Exchange & Study Abroad | Global Engagement Office

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Incoming Students

Hong Kong is a great exchange destination. It’s one of the most popular places for students from anywhere to study, bringing together culture, lifestyle and industry exposure.

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Outgoing Students

Explore your offshore learning options for international exposure and global outlook. Engage with universities across the globe, whether it's study abroad, summer school, research or conferences, to just name a few.

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Opportunities PolyU offer

To become a global citizen that brings academic and cultural exchange, PolyU encourages undergraduates to actively engage and explore opportunities outside the school campus. This could be realised by different kinds of exchange activities, summer programmes, conferences and competitions, short-terms study tours and other forms of international engagements. The university provides financial assistance to students to pursue international learning experience.

Incoming Exchange

An overseas study adventure provides students with distinct benefits as they develop responsibility, initiative and accountability. Go on student exchange!

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Outgoing Exchange

An international student exchange is an opportunity for PolyU undergraduate students to attend one of our partner institutions outside Hong Kong. On exchange, you can study courses that help you fulfil academic requirements for your PolyU degree. PolyU is partnered with universities and institutions across 30 different countries and regions.

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Summer Exchange

The Summer Exchange Programme offers PolyU undergraduate students to spend a summer at one of our partner institutions in a different country. View the available destinations for Summer Exchange.

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Summer@OxBridge

This programme aims to encourage students to attend one of the below programmes hosted by University of Cambridge and University of Oxford.

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Study Abroad Fund

Study Abroad Fund is organised to support credit bearing or formally assessed learning activities that enhance students’ international outlook and multicultural competency.

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Exploring China

Discover Chinese Mainland is a collection of short-term learning programmes

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Other Opportunities

A number of other funding schemes are formed to support PolyU students to engage in various level and objective to enrich international exposure.

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Student Stories

Salisbury University, USA

Hannan Carlos Miguel, 2017

I found the school to be in a great location in the centre of the city with easy access to wonderful restaurants, shops.

Terence Yao, 2017

Hong Kong is such a bustling city there is something for everyone! There are mountains for adventurous individuals to go.

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Matthew Chan, Year 3

My teammates and I stay behind for hours after classes on group projects. We took breaks by enjoying sunshine.

University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

An Chi Liu, Year 3

Spending a semester abroad in La Rochelle, France was even more enriching than I had expected. The French approach to learning was new to me; it allowed me to apply my knowledge in practice and play to my strengths.

La Rochelle Business School, France

An Chi Liu, Year 3

Our Exchange Partners

PolyU has a long tradition of partnering with leading universities and institutions for student exchange. See which universities or institutions around the world have exchange partnerships with PolyU.

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