Top Universities
Please refer to this page, as well as the respective websites, frequently for programme updates and closings. If there are any inconsistencies or discrepancies, information provided by the host institutions shall prevail.
Notes
Students must be admitted to a summer programme offered by a HKBU partner institution that lasts for at least 14 days in order to apply for "Financial Assistance" (subject to eligibility requirements and availability of funds).
MUST DO
Complete Summer Abroad Programme Registration (to show your summer experience on HKBU transcript and get financial assistance).
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University of Oxford (St Antony's College), United Kingdom
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University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Virtual Summer Festival of Learning
Week 1: 28 June - 2 July 2021
Week 2: 5 - 9 July 2021
Week 3: 12 - 16 July 2021
Week 4: 19 - 23 July 2021
Week 5: 26 - 30 July 2021
Application Deadline: TBC
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #Virtual #Europe
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Imperial College Business School Summer School
Session 1: 28 June - 16 July 2021
Session 2: 19 July - 6 August 2021
Application Deadline: TBC (Early Bird); 30 April 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #London
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Europe
The University of Chicago, United States of America
Summer Quarter Undergraduate Courses
Three-Week Session
Duration: 21 June to 9 July 2021
Application Deadline: 31 March 2021 (Regular Deadline); 30 April 2021 (Extended Deadline)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Three-Week Session
Duration: 12 July to 30 July 2021
Application Deadline: 31 March 2021 (Regular Deadline); 30 April 2021 (Extended Deadline)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Three-Week Session
Duration: 2 August to 20 August 2021
Application Deadline: 31 March 2021 (Regular Deadline); 30 April 2021 (Extended Deadline)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Five-Week Session
Duration: 21 June to 23 July 2021
Application Deadline: 31 March 2021 (Regular Deadline); 30 April 2021 (Extended Deadline)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Five-Week Session
Duration: 26 July to 27 August 2021
Application Deadline: 31 March 2021 (Regular Deadline); 30 April 2021 (Extended Deadline)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Summer Financial Math Program
Duration: 21 June to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 31 March 2021 (Regular Deadline); 30 April 2021 (Extended Deadline)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #AlgorithmicTrading #QuantitativePortfolioManagement
Nature: #Virtual #Americas
Summer Language Institute
Duration: Depend on the individual language course
Application Deadline: 31 March 2021 (Regular Deadline); 30 April 2021 (Extended Deadline)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #Virtual #Americas
Summer Business Scholars Program
Duration: TBC
Application Deadline: TBC
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #Virtual #Americas
**Please select Global Nexus from the CBO Partnership Scholarship section of the program application.**
University College London, United Kingdom
UCL Summer School Session One
Duration: 5 July to 23 July 2021
Application Deadline: TBC
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #London
Nature: #Virtual #Europe
**Eligibility**
English requirements waived for HKBU students
UCL Summer School Session Two
Duration: 26 July to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: TBC
Uniqueness: #WorldTop10 #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #London
Nature: #Virtual #Europe
**Eligibility**
English requirements waived for HKBU students
Yale University, United States of America
Yale Summer Session A 
Duration: 7 June to 9 July 2021
Application Deadline: 14 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #YaleResidentialCollege #IvyLeague
Nature: #Virtual #Americas
Note: Contact the International Office at phone 3411-6577 or email phoebeyu@hkbu.edu.hk prior to submitting your application to this Programme.
Yale Summer Session B
Duration: 12 July to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 14 June 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #YaleResidentialCollege #IvyLeague
Note: Contact the International Office at phone 3411-6577 or email phoebeyu@hkbu.edu.hk prior to submitting your application to this Programme.
