School of Engineering

Overview

The School of Engineering has established a student exchange program with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Through the established student exchange program, qualified engineering students at CUA may study abroad at PolyU during the second semester of their junior year. The CUA engineering programs including biomedical, civil, electrical and mechanical engineering and computer science have developed modified curricula for their study abroad students to ensure that the participating students graduate on time. Students who are interested in the student abroad program at PolyU should contact the Office of the Dean of the School of Engineering for general information and their department for specific coursework.

Outbound Exchange

Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is a public university with 11,500 full-time and 500 part-time students. PolyU has 26 academic departments under six faculties (colleges) and 2 schools including Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Construction and Land Use. All possess excellent instructional and research facilities.

With well-established exchange programs with 150 institutions in more than 20 countries around the world, CUA exchange students will have an opportunity to meet other international students from around the world. PolyU has various services for exchange students including orientation on arrival, buddy program, international club and host family scheme.

Hong Kong is a dynamic and prosperous metropolitan city of with a population of about 7 million. Hong Kong's main languages are Cantonese and English. As a shopper's paradise, it offers international cuisines and fabulous sightseeing attractions. It also serves as a hub for travel and launch point to numerous other countries in Southeast Asia.

Details for Outbound Students from CUA going to PolyU.

Inbound Exchange

The Catholic University of America (CUA) is a private university with 12 schools including law, nursing, architecture and engineering, etc. It is unique as the national university of the Catholic Church and the only higher education institution founded by the U.S. bishops. Established in 1887 as a graduate and research center, the university began offering undergraduate education in 1904. Many first-time visitors to campus are captivated by the university's expansive setting among tree-lined rolling hills where the skyline is dominated by the adjacent, majestic Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the largest church in the United States.

CUA is located in the heart of the US capital, Washington D.C. Students at CUA enjoy the best of both worlds: they study and live on the largest campus in Washington, D.C., where they can enjoy a complete collegiate experience, but they also enjoy the benefits of being in the capital city. Traveling by Metrorail, which is located near the edge of campus, students are only a five-minute ride away from Union Station, Capitol Hill and the Library of Congress, and within easy reach of the abundant array of educational, cultural, social, political and professional opportunities that Washington D.C. has to offer.

Details for Inbound Students from Hong Kong Polytechnic University coming to CUA.