FAQ
The questions you may be interested to know
What's the relationship between CUHK and CUHK-Shenzhen?
CHUK-Shenzhen and CUHK are two distinct campuses, but share the well-known, high quality CUHK brand of academic excellence. Close cooperation ensures that these parallel campuses maintain consistent, high academic standards. The graduates of CHUK-Shenzhen will get a degree certification from CUHK. Please click here to explore more about our colleges: Colleges | CUHK-Shenzhen.
Does the tuition fee include textbook fee?
No, students will need to pay for their own books and other supplies.
Does the Programme offer scholarships?
Yes, we offer two types of scholarships. Merit-based Entrance Scholarships are granted to qualified candidates who may receive tuition waiver up to 100%. Merit-based Entrance scholarships are granted based on the results of candidates’ undergraduate qualifications and accomplishments, interview performance, and pre-term grades. Scholarships for Academic Excellence will be awarded to students with outstanding academic performance.
What is the total tuition fee and when should I make the payment?
The total tuition fee for 2025 entry is RMB 267,000, which is paid in installments. The first installment requires 40% of the total tuition fees to be paid within 14 days. The rest installments shall be paid as instructed in the offer letter.
Do I need to pay the application fee?
You need to pay RMB 600 application fee via the online application system.
Dose the Ministry of Education recognize the degree of this Programme?
Our degree is recognized by the ministry of education, which can be certified in the Ministry of Education Service Centre.
Does the Programme arrange internships or full-time work?
We will not arrange internships or full-time work but we offer considerable resources and opportunities for students to identify alternatives and make their own choices. We invite large numbers of high-level practitioners as lecturers and seminar speakers, which provide opportunities for job-related networking. Supplementing this, the Career Development Center of Shenzhen Finance Institute provides students with all-round, systematic and personalized employment related services, covering all aspects including career positioning, career planning, internship recommendation, job application and interview support. For more information, please visit: http://sfi.cuhk.edu.cn/en/lists-development.html.
Do you provide opportunities to exchange studies aboard?
Yes. All postgraduate students are able to apply to exchange programmes provided by the university in term 2 and exchange studies aboard in term 3 and 4. For more information regarding exchange programmes, please click the link below: https://oal.cuhk.edu.cn/. The Programme duration is 2 years, to accommodate students who wish to participate in oversea exchange programmes.
Do you have pre-term courses?
Yes. Summer pre-term course is mandatory; All students are subject to attend summer pre-term course.
What is the instruction language of your Programme?
English is the main language of instruction. However, since we will invite lecturers from the industry, some practitioner workshops will be conducted in Chinese.
Programme length and graduation time?
The Programme duration is 2 years, to accommodate difference requirements and arrangements for students who wish to graduate in advance, or participate in oversea exchange programmes, or do internships.
I have already accepted an offer for another master's programs in your school. Now I think this Programme is more suitable for me. Can I transfer to it?
No, different programs require separate applications.
Do I need to provide the result from the National Entrance Examination for Postgraduate (NEEP) when applying to the MSc in Marketing Programme?
MSc in Marketing Programme adopts online application system as general western universities, applicants are not required to take and provide the test result of ‘the National Postgraduate Entrance Examination (NEEP)’ to apply to The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen.
What is the admission requirement for GPA?
Our entry requirement regarding GPA is not lower than 80 (out of 100), 3.0 (out of 4.0), letter grade of B. If your grading system is different to the grading system mentioned above, please ask the Academic Affairs Office from your undergraduate/postgraduate university to provide the official grading system.
Is there any undergraduate background requirement regarding the application?
There is no limitation regarding the applicants’ undergraduate background/major. We warmly welcome applicants from various majors.
