Application

Application

Application Procedures

Applicants are required to make their applications via the internet (https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk) and quote the “Application no.” when they send the required supporting documents to the Office of Postgraduate Programmes in Education.

Office of Postgraduate Programmes in Education
G7, Ho Tim Building,
Faculty of Education,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Supporting documents required include:

 

1. Online application form (https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk)
2. Official transcripts and grading scheme of all tertiary level studies with stamp from “Registry”*#
3. Applicants who obtained degrees from universities in Mainland China are required to provide an Online Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate (教育部學歷證書電子註冊備案表) issued by the CHESICC (學信網)
3. Copies of certificates of academic qualifications
4. Copies of certificates of professional qualifications
5. Documents showing the applicant has fulfilled the Graduate School’s English language proficiency requirement
6. Confidential recommendations from two referees respectively**
7. Copy of identity card or passport
8. A paper on “Objectives and outline of study” in Chinese or English with the following contents:
  • The applicant’s reasons for choosing this programme;
  • Demonstration of a basic understanding of the area of study;
  • A description of how the proposed academic pursuits will enhance the applicant’s professional capacity; and
  • Future career plans.
* Applicants with degrees awarded by overseas universities through distance learning or completing a curriculum of short duration may be required to provide relevant assessment reports from the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) on the level of qualification obtained.
# Official transcripts must be sent to our office by the issuing university, or by the applicant in sealed envelopes together with other supporting documents. CUHK graduates/students are allowed to submit photocopies of transcripts.
** Confidential recommendations from two referees:
  • Download the “Confidential recommendation” and send one to each of your referees. Ask your referees to return the recommendations to the Graduate Division of Education as soon as possible or not later than two weeks after the application deadline; or
  • Ask the two referees to submit their recommendations through the “Online system for applicants of postgraduate programmes”.
Application Deadline (2021 September Intake)

1 March 2021

Commencement of Classes

September 2021

Admission Pamphlet 2021-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Targeted Taught Postgraduate Fellowships Scheme

Established by the University Grants Committee (UGC) in 2019, the Targeted Taught Postgraduate Fellowships Scheme provides fellowships for local students to pursue designated taught postgraduate programmes. For more details, please refer to UGC website at https://www.ugc.edu.hk/eng/ugc/activity/targeted_postgraduate_scheme.html.