On 24 to 28 October 2022 (Hong Kong Time), HKU will organise a PhD & MPhil Virtual Information Week for prospective applicants who are interested to pursue research postgraduate studies at the University. There will be information sessions conducted by academic units and the Graduate School, student sharing sessions and proposal writing workshops. Register now to join the live sessions!
- General Information Session
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Date Talk 24 Oct (Mon)
10-11 am28 Oct (Fri)
5-6 pmApplying to HKU PhD and MPhil Programmes
General admission requirements, entrance scholarships and application procedures, followed by Q&A.
The two sessions are identical.
Speaker :
Professor Dong-yan Jin, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School (for the session on Oct 24)
Professor Cecilia Cheng, Associate Dean, Graduate School (for the session on Oct 28)25 Oct (Tue)
10-11 amProposal Writing for Non Lab-based Disciplines
Speaker :
Dr. Wai Lan Tsang, Programme Director, Graduate School28 Oct (Fri)
2:30-3:30 pmProposal Writing for Lab-based Disciplines
Speaker :
Dr. Wai Lan Tsang, Programme Director, Graduate School - Faculty of Architecture
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Date Talk 26 Oct (Wed)
10-11 amAdmission Talk – Faculties of Architecture, Arts and Social Sciences
Facilitator :
Professor Cecilia Cheng, Associate Dean, Graduate School
Speakers :
Dr. Weifeng Li, Faculty of Architecture
Professor Christopher M. Hutton, Faculty of Arts
Professor Rainbow T.H. Ho, Faculty of Social Sciences - Faculty of Arts
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Date Talk 26 Oct (Wed)
10-11 amAdmission Talk – Faculties of Architecture, Arts and Social Sciences
Facilitator :
Professor Cecilia Cheng, Associate Dean, Graduate School
Speakers :
Dr. Weifeng Li, Faculty of Architecture
Professor Christopher M. Hutton, Faculty of Arts
Professor Rainbow T.H. Ho, Faculty of Social Sciences - Faculty of Business and Economics
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Date Talk 27 Oct (Thu)
10-11 amAdmission Talk – Faculty of Business and Economics and Faculty of Education
Facilitator :
Professor Cecilia Cheng, Associate Dean, Graduate School
Speakers :
Professor Chen Lin, Faculty of Business and Economics
Dr. Timothy K.F. Hew, Faculty of Education
Professor Nirmala Rao, Faculty of Education - Faculty of Dentistry
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Date Talk 26 Oct (Wed)
5-6 pmAdmission Talk – Faculties of Dentistry and Medicine
Facilitator :
Professor Dong-yan Jin, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School
Speakers :
Dr. James K.H. Tsoi, Faculty of Dentistry
Professor Danny Chan, LKS Faculty of Medicine - Faculty of Education
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Date Talk 27 Oct (Thu)
10-11 amAdmission Talk – Faculty of Business and Economics and Faculty of Education
Facilitator :
Professor Cecilia Cheng, Associate Dean, Graduate School
Speakers :
Professor Chen Lin, Faculty of Business & Economics
Dr. Timothy K.F. Hew, Faculty of Education
Professor Nirmala Rao, Faculty of Education - Faculty of Engineering
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Date Talk 25 Oct (Tue)
5-6 pmAdmission Talk – Faculties of Engineering and Science
Facilitator :
Professor Billy K.C. Chow, Associate Dean, Graduate School
Speakers :
Professor Lawrence K. Yeung, Faculty of Engineering
Dr. Wing Yee Liu, Faculty of Science - Faculty of Law
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There is no discipline specific talk for the Faculty of Law. Prospective applicants may attend the General Information Session “Applying to HKU PhD and MPhil Programmes” scheduled on 24 Oct (Mon) or 28 Oct (Fri). For discipline specific enquiries, please contact the Faculty of Law (lawrpg@hku.hk).
