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The University of Hong Kong · Hong Kong

Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

A six-year medicine degree in Pokfulam, Hong Kong Island.

Where
Pokfulam, Hong Kong IslandHong Kong
Degree
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Length
6 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
25 August 2027First round by 25 Nov
Admission
SelectiveIB grades · 300 places
EU/EEA fee
HK$590,000 a year2027/28
More facts
Degree
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Length
6 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 25 November 2026

    First round: application in by noon Hong Kong time
    Details

    Published as "25 Nov (noon) 2026 — Submit your application for first-round evaluation"; applications after that are reviewed on a rolling basis, so missing it costs the first round and not the application. The cycle opened on 23 September 2026. Shortlisted students may be interviewed between November and January. Application fee HK$780 (2027 intake).

    Source

  2. 1 December 2026

    First round: predicted grades typed in and documents uploaded
    Hard deadline
    Details

    For first-round applicants. HKU wants results typed into its system, not only uploaded.

    HKU's key dates add "1 Dec 2026 — Input predicted and/or actual grades and submit supporting documents" for first-round applicants. HKU wants the results typed into its application system, not only uploaded, so ask your coordinator for predicted grades before this date.

    Source

  3. 25 August 2027

    Applications close at noon Hong Kong time
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Well after IB results are published on 6 July 2027, so a late application is possible. HKU also warns non-local applicants to allow four to six weeks for assessment and eight to ten weeks for a visa after an offer, which is the real reason the August date is not as generous as it looks.

    Source
All dates for this programme (1 more)

  1. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    DetailsSource

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Hong Kong

What it is

Six years of medicine built on small-group problem-based tutorials, early clinical exposure and community placements in clinics, hospices and maternal and child health services, ending in an assistant internship.

What you need

  • IB Diplomaat least 43 points
  • Biology or Chemistry HLminimum 4
  • English A (SL or HL)minimum 5 · English B needs grade 6, at SL or HL
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at The University of Hong Kong

Set per programme: an expected IB total from 34 (most arts, science, engineering) to 43 (MBBS), plus subject grades; English A 5 or English B 6. Many programmes interview shortlisted applicants.

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on admissions.hku.hk

How places are decided

    • IB grades
    • Interview
    43 is the expected lower boundary. Interviews for shortlisted international applicants are tentatively set from December 2026 to August 2027; first-choice candidates are favoured.
Sources (2)
  1. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at HKU — checked 2026-10-07
  2. Entry requirements

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