{"id":205840,"date":"2026-04-01T10:14:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/sao\/?page_id=205840"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:44:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T01:44:46","slug":"admission-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/sao\/admission-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Admission Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"205840\" class=\"elementor elementor-205840\" 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-b3eeed1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3eeed1\" 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-1061823\" data-id=\"1061823\" 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-bf3b574 wavo-transform transform-type-translate elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf3b574\" 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\"><h1 data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\" style=\"font-family: &quot;Noto Sans TC&quot;, &quot;Noto Sans SC&quot;, Arial; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 44px; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center;\">Admission Policy of MU88 (2026\/27)<span style=\"color: rgb(17, 98, 171); font-family: Roboto, &quot;Noto Sans TC&quot;, &quot;Noto Sans SC&quot;, Arial; font-size: 40px; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\"><\/span><\/h1><\/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-e21595f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e21595f\" 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-8eaaeca\" data-id=\"8eaaeca\" 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-a8d8f72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"a8d8f72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1771\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1771\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Eligibility<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1771\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1771\"><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Continuing UG Students<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li>Non-local Full-time Undergraduate students who are currently enrolled in a programme and intend to continue their studies in the 2026\/27 academic year<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>New UG Students<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li>Non-local freshmen who have been admitted or *conditionally admitted to Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) for the 2026\/27 academic year, including direct applicants and those who applied through the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE)<\/li><\/ul><p><em>*<\/em> <em>MU88 is exclusively for HKMU students. If a conditionally admitted applicant ultimately fails to enroll in the University for any reason, residency at MU88 will not be permitted. In such cases, fees paid are non-refundable.<\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Exchange Students<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Exchange students who will study at Hong Kong Metropolitan University in the 2026\/27 academic year<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><em>#Definition of Non-local Students<\/em><\/strong><\/p><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d34828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d34828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p><em>According to the Education Bureau (EDB), non-local students are defined as students holding:<\/em><\/p><ol><li><p><em>Student visa\/entry permit<\/em><\/p><\/li><li><p><em>Visa\/entry permit under the Immigration Arrangements for Non-local Graduates<\/em><\/p><\/li><li><p><em>Dependent visa\/entry permit (for students who were 18 years old or above when they were issued with such visa\/entry permit by the Director of Immigration)<\/em><\/p><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1772\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1772\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Residential Period<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1772\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1772\"><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"226\"><p>Full residential year:<\/p><\/td><td width=\"301\"><p>21 Aug 2026 to 31 Jul 2027 (noon)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"226\"><p>Autumn &amp; Spring Term only:<\/p><\/td><td width=\"301\"><p>21 Aug 2026 to 20 May 2027 (noon)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1773\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1773\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Bed Place Allocation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1773\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1773\"><p>Bed place allocation is subject to availability and the final readiness of the MU88 premises. If the number of applications exceeds the available places, or if renovation progress limits the number of available rooms by the scheduled check-in date, bed places will be allocated on a random basis or prioritised at the University&#8217;s discretion.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1774\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1774\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Roommate Matching<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1774\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1774\"><ul><li>SAO will send the roommate matching form to successful applicants in due course. Nominated roommates will only be paired in the same gender room, and such pairing must be mutually agreed.<\/li><li>SAO will make every effort to match students with similar lifestyle habits (such as sleep schedules, noise tolerance, etc.) and will strive to accommodate requests whenever possible; however, there is no guarantee that preferred\/nominated roommates will be paired.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1775\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1775\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Earliest Check-in Date<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1775\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1775\"><p>Scheduled Date: 21 August 2026\u00a0<br \/>Time: 9 am &#8211; 6 pm (Tentative)<br \/>Venue: <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/Z5cdQnAxjErJGAHU8\">MU88<\/a> G\/F service counter<\/p><ol><li>The check-in date is contingent upon the completion of renovation works and the issuance of all required statutory approvals.<\/li><li>In the event of renovation project delays, the University reserves the right to postpone the check-in date or adjust the residential period. Students will be notified of the confirmed check-in arrangements via email as soon as practicable.<\/li><li>Residents are required to come to the check-in counter with their Passport or Identity Card <strong>IN PERSON<\/strong> at the confirmed check-in time to complete the check-in procedures. Authorised check-in will not be accepted.<\/li><li>A MU88 resource kit, a check-in record form and inventory checklist, will be provided to each resident.<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1776\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1776\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\" class=\"elementor-toggle-title\">Latest Check-out Date<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1776\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1776\"><p>Scheduled Date: 20 May 2027 (noon) for Autumn + Spring residents; 31 July 2027 for full-year residents (Tentative)<br \/>Venue: <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/Ciw2rNyZZzaYmRsc8\">MU88<\/a> G\/F service counter<\/p><ol><li>Residents are required to complete the check-out procedure <strong>IN PERSON<\/strong> and on or before the captioned check-out date. Authorised check-out will not be accepted.<\/li><li>Any changes to the check-in date caused by renovation project delays will not automatically extend the check-out date unless explicitly confirmed by the Student Affairs Office (SAO).<\/li><li>Clear up all belongings. Any items left behind will be disposed of; a removal\/cleaning charge will be levied for non-compliance.<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Admission Policy of MU88 (2026\/27) Eligibility Continuing UG StudentsNon-local Full-time Undergraduate students who are currently enrolled in a programme and intend to continue their studies in the 2026\/27 academic yearNew UG StudentsNon-local freshmen who have been admitted or *conditionally admitted to Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) for the 2026\/27 academic year, including direct applicants and...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":563,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"content_default_2.php","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.3 (Yoast SEO v21.2) - 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