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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, has 24 undergraduate courses listed on StudyPath. International tuition is HK$240,000 a year. PolyU publishes its own accommodation prices, from HK$17,305 per academic year. 13 of the 24 publish an application deadline. Every figure above was read from PolyU's own published pages and last checked on 30 September 2026.

Courses
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Applies everywhere on the site, on this device — change it any time.
Not set — every fee below is the international rate. Home and EU/EEA rates are often far lower.

courses

24 courses

Computing and AI (Computer Science / Enterprise Information Systems)

BSc (Hons) Scheme · 4 years · Computer Science, Information Systems

International tuition

HK$240,000 per year

~HK$960,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee
Verified

2027/28 · Same rate across the institution · International students

PolyU charges one flat non-local rate across every full-time government-funded Bachelor's Degree programme, so this is institution-wide rather than programme-specific; this programme's own 2027 page lists it as Government-Funded. PolyU's word for this population is "non-local": a student who needs a student visa / entry permit to study in Hong Kong, an IANG visa, or a dependant visa issued at age 18 or above. It rises from HK$200,000 for 2026/27 entry. Payable in two equal instalments; every new student also pays a non-refundable HK$20,000 initial fee that becomes part of the first semester's tuition.

Show the fee on the university's site

PolyU prints the two undergraduate rates side by side on its fees page: HKD49,500 per academic year for local students and HKD240,000 for non-local students, which is the rate recorded above. The same page puts average spending for a non-local student at around HKD330,272 per academic year: tuition HK$240,000, university-managed accommodation HK$18,515 (the 2026/27 rent; 2027/28 lodging fees are still to be announced), basic meal charges at campus catering outlets HK$53,040 and personal expenses HK$18,717. From the second year, non-local students arrange their own accommodation outside the Student Halls.

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Intake
September 2027 (Sept 2027 Entry)
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Taught in
English
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Application deadline
17 Nov 2026 (International / Other Qualification route, for Sept 2027 entry).
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What you'll study

Not yet added.

Entry requirementsEnglish

English language

  • TOEFL iBT, 80 overallTest of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based test, in one sitting. TOEFL iBT Home Edition results are not accepted.
  • IELTS, 6 overallOverall band score of 6.0 in the IELTS Academic Module, in one sitting. IELTS Online, IELTS Indicator and IELTS One Skill Retake results are not accepted. Results must be valid for two years from the test date. Individual programmes may specify higher requirements.
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Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence / Artificial Intelligence with Financial Technology / Data Science and Analytics)

BSc (Hons) Scheme · 4 years · Data Science & AI

International tuition

HK$240,000 per year

~HK$960,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee
Verified

2027/28 · Same rate across the institution · International students

PolyU charges one flat non-local rate across every full-time government-funded Bachelor's Degree programme, so this is institution-wide rather than programme-specific; this programme's own 2027 page lists it as Government-Funded. PolyU's word for this population is "non-local": a student who needs a student visa / entry permit to study in Hong Kong, an IANG visa, or a dependant visa issued at age 18 or above. It rises from HK$200,000 for 2026/27 entry. Payable in two equal instalments; every new student also pays a non-refundable HK$20,000 initial fee that becomes part of the first semester's tuition.

Show the fee on the university's site

PolyU prints the two undergraduate rates side by side on its fees page: HKD49,500 per academic year for local students and HKD240,000 for non-local students, which is the rate recorded above. The same page puts average spending for a non-local student at around HKD330,272 per academic year: tuition HK$240,000, university-managed accommodation HK$18,515 (the 2026/27 rent; 2027/28 lodging fees are still to be announced), basic meal charges at campus catering outlets HK$53,040 and personal expenses HK$18,717. From the second year, non-local students arrange their own accommodation outside the Student Halls.

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Intake
September 2027 (Sept 2027 Entry)
Source
✓ Word for wordRead 30 Sept 2026
“CODE JS3223 ENTRY Sept 2027 Entry STUDY MODE Full-time DURATION 4 years (including 1 year with common curriculum)”
JS3223 - Bachelor of Science (Honours) Scheme in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence / Artificial Intelligence with Financial Technology / Data Science and Analytics) | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)polyu.edu.hk
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Taught in
English
Source
Application deadline
17 Nov 2026 (International / Other Qualification route, for Sept 2027 entry).
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What you'll study

Not yet added.

