JUPAS (Local) Students
Students admitted from the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE) through the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS) are usually termed as JUPAS or local students.
Welcome to HKUST! Have a great journey and experience in pursuing your goals, becoming a better "me" and making new friends at this inspiring and internationalised campus.
Action item checklist for JUPAS (local) students
The checklist should help identify useful and important activities to kick start your university study and life here.
Registration and Identification
Aug 7-8 Complete Program Registration (JUPAS - Main Round Offer)
Aug 8 onwards
- Activate your HKUST network/ ITSC account at myaccount.ust.hk
- Access and check your HKUST email (@connect.ust.hk) at http://O365.ust.hk or myPortal (important information and notifications from different units will be sent to this email account)
Aug 9-10, 14-15, 21-22 Collect Student Card in person at CMA Lecture Theater (LT-L), Cheng Yu Tung Building
Enrollment: Housing, Induction and Enrichment Activities
Aug 8-10
Apply Student Accommodation & Join First-Year Experience (FYE) @Residence Program
Aug 9-11
Apply Language Day Camp: Explore the Unexplored
Aug 9 onwards
Enroll English Language Proficiency Assessment - (ELPA) (required)
Enroll Getting Started & Introduction to Healthy Lifestyle Course (HLTH1010) (required)
Academic Advising and Peer Mentoring#
Aug 9-30 Attend Academic Advising and Peer Mentoring sessions (these sessions are very useful and critical for your class pre-enrolment; refer also to respective Schools' orientation information, SBM, SSCI, SENG, SHSS, IPO & individual email notifications for details; absence from these sessions may affect your study progress)
University Induction Activities
Aug 22-23 *Attend ELPA - Written (required)
Aug 22-25 *Attend ELPA - Speaking (required)
Aug 24-25 *Attend Getting Started & HLTH1010 (required)
Aug - Sep *Attend Enrichment Talks, Tours and Workshops
School Welcome and Orientation#
Aug 29 School of Engineering (SENG) 10:00-17:00 at S.H. Ho Sports Hall
Aug 30 School of Business and Management (SBM) 12:15-17:00 at S.H. Ho Sports Hall
Aug 31 School of Science (SSCI) 15:00-19:00 at S.H. Ho Sports Hall
Aug 31 Interdisciplinary Programs Office (IPO) 11:00-15:00 at 7/F, LSK Business Building
Sep 8 School of Humanities and Social Science (SHSS) 18:30-21:30 at UniQue, Conference Lodge
Class Enrollment
Aug 14-20 Subsequent to academic advising sessions and/or Schools' instruction, ARR would arranage class pre-enrollment for students to required courses. (Students must attend the academic advising and peer mentoring sessions of respective Schools, SBM, SSCI, SENG, SHSS, IPO in Jul, Aug9-10 and other dates.)
Aug 22 onwards Check Class pre-enrollment results via "Student Centre" in myPortal
Aug 25 Enroll first term classes via myPortal
Sep 1-14 Add/ Drop Classes via myPortal
HLTH1010 Required Activities
Aug 28-29 *Attend Fitness Training
Sep 8-10 *Attend Health and Fitness Assessments
Sep 14-15 *Attend a Sports Skill Class
Sep 18-29 Complete the online Student Intake and Wellness Survey
Other Important Information and Dates
Aug 9-10 *Attend info. session and apply Government Financial Assistance
Aug 9-10 Attend Student-led Welcome Fair
Aug 12-24 *Join Student-led O' Camps
Aug 17-18 JUPAS Rechecking and Remarking of HKDSE Examination Results
Aug 18-19 *^Join Hall O' Camp - First-Year Experience (FYE) @Residence Program
Aug 26 Join *English Day Camp: Explore the Unexplored
Aug 28 Mass Check-in @Student Residence Hall (new first year student residents only)
Sep 1 Commencement of Academic Year 2017/18 - First Day
Sep 1 Join My First Day & Dinner @HKUST Details & Ticketing
* Many activities and programs require advance enrollment.
^ Refer also to notifications from emails, peer mentors, School/ Program websites
# Attend only your School/Program's sessions
Enquiries
- Academic Records and Registration: Email: progreg@ust.hk
- School of Science: Ms Tina KO | Email: tinako@ust.hk
- School of Engineering: Ms Jessica Cheng | Email: sengadvisor@ust.hk
- School of Business & Management: Mr Frankie Man | Email: bmfrankie@ust.hk
- School of Humanities & Social Science: Ms Heidi Tsang | Email: heidi@ust.hk
- Interdisciplinary Programs Office: Mr Matthew Chik | Email: mattchik@ust.hk
Adverse Weather and Make-up Arrangements Other tools
Please refer to the Adverse Weather Arrangements page for details.
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Other tools
- Mark your calendar with all important dates for action and/or attendance. Referring to checklist pages for specific groups of students, you may see a calendar link
and ID. Import only one of the calendars to your own google/outlook accounts (HOW). Some of the calendar items are in general relevant to a specific group of students. You should read carefully each calendar item/reminder to see if it is School specific or relevant to you.
Local/ JUPAS Students
- Mark your calendar with all the above important dates or
- import this Calendar
(calendar ID: hkustorientation@gmail.com) to your own calendar application (HOW)
- import this Calendar
- To keep track of your completion of the checklist items, you can download "USThing", an all-in-one mobile app that provides a convenient access to IT services and other handy tools for HKUST Students. Search for "USThing" on App Store or Google Play for downloads.