International, Mainland, Taiwan & Macau Students

Welcome all International, Mainland, Taiwan and Macau students. Hope you have a smooth transition and feel at home at HKUST and Hong Kong. The checklist should help you identify useful and important activities to kick start your university study and life here.
Important item checklist for International, Mainland, Taiwan & Macau students
The checklist should help you identify important activities to kick start your university study and life here.
All new students are also invited to attend various Enrichment Talks, Tours and Workshops.
Admission
- Complete Online Program Registration and Collect Student Card (refer to email notification from the Academic Registry)
- Activate your HKUST network/ ITSC account at myaccount.ust.hk (refer to email notification)
- Apply Student Accommodation (students who miss the application, please contact ughousing@ust.hk)
- Check class pre-enrollment results via "Student Centre" in myPortal
Enroll first term classes via myPortal
Getting Started
- Attend Academic Advising & Peer Mentoring sessions (these sessions are very useful and critical for your class pre-enrolment; refer also to respective Schools' orientation information, SBM, SSCI, SENG, SHSS, IPO & individual email notifications for details; absence from these sessions may affect your study progress)
- Join University-wide Orientation
- Attend Getting Started@HKUST & HLTH1010 Course Introduction
- Attend ELPA Test
- Attend "On Your Mark! Get Set!" (for International students)
- Attend "University Years To Go" (for Mainland Students)
- Attend Online Orientation for Non-local Students
- Add/ Drop Classes via myPortal
- Check-in @Student Residence Hall (date: Aug 24)
School Welcome & Orientation
Sept 1 Interdisciplinary Programs Office (IPO) 15:30-17:30 via ZOOM
Sept 3 School of Business and Management (SBM) 14:00-14:45 via ZOOM
Sept 4 School of Science (SSCI) 14:30-16:30 via ZOOM
Sept 3 or Sept 4 School of Engineering (SENG) via ZOOM
HLTH1010 Required Activities
Sept 7-Oct Attend Fitness Training Class
Feb 5-7 Attend Health and Fitness Assessments
Enquiries
- Academic Registry | Email: progreg@ust.hk
- School of Science:
Mainland, Taiwan and Macau students: Ms Zara TSE | Email: zaratse@ust.hk
International students: Miss Hermia LEE | Email: hermialee@ust.hk - School of Engineering: Ms Jessica CHENG | Email: sengadvisor@ust.hk
- School of Business & Management: Ms Bowie YU | Email: bmbowie@ust.hk
- School of Humanities & Social Science: Ms Heidi TSANG | Email: heidi@ust.hk
- Interdisciplinary Programs Office: Ms Carrie LIEW | Email: joinipo@ust.hk
- Non-academic matters - Office of Global Learning
Room 2001 (Lift 4) | Email: study.abroad@ust.hk | Tel: (852) 2358 8178 | Website: http://nlss.ust.hk
Adverse Weather and Make-up Arrangements
Please refer to the Adverse Weather and Make-up Arrangements page for details.