1. SHTM International Student Exchange
Information Session: Application for Semester 1/2
outbound exchange

2. What can I do to enhance my university experience?

3. Why Student Exchange? Broaden your global outlook
Explore and develop your potentials
Increase your competitiveness for career development while fulfilling the academic requirements of your degrees at PolyU
Credit bearing exchange offers you study at abroad for one semester.
NO additional tuition fee is required for the exchange.  You only need to pay your current PolyU tuition
Financial assistance is provided

4. What is expected from you?
Be a good SHTM and PolyU ambassador
Help to promote exchange program at PolyU at the host institutions
Share your exchange experience with fellow students
Be a buddy and host for in-bound exchange students

5. When can I go on exchange?
Year 3
Semester 1 or Semester 2

6. SHTM International Student Exchange
SHTM’s partners offering hospitality and tourism related programmes
About 40 students each semester will be nominated for outbound exchange

7. SHTM Exchange Application for 2017-18 Sem 1/2 Exchange Deadline –9 Jan 2017 noon
All applications and relevant documents should be submitted to me via General Office.
Group interviews will be scheduled from
Jan 2017

8. Outbound Exchange Process exchange application: Selection interviews:
Now till 9 Jan 2017
Selection interviews:
16-17 Jan 2017
Sem1 exchange:
Jan to May 2017
Sem2 exchange:
Jun to Nov 2017
Sem1 exchange:
May to Jul 2017
Sem2 exchange:
Nov to Dec 2017

9. Outbound Exchange Process *depends on host Institution term date
Sem1:
Aug 2017 to Jan 2018*
Sem2:
Jan 2018 to Jul 2018*
*depends on host Institution term date
Sem1:
Jan 2018
Sem2:
Sept 2018

10. SHTM Exchange Partners (reference)

11. Griffith University (Australia)
“I prefer to strike a balance between work and life……participate in some leisure activities there in the days that are not for study, skydiving for example.” By CHOY Sing Ray

12. Modul University Vienna (Austria)
“During exchange, I have met a lot of friends from all over the world. Some of them I am able to maintain a close relationship, where we spend a lot of time together apart from school……”
By Chan Wei Cong

13. Hanyang University (Korea)
“Seoul was vibrant and the colleges was always filled with different activities such as the university festival.”
By Ng Yee Ling

14. Otago Polytechnic (New Zealand)
“As the lives are totally different than what you have in Hong Kong, that is why you should go to experience something different.”
By Wong Sze Nga

15. Management Centre Innsbruck (Austria)
“I would consider existence of divergent opinions as a better group formation since the Western students can brainstorm you by sharing their cultures and practices.” By Cheng Yeung

16. Financial Assistance
You can receive a range of financial assistance via PolyU International Student Exchange Sponsorship and Hardship Fund programme to support your living costs during exchange studies overseas
Such funding will be offered to all eligible applicants and the amount varies across programmes and institutions
SHTM also provides additional Hardship Fund for students with financial needs

17. Sources of Financial Assistance 2016/17 for reference
Destinations
Sponsorship (HKD)
Hardship Fund (HKD)
6-week
1 semester /  whole year
1 semester / whole year
Americas
13,000
19,000
15,000
Australasia
Europe
India
8,500
17,000
Japan
Korea
9,000
18,000
Malaysia
Singapore
Thailand
7,000
12,000
Those regions/countries not listed above will be assessed by IAO on a case-by-case basis.

19. What do I need to do now?

20. Review the BSc program document and think about your Major (Hotel Management or Tourism Management)

21. Check the credit requirements for graduation
Plan to complete all the GUR, CAR, and Service learning courses in Year 1 and 2
Decide your mode of WIE (Block or Part-time)

22. Decide whether you will take Honors Thesis or Capstone subjects.
Consider which Career Track Option you would like to opt for.
Make sure you can fulfill the required pre-requisite courses needed for the Career Track Option subjects, Honors Thesis ,Capstone Subjects before you start your final year of study.
If you plan to go on exchange, it is not possible for you to do a minor

23. Decide whether you will take Honors Thesis or Capstone subjects.
Consider which Career Track Option you would like to opt for.
Make sure you can fulfill the required pre-requisite courses needed for the Career Track Option subjects, Honors Thesis ,Capstone Subjects before you start your final year of study.
If you plan to go on exchange, it is not possible for you to do a minor

24. Choice of 4 universities

25. Language requirements

26. Student Sharing Sessions
Date
Country 1
23 Nov
USA + Austria 2
24 Nov
New Zealand  + France
Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Venue: TH306

28. Dr. Ada Lo
Associate Professor
International Student Exchange Coordinator
Tel:
Room TH602
Ms. Keiko Tam Executive Assistant Tel: TH710 General Office