Exchange students can choose to live on- or off-campus. In order to integrate more fully into the University experience, you are encouraged to live in on-campus dormitories. For students who decide to live in on-campus housing, you will be notified of the application details after you are formally admitted for studies at HKBU.
If you choose to live off-campus, it will be your responsibility to make housing arrangements either before or after arrival in Hong Kong. Please note that often times, off-campus housing is more expensive than on-campus housing. Also, places closer to campus are normally quite difficult to acquire and often cost much more than those farther away. You should begin searching right away and prior to your arrival. And because of the high demand of on-campus dormitories, once you have decided to live off-campus, it will not be possible for us to entertain your later request to live in on-campus dormitories. Please do keep this in mind when you make your decision as to whether you should be accommodated on- or off-campus.
For Undergraduate Exchange Students
Undergraduate exchange students are housed in the University's 21-storey Undergraduate Halls on the Baptist University Road Campus (BURC).
The Undergraudate Halls are composed of the South Tower and the North
Tower providing some 800 rooms. Majority of the rooms accommodate two students
and are air-conditioned (separately controlled in each room). For each occupant,
the provision includes one bed, closet, desk and shelf, one chair, and one
LAN point connected to the University's network system.
Linens (sheets, pillows, towels, etc.) are the responsibility of the
individual occupant. Please bring your own or buy them in Hong Kong.
Every two rooms share a common restroom and shower facility. There is no
telephone in the bedroom, but you can use the public telephones at the common
areas of the Halls. Other facilities include a common lounge (with a small
pantry & kitchenette) on each floor, a music/TV room, a multi-purpose
room, a table tennis room, a computer room, a gym room, a study room, and
a laundry area.
You can have the option of sharing a room with a local student, a
Mainland Chinese student, or an international student, of the same
gender.
The rate schedule for a double occupancy room in the Undergraduate Halls
is as follows:
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Students are expected to pay room rates, in full, on a semester basis.
Monthly payments are not accepted. Room fees are not refundable.
Air conditioning (A/C) expenses are not included in the accommodation
fees. Students sharing rooms will be equally responsible for the amounts
at an average of HK$ 600 (US$ 77) per student per month (calculated on
a 24-hour usage).
For Postgraduate Exchange Students
Depending on occupancy, postgraduate students will either be housed (i)
in the Dr. Ng Tor Tai International
House (NTT) on campus, or (ii) off-campus. The NTT offers a "Semester
Accommodation Package" to full-time HKBU students. Application details will be announced to admitted exchange students. If the NTT is full, the
University's
Office of Student Affairs will assist students in finding off-campus
accommodation. Rental fee ranges from HK$3,000 to HK$4,000 per month.
Meals
The University does not operate any meal plan, mandatory or optional.
Students can dine where they want, on or outside campus. There are several
canteens and two full-service Chinese restaurants on the university campuses.
Cost per meal in the canteens ranges from HK$25 (~US$3) up.