Non-Local Experiential Learning Opportunities

Study Abroad

Student Exchange Programme (One Semester / One Acadmic Year)
  • Eligibility: All undergraduate students, HKBU
  • Programme Organizer: International Office, HKBU
  • Period: Year 3, Semester 2 (4-year curriculum) / depending on student’s study plan
  • Credit Units: 12 units (Application for Transfer of Units)
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Major/ Non-major
  • Category in curriculum: Elective / Major / GE
  • Location: Overseas/ Mainland
  • Student Profile Record: Academic transcript
  • URL:https://intl.hkbu.edu.hk/student-exchange/outgoing-students

European Academic/ Internship Semester I & II
  • Eligibility: Students of BSSc (Hons) in European Studies ONLY
  • Programme Organizer: Department of Government and International Studies, HKBU
  • Period: Year 3, Semester 1 & 2
  • Credit Units: 9+12 units
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Major-related
  • Category in curriculum: Major Required
  • Location: Overseas
  • Student Profile Record: Academic transcript
  • Features:
    The European Academic/Internship Semester provides full linguistic and cultural immersion into the societies of French- or German-speaking countries through a combination of intensive language training, academic study and, whenever feasible, supervised working experience on location in Europe. Semester I is usually spent at a university. Semester II is spent at a university and/or a work placement (internship/traineeship) in a private company or public institution. Students will be placed individually or in very small groups at selected partner institutions of the European Studies Course/the Department of GIS. The course of study will normally comprise intensive foreign language tuition (French or German) and selected academic courses, as they are available at the respective partner institutions. In case of internships, students will be placed individually with the assistance of the programme co-ordinators. Internships may vary in length but shall not extend six months of duration. Internship placements are subject to availability of places, suitability of the student and approval by host companies.
  • URL: http://europe.hkbu.edu.hk/european_studies/handbook/yr3.html

Summer Exchange Programme

Mainland University Exchange Tours
  • Eligibility: All undergraduate students, HKBU
  • Programme Organizer: Leadership Qualities Centre, Office of Student Affairs, HKBU
  • Period: 4-6 weeks in April or Summer
  • Credit Units: Non-credit bearing
  • Location: Mainland
  • Student Profile Record: Student Learning Experience System (SLES)
  • URL: http://sa.hkbu.edu.hk/lqc/others/mainland-university-exchange-tours

AIESEC@HKBU - Global Citizen Programme
  • Eligibility: All undergraduate students, HKBU
  • Programme Organizer: AIESEC, HKBU (Student Society)
  • Period: 6-8 weeks in summer abroad for social projects
  • Credit Units: Non-credit bearing
  • Location: Overseas/ Mainland
  • Student Profile Record: Student Learning Experience System (SLES)
  • URL: http://www.aiesec.hk/globalcitizen-apply
International Youth Exchange Programme
  • Eligibility: Aged between 18 - 24 who are holders of valid Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card
  • Programme Organizer: Home Affairs Bureau of the HKSARG & the Commission on Youth
  • Period: Normally July to February
  • Credit Units: Non-credit bearing
  • Location: Overseas
  • Student Profile Record: Student Learning Experience System (SLES)
  • URL: http://www.coy.gov.hk/en/international_exchange/current.html
Youth Development Commission Funding Scheme for International Youth Exchange

