- Located in the heart of Hong Kong, City UHK is centrally located and easily accessible by MTR
- Recognized as a young and innovative university
- 20,000 students
- Organised into 4 colleges and 3 schools: College of Business, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, College of Science and Engineering, College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, School of Creative Media, School of Energy and Environment, and School of Law
- Innovation Commons was set up after the introduction of CityU's new Discovery-enriched Curriculum (DEC) in 2012, which provides co-working spaces for individuals or start-ups to get their business off the ground
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Partner university’s areas of study
Eligibility and Timing
Terms Offered
Who can go?
- Engineering students
- Research opportunites for Engineering and Science students
Term Dates
- Term 1: Late August - Late December
- Term 2: Early January - Mid May
Credits
Course equivalency formula
- Same as UBC Credits
Credit transfer process
The transfer credit process takes approximately 16 weeks following each submission deadline. You should allow sufficient time to meet important deadlines that may affect you (e.g. application for graduation, registration in courses that require prerequisites that you took on exchange, entry to a major/honours program, etc.)
For more information about Go Global transfer credit
Passing grade
60%Course Information
* Students who have special requirements or require academic accommodation should contact a Go Global advisor regarding their needs at least six weeks prior to the application deadline.
Type of Go Global Experiences
Course information and restrictions
- Some courses with capacity limit do not accept exchange students
- For pre-requisite required courses, students must have taken courses considered equivalent to the pre-requisite
- Exchange students attached to College of Science and Engineering (CSE) are required to take a minimum of 9 credit units from courses offered by departments of CSE
Full course load information
- 12 credits minimum
Transfer Credits And Equivalent Courses At This University
Check out the courses that previous students have transferred back to UBC in the last 5 years using our Course Search Tool. If you don't see a particular course you listed, it simply means you need to submit it as a new course request through the Transfer Credit Portal while on your Go Global experience. For more information, please visit the Go Global Transfer Credit webpage.
Exchange Tuition
- 15 credits or equivalent full-time program fee per term, paid to UBC
- Some exceptions may apply
Scholarships and awards
The Go Global Award $1000
All students accepted to Go Global for Exchange, Research Abroad, or Study Abroad travel programs are automatically considered for this award. If you meet the eligibility criteria, you'll be notified of your award after you're accepted to Go Global and after you get nominated to apply to the partner university.
Additional awards
Students who are eligible for awards may receive one UBC or UBC-affiliated international learning award. If you're eligible, you are always offered the highest-value award. Unless stated otherwise, you need to meet eligibility criteria set out by the University Senate regarding awards.
Check out international learning awards and eligibility.
Information for US students:
If you are a student from the United States, please check the US Department of Education Lookup Tool to ensure that any partner institution you wish to attend on Exchange is Title IV ‘eligible’ for Federal Student Aid for the year in which you intend to study there. For institutions outside of the US, select “Foreign Country” from the “State” dropdown menu.
If you attend an eligible institution, then you may receive Title IV federal student loans while on Exchange.
If you attend an ineligible institution:
- You will not be eligible for US federal student loans,
- You may invalidate any US student aid you have previously received for your studies at UBC,
- You may be required to immediately begin repaying your US student loans, and
- You may not be eligible for any future US student aid for the remainder of your studies at UBC.
Types of accommodation available
Housing notes
- Exchange students may apply for accommodation at Student Residence
- Provision of on-campus accommodation is not guaranteed due to limited spaces