Print-on-demand Service

Starting from the 2025 Autumn Term, the transitional Print-on-demand (POD) service of Course Booklets developed by the University (e.g. Study Guides, Study Units, etc.) will be offered instead of providing free printed Course Booklets to all students. Students who require printed Course Booklets can request the POD service at their own expense. The printing fee is 3% of the course tuition fee per course. If you require the electronic version, please access the Course Materials via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Upon payment of tuition fee, you will receive an email asking you whether you would like to have the Course Materials printed. If you request the POD service, please indicate your preference and complete the payment. You will receive an email informing you when to collect your Course Materials as soon as they are ready for collection. Please check your HKMU email account regularly during this period and complete the payment before collection.

Printed Course Materials include Course Guide, Study Unit, Study Guide and Readings (if any), etc. For details on the types of Course Materials, please check https://www.hkmu.edu.hk/alto/home/course-material/material-delivery-schedule/.

For Course Materials that don't have electronic versions, such as Assigned Textbooks provided by the University, discs, etc, they will be provided free for all students. For details on the types of Course Materials, please check https://www.hkmu.edu.hk/alto/home/course-material/material-delivery-schedule/.

No. We only offer on-demand printing of full set of Course Booklets. However, you are welcome to arrange partial printing of the materials by yourself for your personal study purposes.

Yes. Please send your request via email to hkmu_dist@hkmu.edu.hk, providing your course details and preferred method of receiving the Course Materials.

No. The purpose of providing the POD service is to align with the University's ESG policy and to reduce wastage of paper. At the same time, in order to ensure prompt delivery of Course Booklets for learning, all printing requests will be processed ASAP. Unless there are changes to your course offering, normally the printing and mailing fees are not refundable or transferable. Therefore, we strongly advise students to make mindful decision of using the POD service.

If you are not sure if you require a full set of printed Course Booklets, you can arrange partial printing of the materials yourself for your learning purposes.

You will receive email notifications when the materials are ready. You can collect the materials at Room B-138, lower ground floor, Block B, Main Campus, or have them mailed to the provided address at your expense. If the Course Materials are not yet completed during the course materials distribution period, the Course Materials Distribution Unit will mail the remaining materials to you later at the University's expense.

Yes, you can print Course Booklets for your learning purposes. There are Octopus card-operated photocopiers and printers for photocopying and printing on campus. Please check the printing stations at https://www.hkmu.edu.hk/ito/student-services/printing-stations/ .

Students who have collected the Course Materials of an originally registered course should return the materials by hand or via registered mail to the Course Materials Distribution Unit. For the arrangements of fees paid, please refer to Refund Policy.

Please contact IT Helpdesk (Tel: 2711 2100 / Email: itohelp@hkmu.edu.hk).