Admission and Application

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Applicants must have the following qualifications:

  1. Hold a relevant bachelor's degree or an equivalent standard awarded by a recognised tertiary education institution with very good performance
  2. Applicants whose bachelor's degree was not conducted entirely with English as a medium of instruction shall be required to submit any of the following test results or equivalent as proof of English proficiency*:
  1. a band score of 6.5 or above in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); or 
  2. a minimum score of 550 (paper-based test) or 79 (internet-based test) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

*Applicants with an equivalent score in a recognised test, or an equivalent qualification to prove his/her language proficiency may be invited to the admission interview

 

Application Procedures

To apply for the CRS programme, please follow the steps below:

1. Create an account in the Online Application System 

2. Complete the online application form

3. Upload scanned copies of the following documents to the system:

  • Copies of academic certificates and transcripts;
  • Proof of English language proficiency (IELTS, TOEFL), if needed;
  • ID card (HKID is not required), passport, or any other identity document(s) of your home country;
  • A personal statement (written in English with not more than two pages);
  • Curriculum vitae;
  • Other relevant supporting documents.

4. Settle the application fee (HK$400). The application fee is non-refundable and non-transferable.

 

 Application Deadline

For 2024/2025 intake: 30 June 2024

 *Late application will be considered on a case-by-case basis. 

 

Aplication Fee

HKD$400

Please download the Confidential Recommendation Form and ask two referees to return the forms directly to the Master of China and Regional Development Studies Programme of Lingnan University after completion. The referees should return the completed forms in sealed envelopes directly to the programme’s office stated below by post.

 

Address for returning the Confidential Recommendation form:
CRDS Programme, School of Graduate Studies,
Room 01, UG/F Lau Chung Him Building, Lingnan University,
8 Castle Peak Road, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong