Study Aboard Activities

Study Tour

The Department offers enriching study tours that allow our students to explore and immerse themselves in different cultural environments. These tours provide valuable out-of-classroom experiences directly relevant to their studies, fostering their overall growth and understanding in the materials science and engineering field.

Student Exchange (Inbound)

Admission

Global Engagement Office (GEO) provides a range of services and information to exchange students. Please refer to the link to obtain admissions information and download forms.

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is within the College of Engineering (CENG). More information on student exchange can be find in Student Services.

Courses (Tentative)

Please refer to the Undergraduate Catalogue for the course syllabus.  

Inbound Exchange Student (2024/25)

Course	Title	Credit	Offer in Semester
GE2309	The World of NANO: The Next Big Thing Is Really Small	3	A
MSE2104	Mechanical Behaviour of Materials	3	A
MSE2106	Quantum Properties of Materials	3	A
MSE3130	Biomaterials	3	A
MSE3171	Materials Characterization	3	A
MSE3190	Thermodynamics of Materials	3	A
MSE3244	Design Laboratory	3	A
MSE4178	Nanostructures & Nanotechnology	3	A
GE1338	Seeing is Believing, or is it?	3	B
MSE2107	Measurement Theory and Application	3	B
MSE2108	Materials Chemistry	3	B
MSE2109	Bonding and Structure of Materials	3	B
MSE3110	Deformation and Fracture	3	B
MSE3113	Soft Materials	3	B
MSE3114	Computational Methods for Physicists and Materials Engineers	3	B
MSE3172	Electronic Properties of Solids	3	B
MSE3195	Kinetic and Phase Transformations	3	B
MSE4121	Thin Films	3	B
MSE4127	Smart Sensors: From Engineering to Applications	3	B
MSE4176	Energy Materials for the Current Century	3	B
MSE4307	Building Materials	3	B

Points to note:

1. Course offering information is subject to change.
2. Course registration is subject to the approval of the course offering department.
3. Registration for physical education courses offered by the Student Development Services must be done by the student and is done after the student has been granted online access to the course registration system.

Notes to applicants

(I) Course Selection Each course has been assigned a "level" to indicate the degree of academic difficulty associated with the course. Levels B2, B3 and B4 are undergraduate courses. Requests for registration of postgraduate courses will be scrutinized case by case. Normally, exchange students with less than 3 years of university education are not encouraged to take postgraduate courses. At CityU, an exchange student must be a full-time student. The minimum and maximum study loads for a full-time student are respectively 12 and 18 credits in a semester. (II) Assessment Exchange students should observe important dates published on the University's academic calendar within their study period. Requests for special assessment arrangement/schedule are normally not considered. Please refer to the University's Academic Regulations for Undergraduate Degrees for more information. (III) Off-campus Accommodation Students are strongly advised to arrive Hong Kong at least two or three weeks before the semester begins in order to seek off-campus accommodation. Details about off-campus accommodation are available at the SRO website. Enquiry: sro.offcampus@cityu.edu.hk (Email)

Contact

Student exchange coordinator:
Professor HO Derek
Email: derekho@cityu.edu.hk

Last modified: 1 September 2023

Student Exchange (Outbound)

Student exchange can be a rewarding learning experience. Joining a student exchange programme allows you to live and study overseas for a few months. During that period, you are registered as a full-time student in an overseas institution. Course credits earned can be counted towards your academic programme at CityU.

Where to go?

CityU has exchange agreements with a large number of overseas institutions. All CityU students may apply to those institutions for student exchange. The College of Engineering (CENG) and our department also have agreements with a number of institutions. All MSE students may apply to these institutions as well.

Institutions with Departmental Student Exchange Agreement
University	Country / Region	Exchange Quota
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology	Korea
Umea University	Sweden
National Sun Yat-sen University	Taiwan
National Taiwan University	Taiwan
National Tsing Hua University	Taiwan

How to apply?

The main round of application is at the beginning of semester B. Students interested in student exchange in either semester A or B in the following year should apply. A clearing round of application is at the beginning of semester A. It is for exchange in the following semester B. Please note that most of the exchange offers are given out in the main round.

• Application forms can be obtained in AIMS or from Global Engagement Office (GEO).
• Note that while a high CGPA helps in the application, interview performance is also important.
• Financial support is available through GEO (Hong Kong permanent residents only).

Financial Support

Eligible students can receive funding from the University to support their exchange programme.

From the University

• Student Exchange Fund
• Special Fund for Non-local Outbound Exchange Students
• Joseph Lau Student Exchange Awards
• Subsidies Offered by the Education Bureau

To obtain the funding, participants in the Student Exchange Programme (SEP) must fulfil the requirements of SEP, which include but not limited to the following:

• meeting the English language requirements set by home and host universities, whenever applicable, on or before the application deadline set by the host university; and
• successfully completing the approved exchange study programme by passing at least 12 credit units per semester (or equivalent, i.e. 20 ECTS) and the requirements stipulated by the host university.

CityU reserves the right to withdraw full or partial sponsorship if students fail to fulfil the funding conditions and criteria set by the University.

For details, please check the Global Engagement Office's website (Login Required).

Guidelines on Credit Transfer for Outbound Exchange Students

1. The guidelines are applicable for all outgoing exchanges established at the Departmental, College, or Institutional level.
2. Students should comply with the academic regulation (10) “Maximum and Minimum Study Load” under which except for the Summer Term, full-time students must register for courses with at least 12 credits / 20 ECTs and for not more than 18 credits.
3. Students should achieve the minimum requirement (grade C or equivalent) for an exchange course with which credit transfer will be sought for.
4. Transferred courses cannot be used to recover a failure or to improve a course grade of D.
5. The University’s guidelines on credit transfer are available from:
   Source from Aims > Uni Services > ARRO Student Services > Credit Transfer > Approval Guidelines
6. Where equivalence to a CityU course is established, the syllabus for the course taken should overlap by at least two-thirds of the content of the CityU course.
7. The level of work for the course taken should be comparable to the level of work of the equivalent CityU course, or to the level of work required to meet a degree requirement.
8. Exchange students are required to obtain pre-approval for credit transfer. Students should submit the application form for pre-approval for credit transfer before departing for student exchange programme. Upon completion of the exchange programme, students should submit the transcript issued by the Host University to the Department for processing the credit transfer.

*Please take note of the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Privacy Notice if you are an outbound student joining exchange programme(s) in the European Union (EU) or United Kingdom (UK) partner universities.*

Contact

Student exchange coordinator:
Professor HO Derek
Email: derekho@cityu.edu.hk

To find out more, please visit the Global Engagement Office (GEO) and the CENG student exchange websites.