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Prerequisites
Academic Programs Academic Calendar
Accommodations
Health Orientation
Student Activities
Comprehensive Fee
Univ. of Hong Kong
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Hong Kong, an affluent modern city of more than six million, offers visitors a unique blend of Eastern history and Western influence. Returned to China in July 1997 after more than 150 years as a British Crown Colony, Hong Kong continues to enjoy a high degree of autonomy as a Special Administrative Region. The Tufts-in-Hong Kong program is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong and offered for the spring semester. HKU, as the university is known, evolved from the former Hong Kong College of Medicine, which was instituted in 1887. Since its official opening in 1912, the University has embodied the pioneering spirit of Hong Kong. It remains at the forefront of breakthroughs in medical and scientific research. HKU has a student population of around 19,900, with about 1,800 international students. Courses are taught in English and are offered across a broad curriculum. Faculties open to Tufts-in-Hong Kong students include Arts, Education, Business and Economics, Engineering, Law, Science, and Social Sciences. AdministrationDirector: Vera Sui Ping Yip, B.A., Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., Medical College of Wisconsin.The resident director advises students on academic and extracurricular matters and organizes special trips and activities. Return to TopPrerequisitesThe Tufts-in-Hong Kong program is open to juniors and seniors with a grade point average of 3.0. Students from all academic majors are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to students who can demonstrate that a semester in Hong Kong will benefit their overall undergraduate program and /or to students who have taken courses related to Asia. Return to TopAcademic Calendar 2008(dates are approximate)
Academic ProgramStudents in the program are fully integrated in to the University of Hong Kong system. Their applications will be submitted to a Faculty of HKU, which will make the final admission decision. Students will be required to take at least three courses, which are equivalent to fifteen or more HKU credits, in the Faculty through which they are admitted. Courses can be selected from no more than two faculties. Final admissions from HKU will be forthcoming by as late as the end of November. Although courses at the University of Hong Kong are taught in English, students are encouraged to take additional elective courses in Chinese language "Introduction to Cantonese" or "Introduction to Putonghua (Mandarin)" to facilitate their cultural integration. Language courses do not count toward the limit of courses from only two faculties. Faculty of Architecture Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Business and Economics
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Law Faculty of Science
Faculty of Social Sciences
AccommodationsTufts students will be housed in university dormitories with Hong Kong students. Students should be prepared to share a room with a local student. Return to TopHealthPrimary care medical services are provided at the HKU University Health Service (UHS). Referrals to specialist clinics of Hospital Authority hospitals will be made as necessary. Students however are required to have their own health insurance. (see Preparing to Go: Health) Return to TopOrientationStudents will arrive in Hong Kong in mid-January and will take part in a week-long orientation before classes begin, including cultural information, orientation to campus and to the city, and excursions.Student ActivitiesAll exchange students at HKU will become members of the Students’ Union, which is the focus of non-academic life for students. Affiliated to the Union are many student societies and clubs. Some of them are directly related to a particular academic subject or to sports, while others cater to a wider range of interests and hobbies. In addition, each residential hall and each faculty has its own Student Association.
Comprehensive Program Fee
$23,049 for a semester includes:
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