Entry requirementsEnglish

English language

  • TOEFL iBT, 80 overallTest of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based test, in one sitting. TOEFL iBT Home Edition results are not accepted.
  • IELTS, 6 overallOverall band score of 6.0 in the IELTS Academic Module, in one sitting. IELTS Online, IELTS Indicator and IELTS One Skill Retake results are not accepted. Results must be valid for two years from the test date. Individual programmes may specify higher requirements.
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Information and Artificial Intelligence Engineering (Internet-of-Things / Artificial Intelligence / Information Security)

BEng (Hons) / BSc (Hons) Scheme · 4 years · Data Science & AI, Cybersecurity

International tuition

HK$240,000 per year

~HK$960,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee
Verified

2027/28 · Same rate across the institution · International students

PolyU charges one flat non-local rate across every full-time government-funded Bachelor's Degree programme, so this is institution-wide rather than programme-specific; this programme's own 2027 page lists it as Government-Funded. PolyU's word for this population is "non-local": a student who needs a student visa / entry permit to study in Hong Kong, an IANG visa, or a dependant visa issued at age 18 or above. It rises from HK$200,000 for 2026/27 entry. Payable in two equal instalments; every new student also pays a non-refundable HK$20,000 initial fee that becomes part of the first semester's tuition.

Show the fee on the university's site

PolyU prints the two undergraduate rates side by side on its fees page: HKD49,500 per academic year for local students and HKD240,000 for non-local students, which is the rate recorded above. The same page puts average spending for a non-local student at around HKD330,272 per academic year: tuition HK$240,000, university-managed accommodation HK$18,515 (the 2026/27 rent; 2027/28 lodging fees are still to be announced), basic meal charges at campus catering outlets HK$53,040 and personal expenses HK$18,717. From the second year, non-local students arrange their own accommodation outside the Student Halls.

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Intake
September 2027 (Sept 2027 Entry)
Source
Taught in
English
Source
Application deadline
17 Nov 2026 (International / Other Qualification route, for Sept 2027 entry).
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What you'll study

Not yet added.

Entry requirementsEnglish

English language

  • TOEFL iBT, 80 overallTest of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based test, in one sitting. TOEFL iBT Home Edition results are not accepted.
  • IELTS, 6 overallOverall band score of 6.0 in the IELTS Academic Module, in one sitting. IELTS Online, IELTS Indicator and IELTS One Skill Retake results are not accepted. Results must be valid for two years from the test date. Individual programmes may specify higher requirements.
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Electrical Engineering (Electrical Engineering / Transportation Systems Engineering)

BEng (Hons) Scheme · 4 years · Electrical & Electronic Engineering

International tuition

HK$240,000 per year

~HK$960,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee
Verified

2027/28 · Same rate across the institution · International students

PolyU charges one flat non-local rate across every full-time government-funded Bachelor's Degree programme, so this is institution-wide rather than programme-specific; this programme's own 2027 page lists it as Government-Funded. PolyU's word for this population is "non-local": a student who needs a student visa / entry permit to study in Hong Kong, an IANG visa, or a dependant visa issued at age 18 or above. It rises from HK$200,000 for 2026/27 entry. Payable in two equal instalments; every new student also pays a non-refundable HK$20,000 initial fee that becomes part of the first semester's tuition.

Show the fee on the university's site

PolyU prints the two undergraduate rates side by side on its fees page: HKD49,500 per academic year for local students and HKD240,000 for non-local students, which is the rate recorded above. The same page puts average spending for a non-local student at around HKD330,272 per academic year: tuition HK$240,000, university-managed accommodation HK$18,515 (the 2026/27 rent; 2027/28 lodging fees are still to be announced), basic meal charges at campus catering outlets HK$53,040 and personal expenses HK$18,717. From the second year, non-local students arrange their own accommodation outside the Student Halls.

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Intake
September 2027 (Sept 2027 Entry)
Source
Taught in
English
Source
Application deadline
17 Nov 2026 (International / Other Qualification route, for Sept 2027 entry).
Source

What you'll study

Not yet added.

