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How to apply

The EMBA-Global Asia application process is focused on understanding your unique strengths and potential. The process requires you to demonstrate your individual contribution to the EMBA-Global Asia learning experience, and how you will benefit from the programme.

Online application

Applications for the EMBA-Global Asia programme are completed online. Full instructions are included within the online application system itself. Once you have submitted your application, you will be able to check your application status through the same system. Apply now.

There is no time restriction in which you must complete the application, so register now to familiarise yourself with the system. If you have any questions about the application process, please contact us.

Essays

The essay questions and personal statement are designed to provide insight into:

• your motivations for undertaking the EMBA-Global Asia programme
• how the programme fits with your long-term career goals 
• what your individual contribution will be to the classroom.

The essays are a significant part of the application, so thoughtfully completed answers and early preparation is highly recommended.

Two references

We require two letters of reference - one of which should be from your current employer - that attest to your managerial abilities and academic potential.

GMAT score

GMAT is an essential requirement for admission to the EMBA-Global Asia programme. We recommend that you sit the GMAT before applying and submit your score with your application.

When you register for the GMAT, you should ask for your score to be sent to HKU Business School, as we cannot confirm an offer of a place until we receive the original score. The HKU Business School GMAT institution code is FS2-WL-33.

To find out more and register to take the test, please visit: www.mba.com/mba/TaketheGMAT

English language certificate

If your native language is not English and you have not obtained a degree from an institution where English was the language of instruction, you are required to submit official evidence of your English language proficiency.

You may take either of these standardised tests:

• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
• IELTS (International English Language Testing System)

Official academic transcripts

You are required to submit academic transcripts from your undergraduate or graduate educational institutions, with certified translated copies if they are not in English.

Signed statement of employer support

As part of your application, you must provide a signed letter from an authorised person within your company stating that they agree to allow you the required time away from the office to complete the programme. The authorised person may be your department head, president, CEO or head of HR.

Many EMBA-Global students are also financially sponsored by their employers - either fully or partially. If you are financially sponsored to any extent, you must submit complete information on the terms of this financial support, signed by the authorised person within your company.

If you are self-employed, you must submit a letter stating that you understand the time commitment needed away from work to successfully complete the programme. You may also be required to provide evidence of your current engagements/contracts.

Application fee

There is an application processing fee of US$200.

Application processing

Once you have submitted your complete online application and provided supporting documentation, it will be processed by HKU Business School. An Admissions Committee representing all three schools will evaluate each application.

We will inform you as to whether you have been selected for interview within three working weeks of the stage deadline, provided you submitted a complete application by the deadline for that stage. See the Admissions page for details of deadlines.

The Admissions Committee interviews all short-listed candidates. After your interview, you will normally be given a final decision on your application within three working weeks. We reserve the right to defer decisions in order to ensure the highest calibre and best mix of participants in the programme.

If you have questions or require further information to help you complete your application, please contact us.

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