Chinese Mainland Affairs Office

What is CMTEX

• PolyU has signed exchange agreements with partner institutions for having student exchange programme.

• An outbound exchange programme which offers PolyU undergraduate students to spend a semester* (fall or spring) at one of our partner institutions in the mainland or Taiwan

• Fulfill credit transfer requirement

* or at least 4-weeks exchange in summer term organized by department

• Exchange to top-ranked universities (e.g. Peking University, Tsinghua University, Taiwan University, etc)

• Enhance your career prospect with an outstanding CV

• Gain international experience and friendship

• Explore opportunities for future career in the mainland/Taiwan

• Polish your Putonghua

• Earn credits towards your PolyU degree

• NO additional tuition fee is required

• Sponsorship up to HKD46,000 for eligible students

Why Exchange

Meet new friends from other countries, build international connection

Living independently for a period in an unfamiliar environment, without the aid of my parents

Fulfill a semester study without having to worry too much about the GPA

Learn more about Chinese development in recent years

Experience the other educational system and the study environment in another place

Stepping out from my comfort zone

Improve Mandarin

PolyU students say why they join CMTEX …

Return Student’s SharingHaving an exchange is one of my dream in my university life. Although credit transfer is required for exchange, I chose subjects mainly based on my interests. Before joining the exchange programme, I didn’t enjoy learning even I have been studying for 20 years. With the exchange experience, I however started treasuring the opportunity of studying in a university.

I tried to sit in different courses and I found the happiness of learning! I was deeply impressed by the strong academic atmosphere and the study attitude of students in mainland. The professor in Tongji University brought different construction materials to the class, shared his research results and even did some experiments during the lesson. It’s really practical and pleasant to sit in this course.

One of the most indelible experience was, I had a chance to attend the Shanghai International City and Architecture Expo 2018. I was honored to be in AssociazioneNuova Generazione Italo-Cinese (ANGI), one of the organizer of the Expo which held an Italy China Architecture Forum and invited 10 architects from Italy to share and exchange their professional ideas and opinions in the forum. Mostly surprisingly, I acquired a gift from Mr. Guido Montanari, the Vice Mayor of Torino!! It was an extraordinary and priceless reward in my exchange.

Mountaineering in Anhui with “Fudan University Mountaineering Expedition Association” was a remarkable trip in my exchange life. Although there were bruise and pain on my knees, I was happy that I could reach the mountain summit with 1700m+ within 15 hours. The Nature let me realise how tiny I am and what my problems are. Amy Lai (BRE)

2018/19 Semester 1 exchange in Tongji University, Shanghai

The difference of the lecture and students between Hong Kong and Taiwan is that students in Taiwan are willing to ask questions when they do not understand during the lessons, but it is rarely to happen the same in Hong Kong. I appreciate that Taiwan teachers are always ready and willing to answer questions after lectures and are willing to discuss the career path with students. They also encourage discussion during lectures. Although they distributed a lot of homework to us every week, I still found the lectures were full of fun and valuable.

Before the exchange, I have not decided whether I should find a job or continue my study as a postgraduate. The lecture at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) gave me a lot of good advice and inspired me a lot. With his inspiration, I have a much clear picture for my career and study plan.

Bosco Ma (EE) 2018/19 Semester 1

exchange in National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Return Student’s Sharing

Meeting friends from other countries is also a valuable experience in this exchange program. I have met friends from Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Germany, etc. All of them are very nice and they have much interest in Asian culture, especially theEuropean. I always having fun with them in the dormitory and in school. We always drank and had dinner when we were free. It was my honor to meet all of them in this exchange program!

Am I eligible to apply?

Students who have been to international exchange can also apply!!

Local student

Non-Local student

Full-time UGC-funded programme undergraduate

Senior year and eligible* advance standing or transfer-in students

Cumulative GPA 2.75 or above preferred

Independent, outgoing and sociable personality

Ready for a career-enhancing and personally enriching experience

Non-final year student & non-first year student in the top-up round application

* Eligibility to be determined by the programme hosting department

Our top-ranked partners

69th

54th

QS Global World Rankings 2020

16th

22nd

40th

60th

Exchange Destination (Suitable for all students)

Mainland

Beijing

Beijing Institute of Technology 北京理工大學

Beijing Normal University 北京師範大學

Peking University 北京大學

Tsinghua University 清華大學

Chengdu Sichuan University 四川大學

Hangzhou Zhejiang University 浙江大學

Harbin Harbin Institute of Technology 哈爾濱工業大學

NanjingNanjing University 南京大學

Southeast University 東南大學

Shanghai

Fudan University 復旦大學

Shanghai Jiao Tong University 上海交通大學

Tongji University 同濟大學

Wuhan Wuhan University 武漢大學

Xian Xi'an Jiaotong University 西安交通大學

Taiwan

Taipei National Taiwan University 國立台灣大學

Hsinchu National Tsing Hua University國立清華大學

Kaohsiung National Sun Yat-sen University國立中山大學

Tainan National Cheng Kung University國立成功大學

More destination details: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/cmao/cmtex/PartnerList.htm

Where to go?

