2. HKU Campus

5. The New Centennial Campus

7. About us HKUCS ranks No. 12 in 2015 QS World University Subject Ranking

8. Our Goals Develop students’ careers Create high research impact Publish top-quality papers

9. Our graduates – recent faculties Oxford University, UK U of Southampton, UK University of Liverpool, UK King's college, U of London, UK University of Leicester, UK Arizona State U, USA Wayne State U, USA National University of Singapore Tsinghua, Taiwan University of Hong Kong, HK Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK Hong Kong City University, HK Aalborg University, Denmark Bilkent U, Turkey Nanjing U, China

10. Our graduates - recent postdocs U Pittsburgh, USA U of Arizona, USA U of Cleveland, USA Yale, USA Purdue U, USA U of Southampton, UK U of Liverpool, UK Max Planck Institute, Germany U of Zurich, Switzerland Aalborg University, Denmark

11. Our research groups

12. Algorithms and Bioinformatics – 5 faculties Data and Software Engineering – 4 faculties Systems and Networking – 4 faculties Graphics, Vision, HCI – 5 faculties Information Security and Forensics – 4 faculties Programming Language -1 faculty

13. Early Recruitment 2017-18 4 years for Ph.D. study, or 2 years for M.Phil. study commencing on September 2017

14. Selection Criteria HKU CS plans to recruit about 25 Ph.D. or M.Phil. students. Main criteria: academic records, research potential, communication skills, and English proficiency. An undergraduate applicant from mainland China should be ranked in top 10% in a related field from a top 20 university in China. A master student is expected to demonstrate strong research ability or research record, e.g. research publications.

15. Offers Offers will be made to successful applicants soon after the interview. We expect the applicants to confirm the acceptance of our offer as soon as possible. We allow the applicants to consider the offer with an extended deadline, which will be decided case-by-case for individual applicants.

16. Financial Support All successful applicants will be provided a scholarship of HK$172,200 (and up to HK$240,000 for selected candidates) annually 4 years for Ph.D. study 2 years for M.Phil. study PhD Applicants are also encouraged to apply for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship (HKPF) scheme.

17. Early Recruitment 2016-17 For updated information and interview schedules: http://www.cs.hku.hk/~gradappl/ General information and admission procedure: http://www.cs.hku.hk/programme/mphil-phd/admission.jsp Department homepage: http://www.cs.hku.hk Social network (account name = HKUCS): http://www.renren.com/ You must have an account for viewing and posting messages Send your questions to: gradappl@cs.hku.hk

18. HKUCS Research Internship In summer 2016, HKUCS will launch a Research Internship Programme accepting around 20 outstanding computer science undergraduate students from Mainland China or other overseas countries. Selected students will receive a monthly stipend of around HK$9,200 for this internship which will last for about 1 month. This programme aims to provide student interns an opportunity to learn about our research postgraduate programme and engage in research. The tentative period of this programme is from 1 Aug, 2016 to 31 August, 2016, which can be further negotiated with the supervisor. Each intern will be matched to a research project which is supervised by a faculty member, and is required to give a presentation on the project outcomes at the end of his/her internship.

19. HKUCS Research Internship Eligibility: Current Year 2 or Year 3 undergraduate students who are studying computer science or a related discipline at universities in Mainland China or other overseas countries may apply. Important Dates: Application Deadline: 5:00p.m., April 15, 2016 Interview (Online): April 15-30, 2016 Notification of Results: We will notify candidates of the offer between end of April to middle of May. Start Date of Internship: 1 Aug, 2016 (can be negotiated)

20. HKUCS Research Internship For more details, please check: http://www.cs.hku.hk/rintern/