OIE Program Adviser
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Location Information
LOCATION
This university is located in Hong Kong, China. To learn more about this city and country, please visit:
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_4965.html
http://www.iiepassport.org/pages/sitecontent/country.aspx
http://www.iiepassport.org/pages/sitecontent/cities.aspx
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations
HOST INSTITUTION
Founded in 1963, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a forward looking comprehensive research university with a global vision and a mission to combine tradition with modernity, and to bring together China and the West. CUHK teachers and students hail from all corners of the world. CUHK has over 20,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students, of whom 3,000 come from regions outside Hong Kong. CUHK graduates are connected worldwide through an expansive alumni network.
The Faculty of Engineering at CUHK is a hub of cutting-edge research and technology transfer as well as an effective training ground for engineers. Its strong professional contingent consists of, among others, Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, IEEE Fellows (the Faculty has the largest number of IEEE Fellows among all local engineering schools), the first Chinese scholar to win the prestigious Turning Award, and the 2009 Nobel Prize Winner in physics.
HOUSING
- on-campus housing
Undergraduate exchange students will live in on-campus housing and are assigned to double or triple-occupancy rooms in college managed hostels with local roommates. Sharing a room with a local student will help students settle in at CUHK and immerse into the Chinese culture. On-campus housing is automatically assigned to admitted students.
MEALS
- no meal plan
- on-campus dining
There is a supermarket on campus that sells both western and Chinese food. There are also student and staff canteens on campus that serve a great variety of food at reasonable prices.
Eligibility
- Georgia Tech degree-seeking student.
- Good Academic Standing with a 3.0* (or higher) GPA at time of application
- Undergraduates complete at least two semesters of full-time, regular college-level study prior to participation*
- At least 18 years of age by the program's departure date
- Be able to stay at the host university for the duration of their semester, INCLUDING through their exam period
- Be in Good Standing with the Office of Student Affairs and Housing
- All Non-U.S. Citizens are welcome to apply to participate in an exchange outside of their home country only. This rule applies to all who do not have a U.S. passport, including U.S. Permanent Residents.
- All study abroad participants are required to have a passport prior to any visa deadline dates, and any needed visas prior to departure date (Students are responsible for securing all required travel documents per the host country’s regulations prior to departure).
Academic Info
COURSE INFORMATION
For CUHK's course catalog, click here. Then go to Teaching Timetable / Classroom Booking, Full-time Undergraduate. Course information for each upcoming year will be available in June.
Students cannot take classes with the prefix PHE (except for those with an X after the course number), PCE, or MEDN or classes in the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Education. Students also cannot take College General Education courses or student oriented teaching courses (those with a course number beginning with 0)
LANGUAGE INFORMATION
Courses are taught in English, Cantonese, or Putonghua. A wide range of courses are taught in English.
Credit Transfer
CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM
1 CUHK credit = 1 GT credit
GRADING SYSTEM
CUHK Grade = US Grade
A, A- = A
B+, B, B- = B
C+, C, C- = C
D+, D = D
F = F
Program Costs (Estimated)
- Semester program participants must pay tuition to the GT Bursar for each GT semester they are abroad. No other expenses associated with this program are paid to GT; instead, these expenses are paid on site.
- Keep in mind the costs of books, health insurance, food, living expenses, and travel money, as well as pre-departure costs like your passport and visa.
- Following are cost estimates for one semester at the exchange program school that may help you prepare for your term(s) abroad. All costs are in USD.
GT Mandatory Fees
* Miscellaneous
Round-trip airfare
Mandatory Insurance
In-state Total
Out-of-state Total
Additional Financial Information
The currency in Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Dollar. Please click here for current exchange rates.
Visa and Passport Information
- Complete information about how to apply for or renew a U.S. passport is available here.
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You must obtain all proper immigration documents, such as an official passport and a visa if required. Students are responsible for securing all required travel documents per the host country’s regulations. For visa information visit the U.S. State Department website here.
All admitted students are required to apply for a student visa (regardless of nationality, except for Hong Kong permanent residents) though the Office of Academic Links before coming to Hong Kong. For more information, click here.