Incoming NTU Students

No. of Quotas per Academic Year : 5

Eligibility

You are eligible if :

  • You are studying the 4-year degree majoring in Civil Engineering; AND
  • You meet the minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.30 or above; AND
  • You have completed at least 30 credit units in the first year of study as a full time undergraduate student at home institution before commencing the study at host institution. Completed credits must include courses specified by the respective College and departments for the first‐year curriculum; AND
  • You meet one of the English requirements; AND
    • TOEFL: 79 on the internet-based test or 550 on the paper-based test, OR
    • IELTS: overall band score of 6.5, OR
    • Taiwan General Scholastic Ability Test ( 大學學科能力測驗 (學測) ) or Advanced Subjects Test ( 指定科目考試 (指考)) : English result within the top percentile (頂標)
  • You are not a student from Hong Kong; AND
  • You meet all the admission requirements of the host institution.

Academic Calendar 2025/2026

  Semester A Semester B Summer Term

Teaching Period

September 1, 2025 - November 29, 2025

January 12, 2026 - April 18, 2026

Jun 8, 2026 - July 25, 2026

Student Revision Period

December 1, 2025 - December 6, 2025

April 20 - 25, 2026

July 27 - August 1, 2026

Examination Period

December 8, 2025 - December 20, 2025

April 27, 2026 - Nay 11, 2026

August 3, 2026 - August 8, 2026

Semester / Term Break

December 22, 2025 - January 10, 2026

May 12, 2026 - June 6, 2026

August 10, 2026 - August 29, 2026

 


Application Process

Application & Nomination

 

  Application Period / Deadline
Application submission to home university (by students)

February 22 - March 7, 2026

Nomination submission to host university (by department)

March 18, 2026

Announcement of application result to students (by email)

April 7, 2026

Acceptance of Confirmation of Enrollment (by students)

April 14, 2026

 

 

Application forms together with supporting documents should be sent to department email in PDF format.

 

Tuition Fee

Participating students under the joint programme will pay tuition fee to their home institution irrespective of their study location.


Accommodation

On-campus accommodation

  1. Priority will be given to the first two study years of full-time non-local students in government-funded Bachelor's Degree programme.
  2. Applicants must submit their applications before the deadline specified by the Student Residence Office.
  3. There is no guarantee that bed spaces will be granted to applicants. The period of stay will be confined to the study term(s) as agreed by City University of Hong Kong and the home university.

Off-campus accommodation

Students should seek off-campus accommodation as early as possible before arriving in Hong Kong. More information about off-campus accommodation is available at the Student Residence Office’s website.


Student Visa / Entry Permit

Students should obtain a valid student visa/entry permit issued by the Hong Kong Immigration Department before arriving in Hong Kong. For information on visa/entry permit application, please visit our Global Engagement Office's website.


Enquiry

For Agreement, Nomination & Application (Both Incoming & Outgoing)

Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
City University of Hong Kong
Suite 405, Festival Walk Office Tower
80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
Attention: Mr Charlie Chen
Email:  charlie.chen@cityu.edu.hk
Tel: (852) 3442 7609

Enquiries
Department of ACE, CityU

B6301, Blue Zone, 6/F Yeung Kin Man Acad Bldg,
83 Tat Chee Avenue,
Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

Tel : (852) 3442 7609

Fax :(852) 3442 0427

Email: acedept@cityu.edu.hk