{"id":194754,"date":"2025-11-11T17:11:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T09:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/sao\/society-management-system-sms\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T11:26:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T03:26:36","slug":"society-management-system-sms-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/sao\/society-management-system-sms-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Society Management System (SMS)\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"194754\" class=\"elementor elementor-194754\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6ac3f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6ac3f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08dcd11\" data-id=\"08dcd11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0d117c wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0d117c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Society Management System (SMS)<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7501434 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7501434\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5746fc8\" data-id=\"5746fc8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c4d78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1c4d78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All the student societies recognised by the Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU), including Students' Union, are eligible to apply funding and\/or support for organising society activities. The Committee on Student Affairs (CSA) will consider all the applications and decide the level of funding and support to be given to each activity application. The decisions made by the CSA are final.<\/p><ol style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li><strong>Guidance Notes for Application of Support and Funding for Student Activities (<a href=\"https:\/\/student.intranet.hkmu.edu.hk\/main\/ssaointra\/SA\/Resources%20Hub\/Existing%20student%20society\/06.%20Manual_B_Support%20and%20Funding%20for%20Student%20Activities.pdf\">Students<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/staff.intranet.hkmu.edu.hk\/items\/sao\/SA\/Resources%20Hub\/Manual26\/06.%20Manual_B_Support%20and%20Funding%20for%20Student%20Activities.pdf\">Advisors<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">To streamline the procedures and provide better support to student societies in HKMU, the Societies Management System (SMS) is launched for societies to submit their applications of different services and to check the application results without time constraints.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Student societies can submit applications for the following services through the SMS:<\/p><ol style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li><strong>Application for Activities and Funding; and<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Application for Reimbursement.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For new users, please read the \u201c<a tabindex=\"0\" title=\"OperationManual_Feb2023.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/student.intranet.ouhk.edu.hk\/main\/ssaointra\/SA\/StudentSocietyManual\/OperationManual_Feb2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">User Guide for Student Management System<\/a>\u201d carefully before use.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a tabindex=\"0\" title=\"login\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.hkmu.edu.hk\/saosms\/app\/#\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Click here<\/a> to login the SMS.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76a4d9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76a4d9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4093994\" data-id=\"4093994\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0bd8e elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"7b0bd8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1291\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1291\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Timeline for Proposed New Student Societies<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1292\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1292\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Timeline for Existing Student Societies<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1291\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Timeline for Proposed New Student Societies<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1291\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1291\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><table style=\"border: 1px solid #1976d2; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\"><thead><tr style=\"background-color: #e3f2fd;\"><th style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 12px; width: 17%; text-align: justify;\">Tentative Date<\/th><th style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 12px; width: 83%; text-align: justify;\">Event<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr style=\"text-align: justify;\"><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">30 January 2026 (Fri)<\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Application deadline for establishing a new student society<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"text-align: justify;\"><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">March \/ April 2026<\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">A temporary SMS account will be set up for student societies to submit applications to CSA [via Student Affairs Office (SAO)] on or before the stipulated deadline for consideration<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"text-align: justify;\"><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">1-15 April 2026<\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px;\">Submission of annual budget plan through the online system SMS<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 10px; text-align: justify;\">April \/ May 2026<\/td><td style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; padding: 10px; text-align: justify;\">Endorsement from Sub-Committee on Student Affairs (Sub-CSA)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1292\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Timeline for Existing Student Societies<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1292\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1292\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><table style=\"border: 1px solid #1976d2; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\"><thead><tr style=\"background-color: #e3f2fd;\"><th style=\"border: 1px solid #dddddd; 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