HKU Master of Global Management Application

to candidates from Mainland China institutions only;

Instructions for Applicants Bachelor’s degree certificate (學士學位證書)/ ^#Online
Verification Report of Higher Education Degree
Please read through the instructions and guidelines before Certificate (中國高等教育學位在線驗證報告) issued by
starting to fill in the application. China Higher Education Student Information, applicable
to candidates from Mainland China institutions only) (in
Eligibility
ONE single PDF file)
* Documents which are not in English should be accompanied
To be eligible for admission to the Programme, a candidate
by a formally certified translation in English.
shall satisfy both the University Admissions Requirements ^ Both Chinese and English versions are required.
and the Programme Specific Requirements as listed below: # Please set the validity period of the report to 6 months or the

longest available.
a) comply with the General Regulations;
b) hold a Bachelor’s degree of this University or a
• Working Experience Proof (Valid employment proof of
qualification of equivalent standard from this University
internship of all positions, or most recent full-time
or another comparable institution accepted for this
purpose*; employment, whichever is applicable.
c) for a candidate who is seeking admission on the basis of Contract/correspondences with working colleagues are
a qualification from a university or comparable not accepted as employment proof.) (in ONE single PDF
institution outside Hong Kong of which the language of file)
teaching and/or examination is not English, obtain a
TOEFL/IELTS score as prescribed in Paragraph “Tests”; • Language Report (TOEFL or IELTS report that was
d) satisfy the examiners in a qualifying examination, if taken within 2 years before your application submission,
required. if you are not from an English-medium university.
*TOEFL code of HKU: 9671; School Type: 01-Graduate; Department:
*Candidates with a good GMAT/GRE score will be favorably 82-Business and Commerce) (in ONE single PDF file)
considered.
• Others (Passport (page with photo)/ Photo ID; Personal
An application for exemption from the above requirements statement; GMAT/ GRE score report *HKU Master of Global
shall be considered on a case-by-case basis. Management GMAT Code: FS2-WL-17 | HKU GRE Code: 2482;
Certificates of Professional qualifications e.g. ACCA,
Application and Submission of Supporting Documents CFA, CPA; etc.) (in ONE single PDF file)

Applications must be submitted via the Taught Postgraduate Applications with missing supporting documents will be
Online Application System. considered incomplete and will NOT be processed further.

You will receive an acknowledgement email from the The original copy of supporting documents is NOT required
Programme Office within TWO working days after at the application stage. Should a candidate be given an
submitting your application. Please follow the instructions in admission offer by the Programme, he/she will receive
the email and upload the following supporting documents to notification of the need to submit original/certified true copy
the HKU Business School TPG Application Document of the documents
Upload System no later than TWO working days after the
application deadline of the round you are applying to. If there Application Fee
are further updates to your submission, you need to upload a
full set of the updated documents under that particular section The application fee is HK$300 (non-refundable) and must be
as the new submission will overwrite the previous submission. paid by credit card online.

• CV Tests

Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or the

• Academic Certificate (*Graduate transcript/ *latest
Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) scores are NOT
official transcript; *Graduation Certificate/ ^#Online
required, but a good GMAT/GRE score will be favorably
Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification
considered. Should candidates wish to submit a GMAT or
Certificate (教育部學歷證書電子註冊備案表) issued by GRE score, they should upload a copy of the test report
the Center for Student Services and Development or together with other supporting documents to the application
China Higher Education Student Information, applicable system. The GMAT code for HKU Master of Global
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Management programme is FS2-WL-17. The HKU GRE Definition of Non-local students

code is 2482.
For the purpose of admission of non-local students, “non-
Candidates who wish to be admitted on the basis of a local students” should be defined as students holding-
qualification from a university or comparable institution a) student visa/ entry permit;
outside Hong Kong where the language of teaching and/or b) visa/entry permit under the Immigration Arrangements
examination is not English are required to obtain a score of for Non-local Graduates (IANG);
550 or above in the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign c) dependant visa/ entry permit who were 18 years old or
Language (TOEFL) or a score of 80 in the internet-based above when they were issued with such visa/ entry permit
TOEFL. A minimum overall band of 6 with no subtest lower by the Director of Immigration; or
than 5.5 in IELTS is also accepted. In exceptional d) visa / entry permit for top talent pass scheme (高端人才
circumstances they may be exempted from this requirement. 通行證計劃).
Test scores more than two years counting from the date of
application are not accepted.
Student Visa
When candidates pre-register to take the test, they should
request that the official test scores be sent to The University Upon successful application, non-local (overseas) students
of Hong Kong. The HKU TOEFL code number is 9671. will need to arrange for their own student visas. The HKU
Admissions Office (AO) will act as the local sponsor and
References assist students in obtaining a visa. Please note that all non-
local students are required by law to obtain a student visa to
Candidates should provide the official email addresses of two study in Hong Kong and the Immigration Department
referees in the Referees section of their applications, i.e., the normally issues student visas to students enrolling in a full-
professional email addresses that your referees use at the time programme in the University only. It is the
company or organization they are working for. Public responsibility of individual students to make all necessary
domain email addresses will not be accepted unless the emails visa arrangements before the commencement of their studies.
are used as professional email addresses and printed on the
referees’ business cards. In that case, the referee will be Enquiry
requested to upload his/ her business card when he/ she
completes the form of reference. Form of reference will then Master of Global Management Programme Office
be sent directly to the referees’ official email addresses HKU Business School
provided under the subject “Request for Statement of Room 204, Block B
Reference”. Candidates should remind their referees to Cyberport 4
complete the form of reference via the hyperlink provided in 100 Cyberport Road
the aforementioned email before the application deadline. Hong Kong
Fees E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://masters.hkubs.hku.hk/
The programme fee will be payable in 2 installments over 1
year, irrespective of the number of courses taken in each
module. Remark: Application forms and supporting documents of
unsuccessful applicants will be destroyed after the admission
The proposed tuition fee for 2024/25 intake is HK$390,000*. period.
*The fees are subject to the final approval of the University.

Admissions Process and Result

Applicants can view their application status via the HKU

Business School TPG Application Document Upload
System. Admissions decisions are generally available in a
month after the application deadline and successful applicants
will be notified by email. The applications of those who have
not received an offer will be considered again in the following
round(s) until the end of the whole admissions cycle.

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Please use the following industry codes when you input your Full-time Employment History in the “Further Information” section
of the application form.

Industry Codes
Please select the industry code that best describes your company.
Financial Services 12 Consulting Manufacturing
01 Commercial banking 13 Education 26 Auto and other transportation
02 Diversified financial services 14 Entertainment equipment
03 Insurance 15 Restaurant and hotel management 27 Chemicals
04 Investment banking/brokerage 16 Government 28 Electronic Equipment
05 Investment management 17 Healthcare services 29 Food/Beverage/Tobacco
06 Venture capital 18 Import/Export/Trading companies 30 Forest products/Packaging
19 Law 31 Household/Personal Products
Non-Manufacturing 20 Charitable organizations 32 Machinery
07 Accounting 21 Real estate 33 Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/
08 Advertising/Marketing services 22 Retail Healthcare products
09 Communications services 23 Transportation services 34 Printing/Publishing
10 Computer services 24 Utilities 35 Textiles/Clothing
11 Construction 25 Other non-manufacturing 36 Other Manufacturing