- LKS Faculty of Medicine
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Date Talk 26 Oct (Wed)
5-6 pmAdmission Talk – Faculties of Dentistry and Medicine
Facilitator :
Professor Dong-yan Jin, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School
Speakers :
Dr. James K.H. Tsoi, Faculty of Dentistry
Professor Danny Chan, LKS Faculty of Medicine27 Oct (Thu)
4-5 pmSupervisor and Student Pairs Experience Sharing on Their Current Project and Time Together @HKUMed
Speakers :
Professor Michael S.Y. Huen & Miss Raissa R. Ng, School of Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Tsan Yuk Lam & Mr. Kar Hon Ng, School of Public Health
Dr. Ralf Jauch & Miss Daisylyn S.Y. Tan, School of Biomedical Sciences28 Oct (Fri)
11am-12nnAn Introduction to Laboratory Animal Care and Research Conducted at HKU (LKS Faculty of Medicine)
Speaker :
Dr. Jennifer L. Go, Centre for Comparative Medicine Research - Faculty of Science
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Date Talk 25 Oct (Tue)
5-6 pmAdmission Talk – Faculties of Engineering and Science
Facilitator :
Professor Billy K.C. Chow, Associate Dean, Graduate School
Speakers :
Professor Lawrence K. Yeung, Faculty of Engineering
Dr. Wing Yee Liu, Faculty of Science24 Oct (Mon)
11:30am-12nnChemistry: the Central Science (Department of Chemistry)
Speaker :
Professor Xiang Li, Department of Chemistry25 Oct (Tue)
11:30am-12nnApplication and Admission to Molecular and Cell Biology Programme (School of Biological Sciences)
Speaker :
Dr. Aixin Yan, School of Biological Sciences26 Oct (Wed)
3-3:30pmTales of Adventure in Ecology and Biodiversity (School of Biological Sciences)
Speaker :
Dr. David M. Baker, School of Biological Sciences25 Oct (Tue)
2:30-3pmFrom the Microcosm to the Macrocosm: Great Opportunities Awaiting Postgraduate Studies (Department of Physics)
Speaker :
Dr. Tran Trung Luu, Department of Physics26 Oct (Wed)
11:30am-12nnIntroduction of the Department of Mathematics
Speaker :
Dr. Zhiwen Zhang, Department of Mathematics26 Oct (Wed)
2:30-3pmAn Introduction of Department of Earth Sciences' Research
Speaker :
Dr. Binzheng Zhang, Department of Earth Sciences - Faculty of Social Sciences
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Date Talk 26 Oct (Wed)
10-11 amAdmission Talk – Faculties of Architecture, Arts and Social Sciences
Facilitator :
Professor Cecilia Cheng, Associate Dean, Graduate School
Speakers :
Dr. Weifeng Li, Faculty of Architecture
Professor Christopher M. Hutton, Faculty of Arts
Professor Rainbow T.H. Ho, Faculty of Social Sciences - Interdisciplinary Research Areas
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Date Talk 25 Oct (Tue)
3:30-4 pmData Science Brings You a Quantum Leap in Frontier Research
Speaker :
Professor Reynold C.K. Cheng, and IDS scholars, Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science27 Oct (Thu)
3-3:30 pmWhat’s new in biomedical engineering research at HKU
Speaker :
Professor Kevin K.M. Tsia, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Student Sharing
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Date Talk 24 Oct (Mon)
5-6 pmStudent Sharing
Facilitator :
Miss Carmen Yam, PhD, Faculty of Law
Speakers :
Miss Pavithra Daulagala, PhD, LKS Faculty of Medicine
Miss Wandy Wang, PhD, Faculty of Science
Mr. Jeffrey Chang, PhD, Faculty of Social Sciences28 Oct (Fri)
10-11 amStudent Sharing
Facilitator:
Mr. Clive Lee, PhD, Faculty of Education
Speakers:
Mr. Krejci Pavel, PhD, Faculty of Arts
Ms. Jiahui Du, PhD, Faculty of Education
Mr. Edwin Dung, Faculty of Engineering
Click here for the full schedule.