Taught Postgraduate & Research Postgraduate
- Plagiarism
- Undeclared multiple submission
- Cheating in tests and examinations
- All other acts of academic dishonesty
- Employing or using services provided by a third party
Most of the programmes require students to select courses for the whole academic year, normally in mid-August each year. Students may also add/drop courses for each term during the add/drop period, normally the first 2 weeks of each academic term. Please refer to the Graduate School website for more details.
The Academic Advisory System supports students’ academic development and assists students to overcome academic problems. Details of academic advising system at different levels of the University are available at Handbook on the Implementation of the Academic Advisory System.
The Improving Postgraduate Learning (IPL) Programme is organised for postgraduate students to enhance their research-related skills, writing and presentation performance, and teaching and learning effectiveness.
The University places very high importance on honesty in academic work submitted by students, and adopts a policy of zero tolerance on academic dishonesty. While “academic dishonesty” is the overall name, there are several sub-categories as follows:
Students should make themselves familiar with the content of Honesty in Academic Work: A Guide for Students and Teachers and watch short videos prepared by the Centre for Learning Enhancement and Research to have a thorough understanding on the matter. To further help students understand better how they can avoid breaches of academic integrity, the Faculty has prepared a set of guidance notes with examples illustrating some of the established cases. Please refer to here for the full set of notes.
For students who would need to take the training on academic honesty, please refer to this website.
Students shall observe all rules and regulations prescribed by the University. For more details, please visit the following websites:
The University Almanac provides details of key University dates, e.g. term start/end dates, add/drop period and examination period, for an academic year.
With an aim to support and enhance well-being of students, the University provides various useful resources and counselling platforms to students. For details, please refer to Enhance Wellbeing in CUHK.
