Important Notes for Newly Admitted Students
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Everything you need to know to get your studies off to a great start:
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By activating your HKBU SSOid account and installing the official mobile app "HKBU Mobile", students are available to access the HKBU main entrances by using their Student e-Card.
Please register your SSOid here and follow the ITO user guide to enable your Student e-Card.
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Buzz, the new Chatbot Trainee of the Graduate School, is pleased to help you with common issues about research postgraduate studies at HKBU, such as application procedures, offer acceptance, student visa, admission/registration and information on obtaining your academic record of the HKBU research postgraduate studies.
Please click here to have a chat with Buzz!
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With effect from 28 December 2021, the Immigration Department (“ImmD”) of the Hong Kong SAR Government has implemented the “e-Visa” arrangement to replace the sticker-type physical label for an entry visa/permit.
Please click here for more details on the "e-Visa" Arrangement. If you wish to know more about how to apply for student visa, you may click here.
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To cater the accommodation needs of research postgraduate students, the University offers student residence at: