LIVING AT HKUST ACCOMMODATION HKUST has nine on-campus student halls along the seaside and one off-campus student hall providing accommodation for undergraduate students. Undergraduate exchange students are guaranteed accommodation in one of these student halls for the program duration, subject to the submission of the housing application. You will be assigned to a double room randomly. ROOMS AND FACILITIES All bedrooms are fully furnished and airconditioned. Each bedroom is equipped with a small refrigerator, table(s), chair(s) and wardrobe(s). Common facilities include showers, toilets, washing machines, dryers, common rooms with TVs, refrigerators, hot and cold drinking fountains and microwave ovens. The Service Payment System offers residents a convenient way to operate airconditioners and laundry machines and add pre-loaded credit to the machines through online electronic payment methods. Students can connect to the internet in their room through the HKUST network via Wi-Fi. LIVING EXPENSES Living expenses will vary depending on your accommodation and lifestyle choices. We recommend that you budget HK$41,000 per term (approx. USD 5,320), excluding airfare and any personal traveling that you are planning. Here is an approximate breakdown for your reference. Note that these may change from year to year. # not applicable to students who do not require a student visa to study in Hong Kong Major expenses per term HKD Approx. in USD (1 USD=7.7 HKD) Approx. in EUR (1 EUR=8 HKD) UG exchange fee to be paid to HKUST (University housing fee, student visa application & handling fee#, and HKUST compulsory travel insurance fee) 16,000 2,080 2,000 Food (approximately HKD40 per meal on campus) 15,500 2,020 1,940 Books and supplies 1,500 200 190 Transportation and other personal expenses 8,000 1,040 1,000 It was a great experience studying at HKUST. A beautiful campus, nice friends, great lectures and so forth. Everything about HKUST will stay in my memory. If I had a chance to be an exchange student again, I would surely choose HKUST. Junhan, Sungkyunkwan University 12 13
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