SHTM International Student Exchange Information Session: Application for Semester 2 outbound exchange 1

What can I do to enhance my university experience? 2

Why Student Exchange? Broaden your global outlook Explore and develop your potentials Increase your competitiveness for career development while fulfilling the academic requirements of your degrees at PolyU Credit bearing exchange offers you study at abroad for one semester. NO additional tuition fee is required for the exchange. You only need to pay your current PolyU tuition Financial assistance is provided 3

What is expected from you? Be a good SHTM and PolyU ambassador Help to promote exchange program at PolyU at the host institutions Share your exchange experience with fellow students Be a buddy and host for in-bound exchange students 4

When can I go on exchange? Year 1 Semester 2 5

SHTM International Student Exchange SHTM’s partners offering hospitality and tourism related programmes About 40 students each semester will be nominated for outbound exchange 6

SHTM Exchange Application for Sem 2 Exchange Deadline – 5 Sep 2016 All applications and relevant documents should be submitted to me via General Office. Group interviews will be scheduled from Sep

8 Outbound Exchange Process Sem 2 exchange application: Now till 5 Sep 2016 Selection interviews: Sep 2016 Sep to Nov 2016 Oct to Dec 2016

9 Outbound Exchange Process Jan to July 2017* *depends on host Institution term date Aug to Sept 2017

Places offered by SHTM partners for Sem 2 outbound exchange (SY)

Financial Assistance You can receive a range of financial assistance via PolyU International Student Exchange Sponsorship and Hardship Fund programme to support your living costs during exchange studies overseas Such funding will be offered to all eligible applicants and the amount varies across programmes and institutions SHTM also provides additional Hardship Fund for students with financial needs 11

Sources of Financial Assistance (AY ) – for reference 12 Those regions/countries not listed above will be assessed by IAO on a case-by-case basis.

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What do I need to do now? 14

15 Review the BSc program document and think about your Major (Hotel or Tourism Management)

16 Check the credit requirements for graduation Plan to complete all the GUR [CAR and Service learning] (9 credits) Decide your mode of WIE Decide whether you will take Honors Thesis or Capstone subjects. Eg (HTM ) or (HTM ) Consider which Career Track Option Eg (HTM ) Minor Study Lev. 4 Elective

17 Check the credit requirements for graduation Plan to complete all the GUR [CAR and Service learning] (9 credits) Decide your mode of WIE Decide whether you will take Honors Thesis or Capstone subjects. Eg (HTM ) or (HTM ) Consider which Career Track Option Eg (HTM ) Minor Study Lev. 4 Elective

18 Choice of 3 universities

Language requirements 19

For information and assistance Dr. Ada Lo Associate Professor International Student Exchange Coordinator Tel: Room TH602 Miss Keiko Tam Executive Assistant Tel: TH711 General Office 20

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