Entry requirementsEnglish

English language

  • TOEFL iBT, 80 overallTest of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based test, in one sitting. TOEFL iBT Home Edition results are not accepted.
  • IELTS, 6 overallOverall band score of 6.0 in the IELTS Academic Module, in one sitting. IELTS Online, IELTS Indicator and IELTS One Skill Retake results are not accepted. Results must be valid for two years from the test date. Individual programmes may specify higher requirements.
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Mechanical Engineering (Intelligent Robotics Engineering / Mechanical Engineering)

BEng (Hons) Scheme · 4 years · Mechanical Engineering, Robotics

International tuition

HK$240,000 per year

~HK$960,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee
Verified

2027/28 · Same rate across the institution · International students

PolyU charges one flat non-local rate across every full-time government-funded Bachelor's Degree programme, so this is institution-wide rather than programme-specific; this programme's own 2027 page lists it as Government-Funded. PolyU's word for this population is "non-local": a student who needs a student visa / entry permit to study in Hong Kong, an IANG visa, or a dependant visa issued at age 18 or above. It rises from HK$200,000 for 2026/27 entry. Payable in two equal instalments; every new student also pays a non-refundable HK$20,000 initial fee that becomes part of the first semester's tuition.

Show the fee on the university's site

PolyU prints the two undergraduate rates side by side on its fees page: HKD49,500 per academic year for local students and HKD240,000 for non-local students, which is the rate recorded above. The same page puts average spending for a non-local student at around HKD330,272 per academic year: tuition HK$240,000, university-managed accommodation HK$18,515 (the 2026/27 rent; 2027/28 lodging fees are still to be announced), basic meal charges at campus catering outlets HK$53,040 and personal expenses HK$18,717. From the second year, non-local students arrange their own accommodation outside the Student Halls.

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Intake
September 2027 (Sept 2027 Entry)
Source
Taught in
English
Source
Application deadline
17 Nov 2026 (International / Other Qualification route, for Sept 2027 entry).
Source

What you'll study

Not yet added.

Entry requirementsEnglish

English language

  • TOEFL iBT, 80 overallTest of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based test, in one sitting. TOEFL iBT Home Edition results are not accepted.
  • IELTS, 6 overallOverall band score of 6.0 in the IELTS Academic Module, in one sitting. IELTS Online, IELTS Indicator and IELTS One Skill Retake results are not accepted. Results must be valid for two years from the test date. Individual programmes may specify higher requirements.
Source

Civil Engineering

BEng (Hons) · 4 years · Civil Engineering

International tuition

HK$240,000 per year

~HK$960,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee
Verified

2027/28 · Same rate across the institution · International students

PolyU charges one flat non-local rate across every full-time government-funded Bachelor's Degree programme, so this is institution-wide rather than programme-specific; this programme's own 2027 page lists it as Government-Funded. PolyU's word for this population is "non-local": a student who needs a student visa / entry permit to study in Hong Kong, an IANG visa, or a dependant visa issued at age 18 or above. It rises from HK$200,000 for 2026/27 entry. Payable in two equal instalments; every new student also pays a non-refundable HK$20,000 initial fee that becomes part of the first semester's tuition.

Show the fee on the university's site

PolyU prints the two undergraduate rates side by side on its fees page: HKD49,500 per academic year for local students and HKD240,000 for non-local students, which is the rate recorded above. The same page puts average spending for a non-local student at around HKD330,272 per academic year: tuition HK$240,000, university-managed accommodation HK$18,515 (the 2026/27 rent; 2027/28 lodging fees are still to be announced), basic meal charges at campus catering outlets HK$53,040 and personal expenses HK$18,717. From the second year, non-local students arrange their own accommodation outside the Student Halls.

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Intake
September 2027 (Sept 2027 Entry)
Source
Taught in
English
Source
Application deadline
17 Nov 2026 (International / Other Qualification route, for Sept 2027 entry).
Source

What you'll study

Not yet added.

