Residence provides RPg students with an opportunity to become immersed in the intellectual environment of PolyU. Also included in the residence are periods during which students’ research requires off-campus field or non-PolyU laboratory work. All RPg students must fulfil the residence requirement before thesis submission.
| For all regular RPg students (except the Collaborative PhD/Dual PhD students whose specific residence requirements for these programmes are available in Appendix 1) | Admitted from the 2016/17 cohort onwards |
Despite of the mode of study, the residence requirement for an MPhil degree is 2 regular semesters; and that for a PhD degree is 3 regular semesters if a relevant research Master’s degree is earned prior to entering the programme, but 4 regular semesters if it is not. In addition to the residence requirement, FT RPg students are required to be on campus full-time and consequently in such geographical proximity as to be able to participate fully in PolyU activities associated with the RPg programme. Where an RPg student needs to conduct his/her research outside Hong Kong, adequate supervision arrangements must be proposed by the Chief Supervisor and approved by the D/SRC for study periods spent outside Hong Kong. Leave taken by the RPg students during their studies at PolyU will be counted towards their residence requirement of PolyU. |
| Admitted in or before the 2015/16 cohort |
All RPg students must spend at least 12 months, in aggregate, of their studies at PolyU. |