Non-local Internship

USA Disney Internship
  • Eligibility: All non-final year undergraduate students, HKBU
  • Programme Organizer: Faculty of Social Sciences, HKBU
  • Period: Normally June to August (9-10 weeks)
  • Credit Units: Non-credit bearing
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Mixed
  • Location: Overseas
  • Student Profile Record: Student Learning Experience System (SLES)
  • URL: http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/sosc/disney/
Physical Education and Recreation Management Internship - Overseas Placement
  • Eligibility: Students of BA (Hons) in Physical Education and Recreation Management ONLY
  • Programme Organizer: Department of Sport and Physical Education, HKBU
  • Period: Year 3, Semester 2
  • Credit Units: 2 units
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Major
  • Category in curriculum: Major required
  • Location: Overseas
  • Student Profile Record: Academic transcript
  • Features:
    It is a strategy of applied learning and a structured programme developed and supervised by the University in collaboration with overseas sport and recreation agencies. The internship experience is a valuable element to nurture students' professionalism and a practice to prepare for their future career. Students are required to complete 250 hours in overseas sport and recreation agencies such as the Walt Disney World International Cultural Programme, USA Camp Site, Taiwan Outward Bound School etc.
  • URL: http://pe.hkbu.edu.hk/eng/undergraduateDegree.html#internship
Metropolitan Attachment Programme (MAP)
  • Eligibility: All full-time undergraduate students, HKBU
  • Programme Organizer: Career Centre, Office of Student Affairs, HKBU
  • Period: Normally May to July
  • Credit Units: Non-credit bearing
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Mixed
  • Location: Overseas/ Mainland
  • Student Profile Record: Student Learning Experience System (SLES)
  • URL: http://sa.hkbu.edu.hk/career/internships/metropolitan-attachment-programme
Global Attachment Opportunities (GAO)
  • Eligibility: All undergraduate students, HKBU
  • Programme Organizer: Career Centre, Office of Student Affairs, HKBU
  • Period: Normally June to August
  • Credit Units: Non-credit bearing
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Mixed
  • Location: Overseas/ Mainland
  • Student Profile Record: Student Learning Experience System (SLES)
  • URL: http://sa.hkbu.edu.hk/career/internships/global-attachment-opportunities
Mainland Internship Programmes
  • Eligibility: All undergraduate students, HKBU
  • Programme Organizer: Career Centre, Office of Student Affairs, HKBU
  • Period: Normally May to August
  • Credit Units: Non-credit bearing
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Mixed
  • Location: Mainland
  • Student Profile Record: Student Learning Experience System (SLES)
  • URL: https://goo.gl/DVbVZo
Pilot Scheme on Corporate Summer Internship on the Mainland and Oversea
  • Eligibility: All undergraduate students, HKBU
  • Programme Organizer: Career Centre, Office of Student Affairs, HKBU
  • Period: Normally May to August
  • Credit Units: Non-credit bearing
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Mixed
  • Location: Mainland / Overseasl
  • Student Profile Record: Student Learning Experience System (SLES)
  • URL: https://sa.hkbu.edu.hk/career/internships/govt-nonlocal-intern
Service-Learning Global Internship Programme (SLGIP)
Alibaba Internship
  • Eligibility: Full-time Year 3 or 4 undergraduate, HKBU
  • Programme Organizer: Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund
  • Period: Half year placement from June
  • Credit Units: Non-credit bearing
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Mixed
  • Location: Local / Mainland
  • Student Profile Record: Student Learning Experience System (SLES)
  • URL: https://www.ent-fund.org/en/internship
EF Global Internship Challenge
Teach4HK Fellowship Programme
  • Eligibility: All undergraduate students, HKBU
  • Programme Organizer: Teach4HK
  • Period: one year, normally from June to August of next year
  • Credit Units: Non-credit bearing
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Mixed
  • Location: Overseas
  • Student Profile Record: Student Learning Experience System (SLES)
  • URL: http://www.tfhk.org/fellowship-program/
HKETOs Summer Internships in the United States
  • Eligibility: All undergraduate students, HKBU
  • Programme Organizer: Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (HKETOs) in the US of the HKSAR In Association with the Hong Kong America Center (HKAC)
  • Period: 3-8 weeks (between May and September)
  • Credit Units: Non-credit bearing
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Mixed
  • Location: United States
  • Student Profile Record: Student Learning Experience System (SLES)
  • URL: http://www.hk-ac.org.hk/hkac/fulbrighthkac-program/hong-kong-america-exchanges/internships/
Global Internship Program - Bangkok, Thailand
  • Eligibility: All undergraduate students, HKBU
  • Programme Organizer: Humanitarian Affairs Asia
  • Period: 6 months, normally from late-January to early-August
  • Credit Units: Non-credit bearing
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Mixed
  • Location: Bangkok, Thailand
  • Student Profile Record: Student Learning Experience System (SLES)
  • URL: http://www.humanitarianaffairs.org/internship