Entry requirementsEnglish

English language

  • TOEFL iBT, 80 overallTest of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based test, in one sitting. TOEFL iBT Home Edition results are not accepted.
  • IELTS, 6 overallOverall band score of 6.0 in the IELTS Academic Module, in one sitting. IELTS Online, IELTS Indicator and IELTS One Skill Retake results are not accepted. Results must be valid for two years from the test date. Individual programmes may specify higher requirements.
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How PolyU compares

Against the other universities in Hong Kong on StudyPath, using each one's verified international fees and its own published housing prices. Universities are only compared with others charging in the same currency (and, for housing, for the same period), so no figure here has been converted. A ~ marks a year worked out from a per-term or whole-course fee.

PolyU's lowest undergraduate fee for international students is HK$240,000 a year, for Accounting and Finance (Accountancy / Accounting and Finance / Digital Finance and Investment). Of the 3 other universities in Hong Kong we list with undergraduate fees in HKD, 1 charges more at their lowest, 2 charge less. Their lowest undergraduate fees run from HK$214,000 (CUHK) to HK$260,000 (HKUST).

By subject
SubjectLowest fee hereAgainst other universities in Hong KongTheir lowest fees
AccountingundergraduateHK$240,000Accounting and Finance (Accountancy / Accounting and Finance / Digital Finance and Investment)1 of 3 charge moreHK$214,000 to HK$260,000
Business & ManagementundergraduateHK$240,000Building Engineering and Management1 of 3 charge moreHK$214,000 to HK$260,000
Computer ScienceundergraduateHK$240,000Computing and AI (Computer Science / Enterprise Information Systems)2 of 3 charge moreHK$214,000 to HK$260,000
Data Science & AIundergraduateHK$240,000Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence / Artificial Intelligence with Financial Technology / Data Science and Analytics)2 of 3 charge moreHK$214,000 to HK$260,000
Biomedical EngineeringundergraduateHK$240,000Biomedical Engineering2 of 3 charge moreHK$214,000 to HK$260,000
Electrical & Electronic EngineeringundergraduateHK$240,000Electrical Engineering (Electrical Engineering / Transportation Systems Engineering)2 of 3 charge moreHK$214,000 to HK$260,000

Subjects taught at PolyU

Each one opens every course in that subject, at every university we hold, with the same verified fees.

Where these figures come from

15 sentences from PolyU's own site each back several figures above. Each is quoted once here; every course that uses one still opens it and links to its own source page.

  1. Used for international fee on 24 courses

    “The following tuition fee is charged for full-time government-funded Bachelor's Degree programmes in the 2027/28 academic year: HK$240,000 (approximately US$30,770) per academic year payable in two equal instalments before the start of the first and second semesters of the academic year.”
    International / Other Qualifications - Tuition Fees for Government-funded Programmes | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)polyu.edu.hkread 30 Sept 2026
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  2. Used for application deadline on 13 courses

    “Application Deadline Non-JUPAS Year 1 2026-11-17 International / Other Qualification 2026-11-17”
    The same sentence appears on 13 pagespolyu.edu.hkread 30 Sept 2026
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  3. Used for teaching language on 13 courses

    “Are all courses taught in English? English is the medium of instruction for classes, written assignments and examinations, except for Chinese-related subjects and specially approved schemes/programmes.”
    International / Other Qualifications - Frequently Asked Questions | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)polyu.edu.hkread 26 Aug 2026
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  4. Used for entry requirements on 13 courses

    “Non-local applicants are expected to provide one of the following English language proficiency test results, valid for two years from the test date, which meet the minimum requirements outlined below, unless otherwise specified by the individual programme: TOEFL A score of 80 or above in the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based test (TOEFL iBT), in one sitting (TOEFL iBT Home Edition test results will not be considered for meeting the English language requirements for taught programmes.) IELTS An overall band score of 6.0 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic Module, in one sitting”
    International / Other Qualifications - English Language Requirements | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)polyu.edu.hkread 26 Aug 2026
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  5. Used for cost note on 13 courses

    “Tuition Fee (Local Students) HKD49,500 per academic year Tuition Fee (Non-local Students) HKD240,000 per academic year”
    Fees (UG) | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)polyu.edu.hkread 30 Sept 2026
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  6. Used for course length on 1 course, start dates on 1 course

