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Student Exchange Programme (SEP)
For Undergraduate Students

Who should apply?

We welcome the following current BBA/BSc full-time students who do not have any exchange study experience to make the application.

Students are required to complete at least one year of university studies at CityUHK before your exchange semester and should not finish all your graduation required credits prior to your exchange study.

Students may need to seek the advices from their Departmental Exchange Coordinators for special arrangement if necessary.

Year of Programmes	Period of Application	First Round Application	Period of Study	Expected Graduation Date
2-Year BBA Programmes (BBAU2)	Year 3 November	Yes	Year 4 Semester A	Normal
	Year 3 November	Yes	Year 4 Semester B Year 4 Semester A & B	Summer (i.e. mid-October)
	Year 3 July		Year 4 Semester B	Summer (i.e. mid-October)
3-Year BBA Programmes (BBAU3)	Year 2 November	Yes	Year 3 Semester A Year 3 Semester B Year 3 Semester A & B	Normal
	Year 2 July		Year 3 Semester B
	Year 3 November	Yes	Year 4 Semester A
	Year 3 November	Yes	Year 4 Semester B Year 4 Semester A & B	Summer (i.e. mid-October)
	Year 3 July		Year 4 Semester B	Summer (i.e. mid-October)
4-Year BBA Programmes (BBAU4, BSCCBU4)	Year 1 November	Yes	Year 2 Semester B	Normal
	Year 1 July		Year 2 Semester B
	Year 2 November	Yes	Year 3 Semester A Year 3 Semester B Year 3 Semester A & B
	Year 2 July		Year 3 Semester B
	Year 3 November	Yes**	Year 4 Semester A**	Normal**
	Not Applicable		Year 4 Semester B	Not Applicable

** Students of BSc Computational Finance and Financial Technology who are studying Financial Technology Stream are not eligible to study abroad in their Year 4.

When to apply?

Application	Exchange Period	Application Period
First Round	Semester A and/or B 2026-2027	1 to 30 November 2025
Second Round	Semester B 2026-2027	1 to 31 July 2026
Summer	Summer 2026	1 to 19 February 2026

The quotas left behind from the First Round Application will be invited application in the Second Round. Students are therefore encouraged to make their application in the first round.
Applicants may edit the application form again from time to time within the application period. Online application submitted after 23:59 of the deadline will NOT be considered.
Applicants who are selected in the first or second round are not eligible to make the application in the Summer term again.
Applicants who do not have any offer (or declined the offer) in the first round application are welcome to make the application again in the second round or summer.

When will be the study period?

In the First Round Application, applicants may choose to study abroad in one semester (either Semester A or B) or year for an exchange programme. Please check the duration of study in our “List of Universities”.
In the Second Round Application, applicants can study abroad in Semester B only.
Summer Exchange Programme welcome application from students who do not receive any offer in the first or second round application.
As the academic calendar of the host university may be different with CityUHK, students should check the start of classes in the homepage of their target universities and arrive at least one week in advance to attend the compulsory orientation programmes.

Target Students	Special Arrangement	Remarks
BBAU4* or BSCCBU4*	Students are recommended to apply in the first round (November) to study abroad twice for two exchange programmes under the scheme ofÂ 2B+3B Double ExchangeÂ if students can make the academic achievement in the first exchange study. Students may have chance to study abroad twice, i.e. Year 2 Semester B and Year 3 Semester B but not any other period	2B+3B Double Exchange
BBAU4* or BSCCBU4*	Students are not eligible to study abroad in their final semester.(i.e. Year 4 Semester B)	Unless their expected date of graduation is Year 5 Semester A
Global Business or Global Business Systems Management	Students may choose to study abroad twice in the same or different academic year to fulfill their graduation requirement and are not applicable to the above double exchange scheme. If students plan to study abroad in the same academic year, they should apply for the first exchange (e.g. Semester A) in College Level Exchange Programme and the second exchange (e.g. Semester B) in the Institutional Level Exchange Programme and finally accept two offers in the first round application Students who make the application in the second round do not have the above restriction	Study Abroad Twice
Marketing	Students may have an opportunity to study their second exchange provided by the Departmental Level Exchange Programme (not applicable to students who study the Departmental Level Exchange Programme in their first exchange). No screening procedure is required providing that quotas are available	Study Abroad Twice
Exchange Student ClubÂ Members	Students may have an opportunity to study their second exchange in summer providing that they meet the admissions requirement of the concerned programme.	Study A

*BBAU4 applicants refer to students who are studying 4-year programme of Bachelor of Business Administration
*BSCCBU4 applicants refer to students who are studying 4-year programme of Bachelor of Science

Where to go?

Applicants should make their choices from the List of Universities for the (i) College and Departmental Level Exchange Programmes which will be available in July 2026.

List of universities for the (ii) Institutional Level Exchange Programme will be available in July 2026 in the webpage of Global Engagement Office (GEO).

List of universities areÂ differences between (i) & (ii).

How to apply?

First Round Application 2026-2027 (November 2025)

All applicants are required to complete the application for the (i) College & Departmental Level Exchange Programmes and (ii) Institutional Level Exchange Programmes
Interview is optional for (i) but bonus point will be given to applicants who have satisfactory performance in the CB interview. No interview is required for (ii).
Applicants who meet the requirement of both (i) & (ii) may receive two offers
Applicants who receive offer for both (i) & (ii) will need to confirm which offer they would accept in the Briefing Session for Selected Students

Second Round Application 2026-2027 (July 2026)

Applicants are required to complete the application for the (i) College & Departmental Level Exchange Programmes but optional for (ii) Institutional Level Exchange Programmes
Interview is optional for (i) but bonus point will be given to applicants who have satisfactory performance in the CB interview. No interview is required for (ii)
Applicants who receive an offer for (i) but want to apply for (ii) will need to decline the current offer of (i) first

Please follow the Application Schedule to make your application.

College and Departmental Level Exchange Programmes
(offered by College of Business, Department of Economics & Finance, Department ofÂ Decision Analytics and Operations, Department of Marketing)

Please complete the Online Application by logging in your Electronic ID and submit the following supplementary documents electronically from 1 to 31 July 2026:

A recent passport-size photo

English proficiency test report, i.e TOEFL or IELTS organized by British Council or IDP

optional for applicants who choose to study in Chinese Mainland or Taiwan, China

the test date of your report should be after October 2024Â (i.e. valid for duration of two years until end ofÂ October 2026)

late submission of the report can be accepted until 10 August 2026

Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (DSE) report (for local students only)

Upload 1-minute Video to promote the benefit of the exchange programme

Any other supplementary information which you think would be relevant to your application

(ii) Institutional Level Exchange Programmes
(offered by Global Engagement Office)

Please complete the Online Application by logging in your Electronic ID in AIMS (>Student Services > Outbound Student Exchange Application) and submit the following supplementary documents electronically from 20 July to 30 August 2026:

English proficiency test results, i.e TOEFL or IELTS organized by British Council or IDP

optional for applicants who choose to study in Chinese Mainland or Taiwan, China

the test date of your report should be after October 2024 (i.e. valid for duration of two years until end of October 2026)

Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (DSE) report (for local students only)

Student Exchange Programme (SEP) For Undergraduate Students