HKUST runs on a semester-schedule (fall term: September to December, and spring term: February to May). Check out the HKUST academic calendar.

Our undergraduate students are generally available for full time internships from June to August (Summer Break) as well as January (Winter Break).

During school terms (fall and spring), some of our students are open to do off-campus part-time internships, and some would also consider taking a gap-semester to take on full-time internships. If students were to take on off-campus part-time internships while they take a full load of classes during the term, we generally recommend the internship commitment shall cap at 10 hours/week.

Most internships are paid and would comply with the Minimum Wage Ordinance in Hong Kong.

If the internship does not meet the Minimum Wage Ordinance in Hong Kong, the student would need to register for exemption under 1) work experience student or 2) student intern, as stipulated in the minimum wage ordinance in Hong Kong. Regarding exemption under 2) student intern, student would need to obtain special approval from his/her academic department. For details, please refer to the Labour Department website.

For internships outside of Hong Kong, employers shall observe the minimum wage ordinance (if any) applied to the work location in which the student is employed.

Non-local students (as defined by students who are currently studying at HKUST on a student visa and is working towards a degree granted by HKUST) is eligible to take on internships (both on-campus and off-campus).

All non-local students should have obtained a blanket "2-in-1" No Objection Letter (NOL) with their visa, which grant them eligibility to work off-campus in Hong Kong from June to August during their studies at HKUST. When non-local students pursue any off-campus internships in Hong Kong (study/curriculum-related or not) during the summer (June to August) and if the internship fulfills the minimum wage requirement in Hong Kong, no additional approval nor additional NOL is required.

However, if the non-local student is considering off-campus internships in Hong Kong outside of summer (September to May) or if the internship does not meet the minimum wage requirement, special approval from his/her academic department and an additional No Objection Letter (NOL) would be needed. Note that the maximum period of off-campus internships taken by a student outside of the summer months cannot be exceed one year or one-third of the student's entire duration of study (whichever is less), cumulative across all employers during his/her entire time of studies at HKUST. In addition, all off-campus internships taken outside of the summer months are required to be study/curriculum-related, as approved by his/her academic department.

For further details, please refer to the Hong Kong Immigration Department website.

*Exchange students (i.e. students from other institutions spending an exchange semester at HKUST and their degree will not be granted by HKUST) is NOT eligible for off-campus internships during their time in Hong Kong as stipulated by the Immigration Department.

HKUST Career Center runs an exclusive job board accessible by all HKUST students across all disciplines. Post your internship here to reach out to all our students instantly! Please find posting instructions below:

Job Posting System:
https://career.hkust.edu.hk/web/employer_home.php

Steps involved are pretty straightforward and simple:

1) sign up for a new account ended with your company email domain name (for first time users only);

2) if you have signed up successfully, a *system-generated email will be sent to you;

3) sign in at the above URL (or click the link in the notification email in step 2);

4) press "Post Job" to proceed and click "Post Job" under "Regular Job Posting";

5) press "Agree" to proceed after reading to confirm your agreement to the Declaration and Disclaimer from HKUST Career Center;

6) after input the job details, press "Confirm and Preview" button to preview your job ad;

7) press "Confirm and Submit" button to submit your job posting request;

8) ^click the link in a *system-generated email (Job Posting Request Verification) to confirm and proceed with your job posting request.
 

* Please check your junk mail box if you don’t receive it in your inbox
^ Don’t miss out the final step or else our account manager could not receive the notification when a new job posting request comes in.