    “CODE JS3060 ENTRY Sept 2027 Entry STUDY MODE Full-time DURATION 4 years”
    JS3060 - Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Scheme in Accounting and Finance (Accountancy / Accounting and Finance / Digital Finance and Investment) | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)polyu.edu.hkread 30 Sept 2026
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  7. Used for course length on 1 course, start dates on 1 course

    “CODE JS3180 ENTRY Sept 2027 Entry STUDY MODE Full-time DURATION 4 years”
    JS3180 - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) Scheme in Information and Artificial Intelligence Engineering (Internet-of-Things / Artificial Intelligence / Information Security) | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)polyu.edu.hkread 30 Sept 2026
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  8. Used for course length on 1 course, start dates on 1 course

    “CODE JS3739 ENTRY Sept 2027 Entry STUDY MODE Full-time DURATION 4 years”
    JS3739 - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Civil Engineering | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)polyu.edu.hkread 30 Sept 2026
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  9. Used for course length on 1 course, start dates on 1 course

    “CODE JS3140 ENTRY Sept 2027 Entry STUDY MODE Full-time DURATION 4 years”
    JS3140 - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Scheme in Aviation Engineering (Aeronautical Engineering / Air Transport Engineering) | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)polyu.edu.hkread 30 Sept 2026
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  10. Used for course length on 1 course, start dates on 1 course

    “CODE JS3080 ENTRY Sept 2027 Entry STUDY MODE Full-time DURATION 4 years”
    JS3080 - Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Scheme in Management and Marketing (Management / Marketing) | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)polyu.edu.hkread 30 Sept 2026
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  11. Used for course length on 1 course, start dates on 1 course

    “CODE JS3741 ENTRY Sept 2027 Entry STUDY MODE Full-time DURATION 4 years”
    JS3741 - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Scheme in Mechanical Engineering (Intelligent Robotics Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)polyu.edu.hkread 30 Sept 2026
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  12. Used for course length on 1 course, start dates on 1 course

    “CODE JS3868 ENTRY Sept 2027 Entry STUDY MODE Full-time DURATION 4 years”
    JS3868 - Bachelor of Science (Honours) Scheme in Computing and AI (Computer Science / Enterprise Information Systems) | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)polyu.edu.hkread 30 Sept 2026
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  13. Used for course length on 1 course, start dates on 1 course

    “CODE JS3150 ENTRY Sept 2027 Entry STUDY MODE Full-time DURATION 4 years”
    JS3150 - Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biomedical Engineering | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)polyu.edu.hkread 30 Sept 2026
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  14. Used for course length on 1 course, start dates on 1 course

    “CODE JS3170 ENTRY Sept 2027 Entry STUDY MODE Full-time DURATION 4 years”
    JS3170 - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Scheme in Electrical Engineering (Electrical Engineering / Transportation Systems Engineering) | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)polyu.edu.hkread 30 Sept 2026
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  15. Used for course length on 1 course, start dates on 1 course

    “CODE JS3070 ENTRY Sept 2027 Entry STUDY MODE Full-time DURATION 4 years”
    JS3070 - Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Scheme in Global Business and Logistics, Aviation, Maritime, and Supply Chain Management | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)polyu.edu.hkread 30 Sept 2026
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More about PolyU

About & contact

Hong Kong, Hong Kong· view on Google Maps ↗polyu.edu.hk ↗

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Accommodation

HK$17,305per academic year

University-managed accommodation for non-local undergraduates, in PolyU’s own cost-of-study estimate for International / Other Qualifications applicants. PolyU publishes one figure, not a range.

PolyU states this hall place is “normally granted for the first year for 2026/27 intake cohort” only — from the second year of study onwards non-local students arrange their own housing outside the Student Halls. The HK$17,305 rate is explicitly the charge for the 2025/26 academic year; PolyU says the 2026/27 lodging fees will be announced later, so this figure is one year behind the 2026/27 tuition figure recorded on the programmes.

Published by the university itself, not a live listings price. Actual cost depends on room type, availability and when you apply.

