To enhance the opportunities for research postgraduate (RPg) students to have access to courses available at local institutions in Hong Kong, the eight UGC-funded universities entered into an agreement to set up mechanisms to allow RPg students to enrol in courses offered by sister institutions.
HKBU RPg students taking courses offered by sister institutions
Course Enrolment
To apply, complete the following two forms with endorsement from your Principal Supervisor:
- Application for Course Add/Drop/Withdrawal – HKBU and Cross-Institutional Courses (For Research Postgraduate Students Only)
- Combined Application Form for Cross-Institutional Course Enrolment
Submit the endorsed documents to your Department / Academy at least 5 working days before the host institution's deadline. Applications sent directly by students to the Graduate School will NOT be processed.
For details, please refer to the Application Procedures.
Course Withdrawal
In case you wish to drop the enrolled course, you have to complete the Course Add/Drop form and submit it to the Graduate School.
Transfer of Units
The course(s) you have taken at the sister institutions will be transferred automatically upon assessment of contact hours, notional learning hours, and unit equivalency as appropriate, and upon fulfilment of the grading requirement at the end of the semester. The transferred courses will be shown on the student’s transcript as unit transfer, and any letter grades obtained will not appear on the transcript nor be included in the GPA calculation. Only the courses at postgraduate level offered in the Cross-institution Course Enrolment Scheme could be counted towards the fulfilment of RPg coursework requirement. For more details, please refer to section 7.4 of our Student Handbook. If you have enquiries about unit transfer, please contact the GS at hkbu_rpg@hkbu.edu.hk.
Important Dates for 2026/27 Semester 1
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Institutions |
Information available from |
Application deadline |
Semester begins on |
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Students applying for course(s) offered by CityUHK are required to complete an e-form. Please refer to the University’s website for details. |
27 July 2026 |
10 August 2026 |
31 August 2026 |
| 27 July 2026 | 25 August 2026* | 1 September 2026^ | |
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong Students applying for courses offered by CUHK are required to complete a filled e-form after online application. Please refer to the University’s website for details. |
24 July 2026 | 7 August 2026 | 7 September 2026 |
| 27 July 2026 | 10 August 2026 | 31 August 2026 | |
| 27 July 2026 | 10 August 2026 | 31 August 2026 | |
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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Students applying for courses offered by HKUST are required to complete a filled e-form (RR-41). |
31 July 2026 | 17 August 2026 | 1 September 2026 |
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Students applying for courses offered by HKU are required to fill in an initial online form “Application for Cross-Institutional Course Enrolment (for Non-HKU Students)”. Please refer to the University's website for details.
Students are also required to provide the course outline/syllabus indicating the number of contact hours when seeking approval from Graduate School of HKBU. |
24 July 2026 | 7 August 2026 | 1 September 2026 |
* The application deadline is applicable to most courses. Some courses have deadlines ranging from 7 August to 7 September2026.
^The first lesson of some postgraduate courses may start before 1 September 2026.
HKBU courses opened to RPg students of sister institutions
| List of courses offered by HKBU – 2026/27 Semester 1 |
| Important Dates for 2026/27 Semester 1 | |
|---|---|
| Application Due Date | 11 August 2026 |
| Semester Start Date | 1 September 2026 |
Interested students can submit the application form together with a copy of HKID card to the Graduate School of HKBU via their home institutions.