Summer Programmes 2020 Office of Global Education and Interdisciplinary Studies

1 January 2020

GUIDANCE NOTES

PROGRAMME LIST

Host Institution Programme Country Lingnan

Credit(s)

Programme

details

ASIA

Akita International University AIU Summer Program 2020 Japan 6 Download

Chonnam National University CNU International Summer Session Korea 3 - 6 Download

Dankook University International Summer School

(Academic Program)

Korea 3 or 6 Download

Ewha Womans University International Summer College

(Session 2)

Korea 3 Download

Kyung Hee University Global Collaborative 2020 Summer

Program

Korea 2 - 6 Download

Mahidol University International

College

The Belt and Road Study Tour in

Thailand

Thailand Non-credit-

bearing

Download

The University of Tokyo GJS Summer Program Japan 2 Download

EUROPE

Aalto University School of

Business, Mikkeli Campus

Summer Studies 2020 Finland 6 Download

Charles University in Prague,

Faculty of Arts

East and Central European Studies

(Session B)

Czech Republic 3 or 6 Download

Linköping University LiU Summer Academy 2020 Sweden 3.75 Download

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat

München

Summer German Language Course Germany 1.5 Download

Tallinn University Tallinn Summer School 2020 Estonia 2.5 or 3.5 Download

University of Hradec Králové Czech it Out Summer School 2020 Czech Republic 3 Download

Vytautas Magnus University Lithuanian Language and Culture

Summer Course 2020

Lithuania 3 Download

THE AMERICAS

The University of British

Columbia

Vancouver Summer Program (July

Program)

Canada Non-credit-

bearing OR 6

Download

Summer Programmes 2020 Office of Global Education and Interdisciplinary Studies

2 January 2020

GENERAL ELIGIBILITY

Current full-time undergraduate student

CGPA: 2.50 or above as of Term 1, 2019-20 (students with lower CGPA will also be considered on a

case-by-case basis.)

Any additional requirements for individual institutions as required by the host institution(s)

Summer IEP

(except UBC and Mahidol)

Summer IEP@

UBC

Study Tour @

Mahidol

Summer MEP

Year of Study Year 2 or 3 All years

Language Good English Good Putonghua

Exchange

Experience

NO previous exchange

experience of Student

Exchange Programme

(SEP) and summer/winter

IEP arranged by OGEIS.

NOT to be considered for

other SEP and IEP in the

future.

Those who have participated or will participate in

semester-long SEP, summer/winter IEP or MEP are

welcome to apply.

Important

Remarks

-

Air ticket sponsorship will NOT be

provided.

Priority will be

given to students

holding “Mainland

Travel Permit for

Hong Kong and

Macau Residents/

Home Return

Permit” (港澳居民

來往內地通行證/回

鄉卡).

Summer IEP: Summer International Exchange Programmes

Summer MEP: Summer Mainland Exchange Programmes

Summer IEP @UBC: Vancouver Summer Program (July Program) by The University of British Columbia

Study Tour @Mahidol: The Belt and Road Study Tour in Thailand by Mahidol University International College

Summer Programmes 2020 Office of Global Education and Interdisciplinary Studies

3 January 2020

INFORMATION SESSION AND APPLICATION

You are highly recommended to attend our information session, with details as follows –

Date: 20 January 2020 (Monday)

Time: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Venue: MBG22

Registration Link: https://www.ln.edu.hk/sys/regbuilder/registration/info_session_summer2020

*Remarks: Non-Cantonese speakers are welcome to contact OGEIS to sign up for tailor-made sessions.

Please complete and submit an online application by 28 January 2020 (Tuesday) at:

https://webapp.ln.edu.hk/sys/ogeis/obexchange/. Students should select a minimum of 3 choices of

Summer Programme in the online application.

Selection interviews will be arranged tentatively from 3 to 4 February 2020. Application results will be

announced by the end of March 2020. Please note that OGEIS reserves the final right in the selection of

students for the Summer Programmes 2020. The final decision on your application also rests on individual

host institutions.

COURSES AND CREDIT TRANSFER

You should take the no. of credits of Summer Programmes as required by Lingnan University. Credits of

courses taken at host institutions will be transferred back to the University with prior approval from

relevant departments/programmes/programme directors. Grades obtained will not be counted in GPA

calculation, but actual grades obtained will be shown in transcripts. For enquiry, please consult OGEIS or

your academic advisor/home department before exchange.

STUDY LOAD

The maximum study load in a summer term is 2 courses or 6 Lingnan credits. Credits taken are counted in

the maximum study load for the academic year of 2019-20 or in the next academic year (i.e. 2020-21) as

appropriate.

INSURANCE

You are required to purchase suitable and adequate insurance covering travel, personal accident, medical

expenses (accident and non-accident), hospitalisation and emergency evacuation/ repatriation

throughout the entire exchange period and personal trips.

Summer Programmes 2020 Office of Global Education and Interdisciplinary Studies

4 January 2020

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Schemes for EDB Subsidy

Education Bureau (EDB) has introduced the following subsidy schemes to support post-secondary students

with financial needs to participate in exchange activities outside Hong Kong:

a) Scheme on Subsidy on Exchange for Post-secondary Students (SSE) and Scheme for Means-tested

Subsidy on Exchange to “Belt and Road” Regions for Post-secondary Students (Means-tested SSEBR)

Students participating in eligible Summer Programmes and receiving means-tested student financial

assistance from Student Finance Office (SFO) of the Working Family and Student Financial Assistance

Agency or whose families are in receipt of the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) are

welcome to apply. Eligible students may receive a subsidy up to a maximum of HK$18,000.

b) Non-means-tested Mainland Experience Scheme for Post-secondary Students (Non-means-tested

MES)

Local and/or non-local students participating in eligible Summer Programmes in the Mainland are

welcome to apply. Eligible students may receive a subsidy up to a maximum of HK$3,900.

c) Scheme for Non-means-tested Subsidy on Exchange to “Belt and Road” Regions for Post-Secondary

Students (Non-means-tested SSEBR)

Local students participating in eligible Summer Programmes in Belt and Road (B&R) regions listed at

the Hong Kong Trade Development Council website (excluding the Mainland, Taiwan and Macao) are

welcome to apply. Eligible students may receive a subsidy up to a maximum of HK$5,400.

Students with successful offers of eligible Summer Programmes will receive an email in March/April 2020,

inviting them to submit online applications together with approval letters from Student Finance Office (if

applicable). Applications will be assessed based on (1) the approved level of student finance (if applicable);

(2) destination of your exchange; (3) duration of your exchange; and (4) availability of the fund. Application

results will be announced by the end of July 2020.

Air Ticket Sponsorships (for Summer IEP except UBC and Mahidol)

Lingnan University will sponsor the net airfare of the most economic and reasonable flights between Hong

Kong and your host institution. Other expenditure including tax, security, fuel, other miscellaneous items

and your personal trips will be borne by students. Students have to purchase air tickets from the

designated travel agent. For details about the procedures and regulations, please refer to “Financial

Support” and “Order Form for Lotus Tours Ltd” at OGEIS website at:

https://www.ln.edu.hk/ogeis/outgoing_stu/pre-departure_information.php

*Notes: The University reserves the right to review or claw back any sponsorships as deemed appropriate.

Summer Programmes 2020 Office of Global Education and Interdisciplinary Studies

5 January 2020

ENQUIRY

Please contact OGEIS direct at ogeis@LN.edu.hk. Please DO NOT contact the host institutions. Further

information about Summer Programmes could be available at websites of individual host institutions,

which may be updated from time to time.