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HKUST Mainland Outbound Undergraduate Exchange Program: Sun Yat-sen University (China) (Exchange Program) (Outgoing Program) Print  Save 
  • Locations: Guangzhou, China
  • Program Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Restrictions: HKUST applicants only
  • This program is currently not accepting applications.
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
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Program Description:

About Sun Yat-sen University

Sun Yat-sen University, founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, has an educational tradition spanning over 100 years.Built on a solid multidisciplinary foundation of humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, medical sciences, and engineering, Sun Yat-sen University is propelled forward by the continuous pursuit of academic innovation. The University is equipped with a globally aware outlook, and has dedicated itself to being an institution that is comprehensive, research-oriented, and open.

The University is pushing forward the transformation from external development to internal development, the transformation from routine development to active development, and the transformation from a university with discrete advantages in humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and medical sciences to a university where humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, medical sciences, engineering, agriculture and arts can achieve comprehensive development.


About Guangzhou

Guangzhou is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road. The port of Guangzhou serves as transportation hub and it is classified as a Large-Port Megacity, the largest type of port city in the world. 

Guangzhou is at the heart of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater Bay Area, the most populous built-up metropolitan area in the world, which extends into the neighboring cities of Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Shenzhen and part of Jiangmen, Huizhou, Zhuhai and Macau, forming the largest urban agglomeration on Earth with approximately 65,594,622 residents and part of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone.


Term date

  • Host Institutions usually organize orientation activities for exchange students, with some mandatory, which take place 1 week before the start of the term. You should refer to the acceptance package (if applicable) and pay attention to all the important information provided by your host institution.
  • You should only depart after finishing all the final examinations (including resits) and/or assessments since host institutions will not make alternative arrangements. 
  • Please CLICK HERE for more information on host institution’s term dates.

Eligibility

HKUST students must apply through the Office of Global Learning. Individual direct application to the host institution will not be accepted. You are eligible to apply for the program if you:


Practical Information

Please go to the "Practical Information" tab to check details regarding visa, insurance and accommodation by CLICKING HERE.
 

Last update: 15 Sep 25




This program is currently not accepting applications.