Columbia University, United States of America
Columbia Summer Program Session A
Duration: 3 May to 18 June 2021
Application Deadline: 1 April 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #IvyLeague #Election2020
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
Columbia Summer Program Session B
Duration: 28 June to 16 August 2021
Application Deadline: 1 June 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #IvyLeague #Election2020
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
Columbia Summer Program Session X
Duration: 3 May to 16 August 2021
Application Deadline: TBC
Uniqueness: #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #IvyLeague #Election2020
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
University of California, Berkeley, United States of America
Session A: 24 May to 2 July 2021
Application Deadline: 14 April 2021
Session B: 7 June to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 28 April 2021
Session C: 21 June to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 12 May 2021
Session D: 6 July to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 26 May 2021
Session E: 26 July to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 16 June 2021
Session F: 6 July to 23 July 2021
Application Deadline: 26 June 2021
Session 12W: 24 May to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 14 April 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #FlexiblePeriods
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), United States of America
Session A
A3: 21 June - 9 July 2021
A6: 21 June - 30 July 2021
A8: 21 June - 13 August 2021
A10: 21 June - 27 August 2021
Session B
B3: 12 July - 30 July 2021
Session C
C3: 2 August - 20 August 2021
C6: 2 August - 10 September 2021
Session D
D3: 23 August - 10 September 2021
Payment Deadlines:
14 May 2021 (Full Payment Due if enrollment before 5PM, 14 May)
18 June 2021 (Full Paymetn Due if enrollment 15 May - 18 June)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Archaeology Field Summer School
Duration: 4 July to 17 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 April 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #Archaeology #On-sitePractice
#UNESCOWorldHeritage
Nature: #FaceToFace #Europe
Arts, Activism and Social Justice Summer School
Duration: 13 June to 3 July 2021
Application deadline: 1 April 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #SocialJustice #Change-makers #Activism #BLM
Nature: #FaceToFace #Europe
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summer School
Duration: 25 July to 14 August 2021
Application deadline: 1 April 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #Innovation #Entrepreneurship
Nature: #FaceToFace #Europe
Shakespeare in Performance Summer School
Duration: 25 July to 14 August 2021
Application deadline: 1 April 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #Literary #Shakespeare #Performance #Theatre
Nature: #FaceToFace #Europe
Summer STEM Research Projects
Duration: 21 July to 28 August 2021
Application deadline: 1 April 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #STEM #Research #LabExperience
Nature: #FaceToFace #Europe
University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States of America
University of Wisconsin-Madison Summer Term
4-week Session
Duration: 14 June to 9 July 2021
Application Deadline: 15 March 2021 (Early Bird); 1 May 2021 (FaceToFace); 1 June (Virtual)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
4-week Session
Duration: 12 July to 6 August 2021
Application Deadline: 15 March 2021 (Early Bird); 1 May 2021 (FaceToFace); 1 June (Virtual)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
8-week Session
Duration: 14 June to 6 August 2021
Application Deadline: 15 March 2021 (Early Bird); 1 May 2021 (FaceToFace); 1 June (Virtual)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
UW Advance Data Analytics and Informatics
Duration: 12 July - 30 July 2021
Application Deadline: 28 June 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #DataScience #ClimateSciecne
Nature: #Virtual #Americas
ACE Digital Storytelling
Duration: 11 July - 29 July 2021
(Session A: 7 - 9AM CST | Session B: 7 - 9PM CST)
Application Deadline: 30 April 2021 (Early Bird); 28 June 2021 (Regular)
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #DigitalStorytelling #English
Nature: #Virtual #Americas
Boston University, United States of America
Boston University Summer Term Session 1
Duration: 24 May to 2 July 2021
Application Deadline: 24 May 2021 (Payment deadline)
Uniqueness: #TopNotch #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
Boston University Summer Term Session 2
Duration: 6 July to 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 6 July 2021(Payment deadline)
Uniqueness: #TopNotch #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
Duration: 24 May - 13 August 2021
Application Deadline: 24 May 2021 (Payment deadline)
Uniqueness: #TopNotch #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
University of Minnesota, United States of America
GO Minnesota Summer Session 2021
Duration: 8 June to 31 July 2021
Application Deadline: TBC
Uniqueness: #TopNotch #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #FaceToFace #Virtual #Americas
GO Minnesota from Home Summer Session
Duration: June to August 2021
Application Deadline: TBC
Uniqueness: #TopNotch #WorldClassAcademic
Nature: #Virtual #Americas
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel 
Spend Your Summer in Jerusalem
Programme 1: Intensive Language Courses - Biblical Hebrew: Elementary Level
Duration: 15 June to 20 July 2021
Application Deadline: 2 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Programme 2: Intensive Arabic Immersion Program
Duration: 15 June to 27 July 2021