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“Amount per academic year Tuition fee HK$200,000 (USD: 25,641) University-managed accommodation# #Normally granted for the first year for 2026/27 intake cohort HK$17,305 (USD: 2,219)+ Basic meal charges at campus catering outlets HK$52,000 (USD: 6,667) Personal expenses HK$18,350 (USD: 2,353) HK$287,655 (USD: 36,880) + The rent of HK$17,305 (USD2,219) is charged in the 2025/26 academic year. The lodging fees for 2026/27 will be announced in due courses.”
International / Other Qualifications - Other Fees and Expenses | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)polyu.edu.hk
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After you graduate

Rules read 19 Aug 2026. Check the current rules, this may be out of date

What Hong Kong's own immigration authority currently publishes. Not a ranking, not a guarantee, and not the same as what any agent or forum will tell you. Whether someone actually obtains residence depends on occupation, points, funds and policy that can change between application and graduation.

Work during study

A student visa/entry permit ordinarily bars all employment outright, whether paid or unpaid, and bars establishing or joining a business — subject to published carve-outs: a curriculum-related internship arranged or endorsed by the institution (up to one academic year, or one-third of the programme's normal duration, whichever is shorter, for a full-time undergraduate-or-above programme of at least one academic year; up to 6 months for an eligible sub-degree programme of at least 2 years); and, for a full-time undergraduate-or-above local programme of at least one academic year (excluding exchange students), part-time on-campus work of up to 20 hours a week year-round plus unrestricted summer work (1 June to 31 August). As of this reading, the Immigration Department states that this last group of students is temporarily exempted from those hour/location restrictions altogether — they may take up employment during their limit of stay, or within the period stated on a 'No Objection Letter' (NOL) issued to them, whichever is shorter. This is an explicitly temporary arrangement (announced for postgraduates from November 2023 and extended to undergraduates from 1 November 2024, alongside a government statement that 'the Government will review the whole exemption arrangement next year') rather than a settled permanent rule, so it should be re-checked before relying on it.

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✓ Word for wordRead 19 Aug 2026
“Nevertheless, non-local students (excluding exchange students) of full-time locally-accredited local programmes at undergraduate level or above whose study period is not less than one academic year are temporarily exempted from the above employment restrictions that they may take up employment in Hong Kong during the currency of their limit of stay or within the effective period as specified in the “No Objection Letter” (NOL) issued to them (if applicable), whichever is the shorter.”
Students | Immigration Departmentimmd.gov.hk
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Post-study work visa

Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG) . Up to 2 years
Open to a 'non-local graduate' — someone who entered Hong Kong on a student visa and obtained an undergraduate degree or higher in a full-time, locally-accredited programme of at least one academic year (or an equivalent Hong Kong Qualifications Framework Level 5+ qualification) — who applies within 6 months of their graduation date. Unusually generously among the schemes on StudyPath, a 'non-local recent graduate' is not required to have secured a job offer at all: they may be granted 24 months' stay on time limitation only, with no other condition of stay, meaning no restriction on the type of employer, sector, salary or hours once granted. (A 'non-local non-recent graduate' — someone applying more than 6 months after graduating — faces a different, employment-linked test not detailed here.) IANG is quota-free and not limited to any sector, and also covers 'GBA campus graduates' of a small set of Mainland-Hong Kong jointly run Greater Bay Area campuses. It is not available to nationals of Afghanistan, Cuba or North Korea, and is available to nationals of Laos, Nepal or Vietnam only if they graduated from a University Grants Committee-funded local programme (excluding self-financing, continuing-education, exchange or short-term study) or are a GBA campus graduate.

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“Non-local recent graduates who wish to apply to stay and work in the HKSAR are not required to have secured an offer of employment upon application. They may be granted 24 months' stay on time limitation only without other conditions of stay provided that normal immigration requirements are met.”
Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates (IANG) | Immigration Departmentimmd.gov.hk
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Route to permanent residence

Hong Kong permanent residence (the 'right of abode') is governed by Schedule 1 to the Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115) and administered by the Immigration Department. The category relevant to most international graduates — someone not of Chinese nationality — is stated directly on the Department's own FAQ page: a person who entered Hong Kong with a valid travel document, has ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than 7 years, and has taken Hong Kong as their place of permanent residence, qualifies. Temporary absences (for a holiday, business, or study elsewhere) do not by themselves break 'ordinary residence' — the Department weighs the reason, duration and frequency of any absence, whether the person has a habitual residence in Hong Kong, whether they work for a Hong Kong-based company, and where their immediate family is based. Time spent working in Hong Kong on an IANG-based employment status (see postStudyWork) counts toward this clock the same way any other lawful residence does. StudyPath could not find an official Immigration Department page directly stating one way or the other whether time held purely on a student visa (before any IANG or work status) also counts toward the 7 years — a genuinely case-specific question the Department's own materials leave to the 'circumstances of the person,' rather than a fixed rule stated in the FAQ, so no claim is made here either way.

