Applications are now open, and the deadline for the 2024/25 cohort is June 30, 2024.

Click here to apply via our online application system.

Click here to access the application guide and follow the step-by-step instructions.

Applicants should have attained certain grades from international public examination or following country-specific high school examination with IELTS minimum of 5.0 / a minimum score of 40 in the TOEFL iBT test / a minimum of 85 in Duolingo English Test (DET) or equivalentor equivalent English level.

For country-specific high school examination, please refer to the Admission Requirements. 

The tuition fee of IFYP is HKD$ 80,000 (~USD$10,100) including free on-campus accommodation during students’ one-year of study (utility fees not included).

More details about the accommodation, you can take a virtual tour of our hall here or visit The Hall Management Unit.

A student visa is a must for non-local students (unless you have right of abode in Hong Kong) who wish to study in Hong Kong and you will need to apply for it before you arrive. A person who enters Hong Kong as a visitor cannot become a student at a school, university or any other educational institutions.

The visa application process normally takes around six to eight weeks at the Immigration Department after all required documents are received. To avoid delays in enrolment, please submit the visa application at your earliest convenience.

For more information about the student visa and rules, please refer to the Immigration Department.

According to Studying in Hong Kong, the living expenses and miscellaneous is approximately HKD$65,000 (~USD$8,300) per year.

The cost of living for studying in Hong Kong will vary depending on an individual's lifestyle and choices. It's important to create a budget and plan your expenses accordingly to ensure a comfortable living while studying in Hong Kong. 

There are a number of scholarships and awards are offered by the HKSAR Government to support your studying and living here in Hong Kong. So please don’t miss any of them when planning your study! Check out Scholarships - Studying in Hong Kong with details and conditions.

Yes. Once you complete the IFYP and fulfill the HKSYU Undergraduate admissions requirement for IFYP students, you will be eligible to study our undergraduate programmes.

We provide 3 faculties (Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Commerce and Faculty of Social Sciences) with 18 Bachelor’s Degree Programmes from a wide range of disciplines. For our undergraduate programmes, please click  Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Commerce, and Faculty of Arts for more details. 

Apart from that, we will also provide advising sessions on the 2nd semester of the IFYP year. Lecturers from different programmes will provide more information to assist and guide students in choosing their elective courses for the 2nd semester. 

Yes. “Hong Kong Shue Yan University IFYP Entrance Scholarship” is available for students of IFYP, applicants must be admitted to the IFYP programme at HKSYU and the entrance scholarship amount is HKD$10,000 (~USD$1,300). Please click here to know more!

Apart from the “Hong Kong Shue Yan University IFYP Entrance Scholarship” , there are a number of scholarships and awards are offered by the HKSAR Government to support your studying and living here in Hong Kong. So please don’t miss any of them when planning your study! Check out Scholarships - Studying in Hong Kong with details and conditions.

Yes, International Foundation Year Programme (IFYP) is the first university foundation programme approved by the Hong Kong government and the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications for self-funded institutions in Hong Kong.

Yes, all successfully enrolled students will enjoy one year of free on-campus accommodation (utility fees not included). You are entitled to use the facilities provided from the Hall Management Unit and join hall activities during your one year living.

For more details of our hall life, please visit Hall Management Unit.