Study Abroad 101

Terminology

Home Institution

The institution that you will complete your undergraduate degree, i.e. The University of Hong Kong.

Host Institution

The institution that you will complete your exchange study.

Partner Institution

The institution that has a reciprocal exchange agreement with HKU.

Exchange Nomination

The process of officially nominating selected candidates as exchange students to the host institution. 

English as Second Language (ESL)

Most of the partner institutions require applicants to submit ESL proof, such as IELTS or TOEFL test results.

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

You may refer to https://ielts.org/test_takers_information/what_is_ielts.aspx for more information.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

You may refer to http://www.ets.org/toefl/ibt/about/resource_centers/ for more information.

Official transcript

HKU official transcript should be verified, attested, and issued by the Registry.