INTERNATIONAL SUMMER EXCHANGE PROGRAM
THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYHKUST International Summer Exchange Program (ISP) 2024
Information Sheet for Exchange Partners
Program Features
Students will study at least 3 credits and up to 9 credits of regular undergraduate-levelcourses offered by HKUST. Local excursions and cultural activities will be organizedexclusively for ISP students. A series of activities and events are also available for ISP
students to interact with each other to encourage cultural exchange.
Program Period
ISP 2024 will take place over HKUST’s Summer Term, i.e. from 17 June to 10 August 2024with accommodation period from 13 June to 11 August 2024. Courses will commence andend on different dates within the Summer Term period.
Admissions
All summer exchange students must be nominated by their home institution and have theEnglish language proficiency sufficient for English-taught university-level courses. Pleasealso note that we may or may not consider students whose majors fall outside of HKUST’s
major disciplines, depending on the schools with which your institution has an exchangeagreement:

will consider majors outsideof HKUST’s major disciplines

School ofScienceSchool ofEngineering

School ofBusiness andManagement

School ofHumanities andSocial Science

Academy ofInterdisciplinaryStudies✓✓✓✓Courses
Same as regular term, Summer Term courses are offered by School of Science, School ofEngineering, School of Business and Management, School of Humanities and Social Scienceand Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies. Course offering varies from year to year.
Tentative course list and course schedule for ISP 2024 are expected to be available in
January and April 2024 respectively. Each school has the right to open some of their coursesexclusively to students from their own exchange partners. Enrollment eligibility of eachcourse varies.
Accommodation
All students will be provided University housing. Students will be assigned to a double room
(or a triple room with double occupation) in a student hall for the whole program duration.
International Summer Exchange Program
Office of Global Learning, Room 2001, Academic Building
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2358 8178 Email: isp@ust.hk Website: https://isp.hkust.edu.hk

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Student Visa
All international students (except holders of Hong Kong Identity Card who have the right toland and study in Hong Kong) are required to obtain a student visa to study in Hong Kong.
The student visa processing time is normally 8 to 10 weeks. Incomplete application andmissing documents will cause delays. Whether a student is granted a student visa is at thediscretion of the Hong Kong Immigration Department. Students who fail to obtain theappropriate document for the right to study in Hong Kong will be declined participation in ISP.
InsuranceAll students are required to subscribe to the HKUST Compulsory Travel Insurance Plan. The
latest insurance coverage could be found at https://sfao.hkust.edu.hk/individual.php?l=71.
Program Fees
While students do not need to pay tuition fees to HKUST, each student will be charged
HK$10,500 which covers the following items:
University housing fee
HKUST compulsory travel insurance feeStudent visa application and handling fee
The amount will be deducted accordingly for students who do not need a student visa tostudy in Hong Kong.
Exchange Quota & Ratio
We encourage you to discuss with us the number of students you plan to send us
beforehand and we will try to reserve the quota. As there is a significant increase in demandfor ISP places, we suggest you confirming your nominations with us as early as possible.
Exchange partners can normally send students to ISP on a 3 to 1 ratio (i.e. 3 Summer-Termquotas would equal to 1 regular-term quota), or as specified in our exchange agreement.
For enquiries, please contact the School or Office with which your institution has anexchange agreement.
Office of Global Learning (for University-level partnership)

Miss Ada Chauadachau@ust.hk

School of Science

Miss Celin Au

ssciexchange@ust.hk

School of Engineering

Ms. Burgitta Hoegbho@ust.hk

School of Business and Management

Ms. Wendy Cheung

bmwendy@ust.hk

School of Humanities and Social Science

Mr. C.P. Leungexchange@ust.hk

Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies

Mr. Matthew Chik

mattchik@ust.hk

International Summer Exchange Program
Office of Global Learning, Room 2001, Academic Building
The Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyClear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2358 8178 Email: isp@ust.hk Website: https://isp.hkust.edu.hk

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Application Procedures
As students must be nominated by your institution to participate in ISP, we are asking them
to apply for the program through the study abroad office at your institution.
Step 1: Nomination by your institution
Students should seek the nomination from you. Please forward your nominations toisp@ust.hk from now until 26 February 2024. The earlier you send your nominations, thesooner your students can begin their applications.
Nomination list template: https://isp.hkust.edu.hk/files/isp2024_nomination_list.xlsx
Step 2: HKUST application
Nominees need to complete the HKUST online application on MyStudyAbroad system.
Login instructions will be sent to you for onward forwarding to your students. Online
applications will be accepted until 4 March 2024.
Application guide: http://mystudyabroad.hkust.edu.hk/?go=ISPguide.
Step 3: Post-application procedures
HKUST will review students’ applications, and may contact them if more information isrequired. If the student is admitted to the program, they will need tolog back into the system to complete the post-application procedures (program
payment, activity enrollment, etc.), andmail the student visa application and supporting documents to HKUST.

We strongly encourage you to collect the student visa applications and supporting
documents for all your students and mail them to HKUST in one package. These
documents must physically reach HKUST by 22 March 2024.
Visa Application Mailing Address:
International Summer Exchange Program 2024
Office of Global Learning
Room 2001, Academic Building
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2358 8178
Addressee: Miss Emily Chow

International Summer Exchange Program
Office of Global Learning, Room 2001, Academic Building
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2358 8178 Email: isp@ust.hk Website: https://isp.hkust.edu.hk

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Important Dates
Date

Events

26 February 2024

Nomination due4 March 2024

Online application due

22 March 2024

Student visa application due

21 April 2024
13 June 2024
17 June 2024
10 August 2024
11 August 2024

Program payment due
Hall check-in
Start of Summer Term
End of Summer Term
Hall check-out

Enquiry
HKUST International Summer Exchange Program (ISP) is organized by the Office of Global
Learning. If you have any program enquiries, please contact us at isp@ust.hk. Alternatively,
you can visit the program website at https://isp.hkust.edu.hk for more information.
Download program brochure and poster at https://isp.hkust.edu.hk/info_partners.

International Summer Exchange Program
Office of Global Learning, Room 2001, Academic Building
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2358 8178 Email: isp@ust.hk Website: https://isp.hkust.edu.hk

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