After Application

After you have submitted the application, an acknowledgement note with an application number will be sent to you by email. Please verify the accuracy of your application and report any discrepancies immediately in writing to the Graduate School. You are required to quote your application number in all subsequent correspondence with the University.

The programme choice cannot be changed once your application is submitted. To update your application data or provide additional supporting documents, please upload them to Extra Documents via the online application system. 

Not all programmes require an interview. Some Departments/Schools/Programmes may ask applicants to attend an interview and it is subject to the requirements set by individual programme. Shortlisted candidates for interview will be informed by phone or by email in due course.

It varies from programme to programme. Notifications to successful applications will be sent by email before commencement of studies. To confirm your acceptance of the offer, you will need to pay the confirmation fee before the deadline stated in the offer letter. All fees paid are NOT refundable. For unsuccessful applications, the applicants will be notified by email.

You have to provide documentary evidence, either a full official transcript or a letter of certification, stating the award of the degree including the class of honours awarded if applicable. You may also be asked to satisfy any other conditions (e.g. pass the threshold standard in IELTS/TOEFL) before a specified date. Please follow the instructions as stated in the offer letter.

If you fail to achieve the required degree award and/or obtain the required English test score and/or other test score by the due date(s) as specified in the offer conditions (OAS -> Application Details -> Offer Condition), your offer will be withdrawn. A refund of the paid admission confirmation fee (with an administration fee of HK$5,000 deducted) may be granted on a discretionary basis. Please write to the Graduate School (via Enquiry form) and attach relevant and sufficient documentary proof to your email for our consideration.

The University will contact your referees via email in two days upon your successfully submission of the application, requesting them to complete an online Confidential Reference Form via a designated online platform. All referees shall submit the Confidential Reference within two weeks upon receipt of the invitation and are recommended to refer to the user guide provided at the Referee Online Platform.

You can check the submission status of the Confidential Reference Form with your referee(s) or at the Online Application System (Experience & References --> References Enquiry). Please contact your referee(s) if the status remains “Work in progress” or “Pending” (see Screen below). If there is any problem with the submission, please write to the Graduate School (via Enquiry form) for assistance. Please quote your full name and application number for easy reference. 

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Yes. Please add the referee(s) directly on the Online Application System (Experience & References --> References).

Please note that you can add a maximum of two referees after submission of the application. Therefore please check the information carefully before you submit. 

Please also refer to Q7 above and inform your new referee(s) about the submission of the Confidential Reference Form.

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Once the referee information has been submitted, it cannot be changed. Alternatively, you can submit a new referee entry directly on the Online Application System (Experience & References --> References) with the update information. 

Please note that you can add a maximum of two referees after submission of the application. Therefore please check the information carefully before you submit. 

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If your referee(s) did not receive the invitation email within two days after your successful submission of the application, please login to the Online Application System (Experience & References --> References Enquiry) and send the reminder email to your referee(s). If there is any problem with the submission, please write to the Graduate School (via Enquiry form) for assistance. Please quote your full name and application number for easy reference.

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Please advise your referees to use the “Forgot Password” function at the designated online platform to retrieve a password. A new password will be sent to them via email.