When evaluating an application, we consider a variety of factors, such as academic achievements, professional experiences, and personal accomplishments:

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  1. A bachelor’s degree from a recognised university, or equivalent
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  2. Preferably at least 2 years of full-time post-graduate work experience as of September 2026.
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  3. GMAT/GRE:

  • GMAT/GRE is not required for applicants with more than two years of work experience at the time of application.
  • Applicants with less than two years of work experience may receive a conditional offer of admission upon the submission of a satisfactory GMAT or GRE score.
  • GMAT institution codes: 54Q-QT-88 (full-time); 54Q-QT-22 (part-time).

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  4. Applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution where the medium of instruction is not English should also fulfill the following minimum English proficiency requirement:

  • a score of 79 (Internet-based Test) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)@#; or
  • an overall band score of 6.0 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS)@#^; or
  • a score of 450 in the new College English Test (CET6) of Chinese mainland or a pass in the old CET-6 test; or
  • other equivalent qualifications/alternative English test

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  5. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview either face-to-face or online.

@ TOEFL and IELTS scores are considered valid for two years. Applicants are required to provide their English test results obtained within the two years preceding the start of the University's application period.

@ TOEFL iBT Home Edition, TOEFL MyBest Score, IELTS Indicator, IELTS One Skill Retake and IELTS Online are NOT accepted.

# Applicants are required to arrange for the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to send their TOEFL results directly to the University. The TOEFL institution code for CityUHK is 3401.

^ Applicants are required to arrange for sending their IELTS result(s) via the IELTS Results Service e-delivery to the University. Please note that applicants with an overall band score of 6.0 will be required to pass an interview for English proficiency.