Higher education institutions across the region

The University of Hong Kong

Consult taught and research postgraduate admissions separately and check faculty and programme requirements.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Use the Graduate School to review taught master’s, research master’s and doctoral programmes.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Consult the Fok Ying Tung Graduate School for taught and research programmes.

City University of Hong Kong

Search by degree type, then check requirements for non-local applicants.

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Check taught, research and professional doctoral admissions separately.

Hong Kong Baptist University

The Graduate School provides information on taught master’s and research postgraduate applications.

Lingnan University

Check taught and research applications separately. Research applicants should complete their own applications.

The Education University of Hong Kong

Includes research, professional doctoral and taught programmes. Check the responsible programme office.

Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Consult separate routes for taught master’s, research degrees and professional doctorates.

Hong Kong Shue Yan University

Includes taught master’s and MPhil/PhD programmes. Confirm schedules with the Graduate School.

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The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong

Consult the Graduate School for current master’s programmes. Doctoral intake is not listed as verified.

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Hong Kong Chu Hai College

Use the College’s taught postgraduate admissions pages and verify the mode of study for each programme.

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The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

Master’s programmes in arts and performance. Check portfolio, audition and interview requirements.

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Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong

Applied postgraduate programmes. Verify the awarding institution, mode of study and eligibility for each.

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Tung Wah College

The official postgraduate directory lists a master’s in Smart Healthcare Services Management and a doctorate in Nursing.

Verify mainland applicant eligibility, intended applicants and current intake programme by programme.

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Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education

Master of Education. Check teaching language, full-time or part-time arrangements and non-local admissions.

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HKCT Institute of Higher Education

The official programme search lists a Master of Social Sciences. Check the actual programme provider.

A listed master’s programme does not confirm mainland applicant eligibility. Verify directly with the institution.

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Saint Francis University

Taught master’s programmes are available. Mainland applicants must first review admissions restrictions.

At the source-check date, the official admissions page stated that mainland applications for undergraduate and postgraduate study were no longer accepted.

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Gratia Christian College

Listed by the Hong Kong EDB. A postgraduate admissions route open to mainland applicants has not been verified.

Included for directory completeness, not as a verified postgraduate application option.

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Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education

Listed by the Hong Kong EDB. A postgraduate admissions route open to mainland applicants has not been verified.

Included for directory completeness, not as a verified postgraduate application option.

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UOW College Hong Kong

Listed by the Hong Kong EDB. A postgraduate admissions route open to mainland applicants has not been verified.

Included for directory completeness, not as a verified postgraduate application option.

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Centennial College

Retained as a directory entry. Official historical information records cessation of intake from 2019/20.

Not a current postgraduate application option.

University of Macau

The Graduate School provides official information on master’s and doctoral study, funding and applications.

Macao Polytechnic University

Use the postgraduate route for mainland applicants and check academic, language and examination documents.

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Macao University of Tourism

Master’s, PhD and professional doctoral admissions. Verify the actual teaching location in the prospectus.

Macau University of Science and Technology

The postgraduate admissions website provides programmes, examinations, documents and application arrangements.

City University of Macau

Consult master’s and doctoral requirements for the mainland applicant category.

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University of Saint Joseph

A dedicated mainland postgraduate page sets out programme-specific master’s and doctoral requirements.

Some non-fresh-graduate master’s applicants may need mainland postgraduate entrance examination results. Check each programme.

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Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau

Nursing and related health postgraduate programmes, including a doctorate in Nursing. Check applicant categories.

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Macau Institute of Management

Information includes a business administration master’s offered with a US institution. Distinguish partner awards from the Institute’s own degrees.

Not among the seven Macao institutions listed by the Ministry of Education for mainland postgraduate recruitment. Do not infer mainland eligibility.

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Macau Millennium College

Official prospectuses list master’s and doctoral programmes and distinguish mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and international applicants.

A master’s prospectus in digital-intelligence language services is listed for mainland students. The doctoral prospectus is labelled for Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and international applicants; do not generalise eligibility.

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Academy of Public Security Forces of Macao

A specialist institution training public security personnel. Eligibility differs from ordinary overseas study applications.

Not a conventional postgraduate study option for mainland applicants.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Jointly established by Shenzhen University and CUHK. The Graduate School provides taught and research postgraduate information.

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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)

Jointly established by Guangzhou University and HKUST. Check admissions separately from the Hong Kong university.

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City University of Hong Kong (Dongguan)

Jointly established by Dongguan University of Technology and CityUHK. Current postgraduate admissions information verifies master’s programmes.

Verify doctoral admissions separately. Approval to offer a degree level does not establish an open intake.

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Beijing Normal–Hong Kong Baptist University

Jointly established by Beijing Normal University and HKBU. Formerly Beijing Normal University–Hong Kong Baptist University United International College (UIC).

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Tianjin University–PolyU Shenzhen Institute of Future Technology

An institute without separate legal personality, established by Tianjin University and PolyU. Verify national examination, recommendation and doctoral routes under Tianjin University requirements.

Master’s admissions have been officially announced. Doctoral fields and intake rounds require the Institute’s current notice.