THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS International Student Exchange Program Pre-departure Gathering

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THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONGFACULTY OF BUSINESS
AND ECONOMICSInternational Student Exchange
Program Pre-departure Gathering

• 5 August 2003 (Thursday)
• 630pm-830pm, FBE Town Centre

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Agenda

• Be our ambassador
• Pre-departure preparation
• Credit transfer
• When you arrive
• After exchange
• Experience sharing (refreshment session)

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Be a HK Ambassador

• Be friendly sincere
• Dont just stay in libraries, make new friends
  experience the culture differences
• Know HK - check the website of
• Hong Kong Tourism Board (www.hkta.org)
• Bring Chinese costume

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Be a HKU Ambassador

• Know your University
• 93 years history
• First University in Hong Kong

• 10 Faculties (Arts, Architecture, Business and
  Economics, Dentistry, Education, Engineering,
  Law, Medicine, Science Social Sciences)

• App. 14,600 students (around 9,000 undergraduates
  and 5,600 postgraduates)

• 10 Residential halls

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Be a FBE Ambassador

• Know your Faculty
• School of Business
  
• School of Economics and Finance
• 8 undergraduate programs
• BBA, BBA(AccFin), BBA(IS), BBA(Law), BBA(IBGM)
• BEcon, BEconFin, BFin
• New program from 2005-06 onwards
• BBA(International Business and Global Management)

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Be a FBE Ambassador

• Know your Faculty
• 4 taught postgraduate programs
• MBA, IMBA (HK Shanghai), MEcon MFin
• MPhil and PhD programs
• 1,300 undergraduates (annual intake 400)
• Over 70 faculty members
• Over 80 exchange-out students
• Over 130 exchange-in students

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Pre-departure Preparation

• Exchange application (to host institutions)
• Course enrollment (quota, pre-requisites,
  cross-faculty/school enrolment restrictions)
• Visa application
• Health insurance body check
• Accommodation meal plan
• Leave of absence credit transfer
• Arrange to pay HKU tuition fee
• Know your host institution and country
• Be prepared for culture shock

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Credit transfer

• Grades will NOT be transferred
• Grades will NOT be included in honours
  classification
• Grades WILL be considered for Deans Honours List
  (one-semester exchange only)
• Do NOT choose Passed/Fail grade

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Credit transfer

• Apply for credit transfer using standard
  application form after confirmation of course
  enrollment
• Attach detailed course descriptions
• No. of contact hours, topics covered, assessment
  methods and textbook titles
• Must seek approval before amending course
  enrolment
• Email application is fine

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When you arrive

• Contact International Office
• Register with your Faculty/School
• Join Orientation activities
• Email your contact details to ug_at_fbe.hku.hk
• Source affordable textbooks
• US Get your I-20 signed

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After Exchange

• 1,000-word essay on your interesting exchange
  experience
• At least 4 digital photos (with University/School
  logo, international students, in-class or
  extra-curricular activities)

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Experience Sharing

• Asia-Pacific
• Canada
• Europe
• USA

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• Enquiry ug_at_fbe.hku.hk
• Enjoy your exchange study!