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Overseas Summer Schools

Programme Information

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Partner Institution (Location) Programme date (tentative) Quota Accommodation Credit transfer Academic information Language requirement
University of Cambridge (Cambridge, UK) 4 weeks from 9 July – 5 August 2023 10 On-campus accommodation (subject to availability) May transfer up to 6 credit units
  • Students are required to attend a total of 4 weeks of studies. They may select a combination of “10-session courses across two weeks” and/or “10-session courses over one week”.
  • The list of courses is available here.
University of Sussex (Brighton, UK) 4 weeks from 16 July – 12 August 2023 (Session Two) 20 On-campus accommodation May transfer up to 3 credit units
  • One self-selected module in the three-week Summer School
    Students can choose from various credit-bearing modules from existing Summer School programme.
  • Curating Culture: Media Communication Fieldwork (one week)
    Students will learn how the media contributes to the creation and shaping of culture and creative industries. This week-long study course uses two day-long fieldtrips to learn how the media contributes to the creation and shaping of culture and creative industries. We will study the ways in which cultural institutions (galleries, museums, archives) use media communications to develop and enhance their institutional identities, reputations, and those of their host towns, cities, or countries. There will be two day-long fieldtrips, one to include cultural institutions in London (for example, the Tate or V&A), the other to include regional arts institutions in Sussex, in order to compare and contrast the communication of culture on a global, national, and local scale. Whatever their disciplinary background and Summer School module, they will learn fieldwork research and communication skills. It is a course which is better suited when taken alongside another Arts and Humanities Summer School modules prior to this study week.
  • A minimum IELTS score of 6.0; or
  • refer to Sussex website for details; or
  • equivalent#
University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, USA) 6 weeks from 2 July – 11 August 2023 (Session D) 20 Shared on-campus accommodation (subject to availability) May transfer up to 6 credit units
  • Self-select courses for up to 8 units.
  • For details, please click here.
 Please click here for the list of “Acceptable English Proficiency Exams” for fulfilling UC Berkeley’s English Proficiency Requirement.
Boston University (Boston, USA) 6 weeks from 5 July – 15 August 2023 (Summer 2) 15 Dormitory (double occupancy) & meal plan (10 meals per week) May transfer up to 6 credit units
  • 2 self-selected modules
  • For details, please click here.
CGPA requirement: A minimum CGPA score of 3.0
  • Minimum of 6.5 on the IELTS; or
  • Minimum of 84 on the internet-based TOEFL (iBT); or
  • Minimum of 110 on the Duolingo English Test (DET); or
  • equivalent#
  • SAT results not accepted
The University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) 4 weeks from 14 July – 14 August 2023 (VSP July/August 2023) 25 Shared on-campus accommodation May transfer up to 6 credit units
  • 1 self-selected package that includes 2 courses
  • For details, please click here.
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University of Vienna (Strobl, Austria) 4 weeks from 15 July – 12 August 2023 15 On-campus accommodation with full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner) May transfer up to 6 credit units
  • Students are required to attend courses amounting to 10 ECTS credits. In order to meet this requirement one of the following options is possible:
    1. three European Studies courses; or
    2. the Arbitration Academy course plus one European Studies course; or
    3. one German course plus one European Studies course.
  • Students who successfully attend and complete four courses will receive the SHS Diploma in European Studies.
  • Students who successfully attend and complete the Arbitration Academy course will receive the University of Vienna Austrian Arbitration Academy Diploma.
  • For details, please click here.
  • An English level comparable to a C1 or a high B2 level within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is recommended#;
  • Acceptance will be subject to both students’ English level as stated on their proof of English language proficiency as well as students’ written Statement of Purpose (in English) to be submitted along with their application to University of Vienna.
Kyung Hee University (Seoul, Republic of Korea) 4 weeks from 25 June to 23 July 2023 30 Dormitory May transfer up to 6 credit units
  • Up to 6 self-selected credit units.
  • Courses are generally 3 academic credits (depending on the structure of the course).
  • Details will be available soon.
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# Proof of the following exam/test results will also be considered:

University of Sussex
  • Level 4 on HKDSE; or
  • equivalent
Boston University
  • Level 4 on HKDSE; or
  • equivalent
University of Vienna
  • 6.5 on the IELTS; or
  • 79 on the Internet-based TOEFL (iBT); or
  • Level 4 on HKDSE; or
  • equivalent

The above information is subject to change from time to time. Please re-visit the website or contact the College Office at 3442-4833 for updated details.