Application Deadline: 2 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Programme 3: Intensive Modern Hebrew Language Courses Stay Tuned
Duration: TBC
Application Deadline: TBC
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Programme 4: The Emergence of the Modern State of Israel
Duration: 28 June to 22 July 2021
Application Deadline: 16 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery #Politics
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Programme 5: History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Duration: 28 June to 22 July 2021
Application Deadline: 16 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery #Politics
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Programme 6: Conflict Resolution from Theory to Practice: Israel as a Case Study
Duration: 28 June to 22 July 2021
Application Deadline: 16 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery #Politics
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Programme 7: Jewish Spirituality and Mysticism in the 21st Century
Duration: 28 June to 22 July 2021
Application Deadline: 16 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Programme 8: Between Hamas & ISIS: Radical Islamic Movements in a Changing Middle East
Duration: 28 June to 22 July 2021
Application Deadline: 16 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery #Politics
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Programme 9: Understanding Identities: Immigration & Cultural Diversity from the Israeli Experience
Duration: 28 June to 22 July 2021
Application Deadline: 16 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery #Politics
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Programme 10: Energy Politics in the Middle East
Duration: 28 June to 22 July 2021
Application Deadline: 16 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery #Politics
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Programme 11: The Politics of Planning in Multicultural Cities: The Case of Jerusalem
Duration: 28 June to 22 July 2021
Application Deadline: 16 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery #Politics
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Programme 12: Discovering Israel through the Lens: Photographing a Multicultural Society
Duration: 28 June to 22 July 2021
Application Deadline: 16 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery #Photography
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Programme 13: The Riddle of Jerusalem: Uncovering the Mysteries of the Holy City
Duration: 28 July to 12 August 2021
Application Deadline: 20 June 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Programme 14: Religion in the Holy Land: The Role of Faith in Peace & Conflict
Duration: 28 July to 12 August 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Programme 15: Theory & Practice from the Israeli Experience Stay Tuned
Duration: 28 July to 12 August 2021
Application Deadline: TBC
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Programme 16: InnovNation
Duration: 28 June to 21 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Programme 17: Coexistence in the Middle East
Duration: 28 June to 22 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Programme 18: Biblical Archaeology
Duration: 28 June to 21 July 2021
Application Deadline: 16 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Nanyang Technological University
Track 1: Language and Cultural Studies
Track 2: Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Track 3: Creative Design and Media
Track 4: Success in the Globalised Marketplace
Track 5: New Technologies, New World
Duration: 2-week: 30 June to 17 July 2021
2-week: 14 July to 31 July 2021
4-week: 30 June to 31 July 2021
6-week: 16 June to 31 July 2021
Application Deadline: 20 April 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop50 #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #Language #Innovation #Entrepreneurship
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
**Apply as “freemovers” (i.e. fee-paying) without HKBU’s nomination**
Seoul National University, South Korea
SNU International Summer Program Stay Tuned
Duration: June to July 2021
Application Deadline: TBC
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Birmingham International Summer School
Duration: 18 July to 7 August 2021
Application Deadline: 18 April 2021 (Early Bird: 7 March 2021)
Programme 1: The Biomedical Science Global Challenge
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #Science&Technology #ResearchOpportunities
Nature: #FaceToFace #Europe
Programme 2: British Cultural Heritage
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery
Nature: #FaceToFace #Europe
Programme 3: English Language: Communicating with Confidence
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language #EnglishLanguage
Nature: #FaceToFace #Europe
Programme 4: Film and Media
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language #IndustryExperience
Nature: #FaceToFace #Europe
Programme 5: Global Environmental Issues
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #GlobalChallenges #Sustainability
Nature: #FaceToFace #Europe
Programme 6: Mathematical Finance & Financial Time Series Analysis
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #Business #CrossDisciplinaryLearning
Nature: #FaceToFace #Europe
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Duration: Full Programme – 14 June to 13 July 2021
Week 1-3 Programme – 14 June to 2 July 2021
Week 4-6 Programme – 2 to 23 July 2021
Application Deadline: 14 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language #GlobalChallenges #CrossDisciplinaryLearning #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery
Nature: #FaceToFace #Europe
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Technical University of Munich, Germany Stay Tuned!