More destination details: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/cmao/cmtex/PartnerList.htm

Where to go

(Faculty/School/Department partners)?

Exchange Destinations (Suitable for different disciplines)

• Some faculties/ school/ department has signed up exchange agreements with their own partners

• These exchange quotas open only to the respective faculties/ school/ department students

• Respective student is given more choices to identify similar programme and credit transferable subjects with these faculties/ school/ department level exchange partners

Money is no longer a concern to go on exchange

Sponsorship up to

HKD46,000for eligible students

Any financial assistance?

Any financial assistance?

Sponsorship Name Eligibility Amount

UGC Exchange Sponsorship • Full time UGC-funded degree seeking

undergraduate students (both local and non-

local)

• Each student should only benefit ONCE from

this UGC Exchange Sponsorship during

his/her undergraduate study

• HKD8,300 (Within Guangdong)

• HKD10,500 (Outside Guangdong)

• HKD11,000 (Taiwan)

*for 1-semester exchange period

Government Subsidy

(Means-tested SSE by EDB)

- Scheme for Subsidy on Exchange for

Post-secondary Students

- by Education Bureau

• Local student with a Hong Kong Identity Card

• Recipient of grant under the Tertiary Student

Finance Scheme – Publicly-funded

Programmes by Student Finance Office; OR

your family is a recipient of the

Comprehensive Social Security Assistance

(CSSA)

• Each student can only apply Once during the

undergraduate study (via IAO or CMAO)

Max HK$28,000

Ministry of Education (MOE)

(Ten Thousand Talent Programme)

*Apply via the host university

*Subject to final approval from MOE

• Local Students ONLY

• Exchange at specific mainland partners

(Please refer to the partner list)

Approx. RMB6,000

Sponsorship given by Faculty /School /

Department / SRRL

• Please approach your Faculty /School /

Department or Centre STARS for detailsDifferent sponsorships

How to apply?

Application

Offer

Departure

Identify your preferred exchange institutions

Consult your Department Student Exchange

Programme Officer of your exchange choices and

study plan

Complete and submit the CMTEX online application

(https://www47.polyu.edu.hk/cmtex/)

FB, SHTM, HTI students & FENG level exchange please approach

your Faculty / School / Department for exchange application

Receive exchange

nomination from CMAO /

Department

Attend 1st

briefing

Submit application to exchange U

Receive offer from exchange U

Attend 2nd

briefing

Submit credit transfer &

sponsorship applications

Prepare for departure

Exchange study

Call for Online Application • Main Round (exchange in next year Sem 1 & Sem 2): Jan to Feb

• Top-up Round (exchange in semester 2) : Aug to Sept

When to apply?

Application Period Exchange Period

Main RoundJan to Feb

(Main round application)Sem 1 or Sem 2

of next academic year

Top-up RoundAug to Sept

(Top-up round application)Sem 2*

of current academic year

Remarks*:• Year 1 students are not eligible to take part in an exchange programme in semester 2 of their first year

of study.• It is not suitable for final year students to take part in an exchange programme in their final semester.

Please pay attention to the mass email and promotion about the exact application dates.

https://www.polyu.edu.hk/cmao/cmtex

FB, and SHTM students do not apply online. Please approach

your Faculty/School for application.

https://www47.polyu.edu.hk/cmtex/

Online application system

Former exchange students say to you…

Before your decide for having exchange programme or not, you may worry about the WIE, the local intern or even the totally different environment adoption.

However, all good or bad things you have encountered tin the exchange, it will become one of your stories in your future. If you want to do something, just do it.

Main Round

Application Deadline

18 Feb 2020Chinese Mainland Affairs Office

Rm R701, Core R

cmt.ex@polyu.edu.hk

http://www.polyu.edu.hk/cmao/cmtex

2020/21 Sem 1 & Sem 2Details:

https://polyu.hk/pHnnx