Partner School Information

Students are divided into four tracks during admission: LBS (London Business School), CBS (Columbia Business School), Fudan (Fudan University) and Hong Kong track. Students on LBS/CBS/Fudan tracks will need to take enough elective courses in both partner school and HKU in order to fulfill graduation requirements. Details as below:

Minimum no. of electives to take in partner school
No. of electives to take in HKU
Total no. of electives
LBS
4
2
6
CBS
4
2
6
Fudan
2
4
6

*Students who wish to take Finance Courses in LBS/CBS, they MUST complete the Advanced Corporate Finance course in HKU.

You will need to apply for a student visa to study at partner schools. The visa application procedure will start once the admission document is received from the partner school between January and March 2025 (depending on the class commencement date of the partner school).

Depends on which partner school you will attend, the start day is between March and May 2026.

  LBS CBS Fudan
Course Information January 2026 April 2026 December 2025
Admission Info, Visa Application Document & Briefing January 2026 March 2026 January 2025
Study Period (depends on your electives) Late March - June/July 2026 May - Aug 2026 mid Mar - Jul 2026

List of elective courses offered by partner schools can be found here: LBS / CBS / Fudan.

For Hong Kong Track students, you wil need to take 6 elective courses in HKU.