International Summer School 2021 – Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice!
Duration: TBC
Uniqueness: #StartUp
Nature: #Europe
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Building Brands and Influencing Behaviour
Duration: 5 to 16 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #Communication
Epidemics and Social Science: a Holistic Approach
Duration: 21 June to 2 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #SocialSciences
Introduction to Sexuality Studies
Duration: 28 June to 9 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #SocialSciences
Migration and Integration: Refugees, Rights & Realities
Duration: 5 to 16 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #Politics
Mindfulness and Compassion-based Interventions
Duration: 11 to 29 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 April 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #EmotionRegulation
Nature: #FaceToFace #Europe
Placemaking: Sense, Space & Strategy
Duration: 11 to 29 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 April 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #UrbanPlanning
Nature: #FaceToFace #Europe
Duration: 21 June to 2 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #Politics
Power to the People: Activism and Grassroots Organising
Duration: 20 June to 8 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 April 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #Anthropology
Nature: #FaceToFace #Europe
The Circular City: Towards a Sustainable Urban Ecosystem
Duration: 11 to 29 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 April 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #UrbanEcosystem
Nature: #FaceToFace #Europe
Urban Studies: Planning and Living in Cities
Duration: 4 to 22 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 April 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #Sustainability
Nature: #FaceToFace #Europe
University of Bergen, Norway
Bergen Summer Research School
Duration: 7 to 17 June 2021
Application Deadline: 19 February 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #ResearchOpportunities
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
UCPH International Summer Programme
Duration: July to August 2021
Application Deadline: 1 April 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #Science&Technology #CulturalImmersion&Language
Nature: #Europe
University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Leeds International Summer School
Duration: Block 1 – 3 to 17 July 2021
Block 2 – 18 to 31 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldTop100 #WorldClassAcademic #Science&Technology
#CrossDisciplinaryLearning #CulturalImmersion&Language #FieldTrip #Historic&FaithBasedDiscovery
Nature: #FaceToFace #Europe
Note: Contact the International Office at phone 3411-5363 or email kytsui@hkbu.edu.hk prior to submitting your application to this Programme.
Leiden University, The Netherlands
Programme 1: Duke-Leiden Institute in Global and Transnational Law
Duration: 13 June to 14 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #GlobalChallenges
Nature: #Europe
Programme 2: Summer School in Languages and Linguistics Stay Tuned
Duration: 12 to 25 July 2021
Application Deadline: TBC
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language
Nature: #Europe
Programme 3: International Criminal Law: From Theory To Practice
Duration: 5 to 18 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #GlobalChallenges
Nature: #Virtual #Europe
Programme 4: International Humanitarian Law in Theory and Practice
Duration: 5 to 18 July 2021
Application Deadline: 1 May 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #GlobalChallenges
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
UTS Law International Winter School Stay Tuned
Hanyang University, South Korea
Hanyang International Summer School
Duration: 5 July to 30 July 2021
Application Deadline: 31 March 2021
Uniqueness: #WorldClassAcademic #CulturalImmersion&Language
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia
Universitat de Barcelona , Spain
Summer Courses Stay Tuned
Yonsei University, South Korea
Yonsei International Summer School
Duration: 29 June 2021- 22 July 2021 (4 week programme) and 29 June 2021- 5 August 2021 (6 week programme)
Application Deadline: 14 May 2021
Uniqueness: #CulturalImmersion&Language
Nature: #FaceToFace #Asia