Application Procedures

  1. Go to the Taught Postgraduate Online Application System.

  2. Click "Apply Now" to create your application account.

  3. Fill in the application form.

  4. After completing the form, go to the "Payment & Submission" section and arrange the non-refundable application fee of HK$300 to submit your application.

Please upload the following list of documents to the Faculty of Engineering Taught Postgraduate online admission system: https://tpgadmission.engg.hku.hk.

  • Graduate transcript with grading system (or interim transcript if graduate transcript is not available yet)

  • Degree certificate

  • Degree certificate (For applicant with Mainland China qualification)

    (i) Online Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate issued by CHSI (学信 网) & CHESICC (全国高等学校学生信息咨询与就业指导中心); and (ii) Certificate of Bachelor’s Degree* (學士學位證書)
    * Credential Report of the Bachelor Degree Certificate issued by CDGDC (学位与研究生教育发展中心) is also acceptable.
  • English language proficiency test score report, such as TOEFL or IELTS (only for applicants with qualifications from institutions outside HK where the language of instruction and examination is not English)

  • Proof of Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) / average grade / average mark (If the transcript does not show the cumulative GPA / average grade / average mark, or no school proof is available, please complete the online form in the TPg system).

  • Official proof of class ranking, if available

  • A curriculum vitae (C.V.)

  • Identity documents; Visa / Entry Permit (if applicable)

Applicants are NOT required to submit original documents during the application stage.  Should an applicant be given an admission offer by the Programme, he/she will receive notification of the need to submit the original documents.  All supporting documents, with your on-line application number stated, should be sent to the HKU MSc Programme Office: 

MSc Programme Office
School of Computing and Data Science, HKU
7/F, Pacific Plaza
418 Des Voeux Road West
Sai Ying Pun
Hong Kong

Application Fees

The application fee is HK$300 (non-refundable), paid by credit card online.

Transcripts

An official transcript should be requested from every college or university you have attended, except those undertaken in The University of Hong Kong.  Please do not omit the back side of the transcript if it contains information on the grading system.  The official transcript should be sent directly by the registrar of the institutions to the MSc Programme Office.  Please note that the University will only ACCEPT originals.  No photocopies will be accepted.  Please also note that certified true copies by notary public – for ALL types of supporting documents, would NOT be accepted in the admissions cycle 2025/26. 

Application Deadlines

Round # Completed application deadline
Main round 2 January 2025
Clearing round 11 April 2025 (HKT 12:00 noon) 

To be considered for a round, you must submit a complete application on the day of the deadline.  If you submit an application earlier in a round, which we encourage, you will have more time in which to schedule an interview (Interviews are by invitation only.)  Applications received after the main round deadline are rolled to the next round.

The results for admission in September are normally available by July of the same year.  Hence, applicants who do not hear from the Faculty of Engineering by 31 July 2025 may assume the application to be unsuccessful. 

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