Field Studies

Education Studies Overseas Immersion Programme
  • Eligibility: Students of BA (Hons) in English Language & Literature and BEd (Hons) in English Language Teaching ONLY
  • Programme Organizer: Department of Education Studies, HKBU
  • Period: Lasting 8 weeks in the summer prior to the start of the Year III academic year
  • Credit Units: 3 units (5-year curriculum)
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Major
  • Category in curriculum: Major required
  • Location: Overseas
  • Student Profile Record: Academic Transcript
  • Features:
    The Overseas Immersion Programme provides students with immersion in an English-speaking culture through participation in a variety of activities. Students will be inspired with teaching skills from overseas TESOL professionals at the host university. At the same time, frequent communication with the locals there, especially with your host family, will polish students’ English and cultivate their cultural awareness.
  • URL: http://baengbed.hkbu.edu.hk/#programme
China Studies Summer Sojourn
  • Eligibility: Students of BSSc (Hons) in China Studies ONLY
  • Programme Organizer: Programme Office of China Studies, HKBU
  • Period: Year 3, Semester 2
  • Credit Units: 3 units
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Major
  • Category in curriculum: Major required
  • Location: Mainland
  • Student Profile Record: Academic Transcript
  • Features:
    The Summer Sojourn Programme is a distinctive feature of the China Studies Programme in which all students are required to spend five weeks at Tsinghua University in Beijing at the end of the Third Year. The programme includes seminars on topics related to current issues in China, which are given by renowned Chinese scholars and senior government officials, and field visits to places such as factories, farms, historical sites, government offices, and research institutions.
  • URL: http://chinast.hkbu.edu.hk/academics_tsinghua
Geography Field Camp
  • Eligibility: Students of the following programmes ONLY
    BSSc (Hons) in Geography
    BSSc (Hons) in Geography BSSc (Hons) in Geography & BEd (Hons) in Liberal Studies Teaching BSSc (Hons) in China Studies - Geography Concentration
  • Programme Organizer: Department of Geography, HKBU
  • Period: Year 3, Semester 2
  • Credit Units: 0 unit
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Major
  • Category in curriculum: Major required
  • Location: Overseas
  • Student Profile Record: Academic Transcript
  • Features:
    The Field Camp is conducted during the second semester of the second year. This 7-9 day excursion has a variety of taken students to locations outside Hong Kong and offers an invaluable learning experience. In addition to the field camp, local and regional fieldtrips are organized for many subjects offered by the Department. Experiences have shown that field camps and subject-related fieldwork activities encourage close interactions and friendly relationships between students and staff in a non-classroom setting. Apart from the pedagogical importance of fieldwork, it helps to strengthen student-staff relationships and interactions. Every student, including those in both the Major and the China Studies programmes, must fulfill the Field Camp requirement before they can graduate. 
  • URL: http://geog.hkbu.edu.hk/?page_id=885
Social Work Overseas Field Practice
  • Eligibility: Students of Bachelor of Social Work (Hons) ONLY
  • Programme Organizer: Department of Social Work, HKBU
  • Period: Depending on curriculum
  • Credit Units: 10 units
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Major
  • Category in curriculum: Major required
  • Location: Overseas
  • Student Profile Record: Academic Transcript
  • Features:
    The experience of working with people in places other than Hong Kong and in different welfare system can provide students alternative knowledge and skills. These knowledge and skills will certainly benefit the students as well as fellow classmates in the department. The Social Work Department awards Ada S.H. Li Social Work Practicum Scholarship to support final year students to have overseas placements in Beijing, Taiwan and Canada, etc.
  • URL:http://sowk.hkbu.edu.hk/inner_programme_bsw_4yrs.php?lang=1

Service Learning

Summer Service and Learning Program in Rural China (SSLP)
  • Eligibility: All undergraduate students, HKBU
  • Programme Organizer: Leadership Qualities Centre, Office of Student Affairs, HKBU
  • Period: Summer
  • Credit Units: Non-credit bearing
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Mixed
  • Location: Mainland
  • Student Profile Record: Student Learning Experience System (SLES)
  • URL: https://sa.hkbu.edu.hk/lqc/sl/service-learning/vtp
University YMCA® - Social Concern Programme

Leadership Development

HKBU Model United Nations (MUN) Club
Wofoo Civic Leadership Programme (WCLP)
Change-Makers Programme (CMP)
  • Eligibility: Full-time HKBU undergraduate students who are Year 2 or above
  • Programme Organizer: Leadership Qualities Centre, Office of Student Affairs, HKBU
  • Period: Normally October to May
  • Credit Units: Non-credit bearing
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Mixed
  • Location: Local/ Overseas
  • Student Profile Record: Student Learning Experience System (SLES)
  • URL: http://sa.hkbu.edu.hk/lqc/gv/global-vision/change-makers-programme
Global Youth Summit (GYS)
  • Eligibility: All undergraduate students, HKBU
  • Programme Organizer: Office of Student Affairs, HKBU
  • Period: Normally Overnight Camp in March & 9-day Study Tour in late May
  • Credit Units: Non-credit bearing
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Mixed
  • Location: Local & Overseas
  • Student Profile Record: Student Learning Experience System (SLES)
  • URL: https://sa.hkbu.edu.hk/lqc/gv/global-vision/global-youth-summit
University YMCA® - Global Vision Programme
Asian Youth Leaders Travel and Learning Camp (AYLTLC)
  • Eligibility: All undergraduate students, HKBU
  • Programme Organizer: The Organizing Committee of AYLTLC
  • Period: Normally in February
  • Credit Units: Non-credit bearing
  • Mode (Discipline-related): Mixed
  • Location: Singapore
  • Student Profile Record: Student Learning Experience System (SLES)
  • URL: https://www.ayltlc.com/registration