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“A person not of Chinese nationality who has entered Hong Kong with a valid travel document, has ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than 7 years and has taken Hong Kong as his or her place of permanent residence before or after the establishment of the HKSAR.”
Right of Abode | Immigration Departmentimmd.gov.hk
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Route to citizenship

Naturalisation as a Chinese national is administered by the Immigration Department's Nationality Sub-section, applying the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China (CNL) as it applies to Hong Kong. Eligibility follows Articles 7 and 8 of the CNL: an applicant must be willing to abide by China's constitution and laws and be a near relative of a Chinese national, have settled in China, or have 'other legitimate reasons.' The Immigration Department's own Hong Kong-specific page goes further than the bare statutory text, listing the concrete factors it actually weighs in each application: whether the applicant has a near relative who is a Chinese national with the right of abode in Hong Kong; whether the applicant already holds the right of abode in Hong Kong; whether their habitual residence, and their spouse's and minor children's residence, is in Hong Kong; whether they have a reasonable income and have paid tax; whether they are of good character and sound mind; whether they have sufficient knowledge of the Chinese language; and whether they intend to keep living in Hong Kong if approved. As under mainland Chinese law, Article 8 is decisive on dual nationality: 'a person whose application for naturalisation as a Chinese national has been approved shall not retain foreign nationality' — confirmed operationally by the Department's own fee structure, which collects the balance of the application fee only 'upon issue of the certificate of naturalisation subject to the proof of not retaining foreign nationality.' There is no dual-citizenship option.

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“Any person who applies for naturalisation as a Chinese national shall acquire Chinese nationality upon approval of his application; a person whose application for naturalisation as a Chinese national has been approved shall not retain foreign nationality.”
Application for Naturalisation as a Chinese National | Immigration Departmentimmd.gov.hk
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New entry added 19 August 2026. StudyPath treats Hong Kong as its own entry, separate from China, matching how data/universities.json lists it and reflecting that the HKSAR runs its own immigration, residence and (per the Basic Law and the National People's Congress Standing Committee's 1996 interpretation of the CNL for Hong Kong) nationality administration through its own Immigration Department, distinct in practice and in its own published detail from the mainland authorities cited on StudyPath's separate China entry — even though both ultimately apply the same national Nationality Law. One domain accepted as a government source here: immd.gov.hk (the Immigration Department of the HKSAR, the sole authority for all four fields in this entry). info.gov.hk (GovHK's press-release archive, used only to date and contextualise the 'temporary' part-time work exemption's announcement) was read but not cited as a primary source for any figure — every number in workDuringStudy is instead cited to immd.gov.hk's own current study.html page, which restates the exemption as presently in force. inDemandOccupations is left null: IANG is explicitly 'quota-free and non-sector specific' per the Department's own page, and StudyPath found no separate Hong Kong shortage-occupation list gating a different visa. naturalisationStatus set to 'published-route': the CNL's Article 7 grounds and the Department's own Hong Kong-specific list of considered factors are real, followable criteria, even though naturalisation is discretionary and, as the Department states, may be refused on unspecified 'other reasonable grounds' — per the doc comment on ResidencyPathway.naturalisationStatus, this field records only whether criteria are published, not a guaranteed outcome. Most non-Chinese international graduates who settle long-term in Hong Kong in practice hold permanent residence (right of abode) without ever pursuing Chinese nationality specifically, since the two are legally separate statuses and right of abode alone already carries nearly all practical rights of residence. citizenshipTerms records minimumResidenceYears null: the Immigration Department publishes the factors it weighs (right of abode, habitual residence, income and tax, character, Chinese-language knowledge, intention to stay) but no number of years, and the Chinese Nationality Law it applies sets none either.

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