Students admitted

from the 2022/23 cohort onwards

Normal Period of Study

4 years*

Maximum Period of Study

6 years*

Deadline for confirmation of Registration

Details are available here

Residence Requirement

6 consecutive semesters/terms at PolyU

Thesis review and oral examination

Students will need to submit two theses from the same research topic (written in English and Chinese). Thesis review will be conducted separately according to the requirements of PolyU and PI. The Board of Examiners (BoE) shall be formed separately according to the regulations of each university to assess thesis and conduct oral examination.

One oral examination will be conducted at PolyU or PI. Examination documents from both institutions will be completed at the examination. Chief supervisors from PolyU and PI need to attend the oral exam.

Continuation fee

Students failing to submit their thesis by the end of the normal study period will be required to pay continuation fee to PolyU.

Study arrangement

The first-year study at PI, second- and third-year study at PolyU, fourth-year study at PI. If on-going PhD students of PI are recruited as the Dual PhD students, they can study at PolyU for 6 consecutive semesters/terms based on study plan.