residing in. We only allow participants to take multiple rides to Hong Kong if participants can prove the necessity of travelling to multiple cities/ points before arriving Hong Kong, for example, travelling from the country that your university is located at to your hometown for entry permit application, or, one single travelling route to Hong Kong with multiple transfer rides. Multiple rides due to personal reasons are not supported. The Graduate School reserves the right to decline the application for reimbursement without proper justifications.