ENGL E110 - English for Effective Communication I: Listing and Speaking
ENGL E120 - English for Effective Communication I: Reading and Writing
ENGL E200 - English for Effective Communication II: Reading and Writing
ENGL E205 - Preparing for IELTS   
ENGL E210 - English for Effective Communication II: Listening and Speaking

These courses are at University level. Credits gained from completing them may be counted towards the free choice credit component that is a feature of most OUHK programmes of study.

There are also enhancement courses for Chinese and Putonghua languages. These include:

When the 2010 October term begins, the University has been switching to a new course code format which will be more meaningful as the new code will carry a ‘subject’ to indicate the area of academic discipline (see the example below).

New course code: ACT B415 (beginning from the 2010 October term)

The University provides services to students with disabilities or special educational needs during their studies.  The services include course selection counselling, special study aids on loan at the Disabled Student Centre, arrangement of wheelchair accessible tutorial centre, course materials in CD format and special examination arrangement etc*.  Students have to apply for the services via Student Affairs Office before the stipulated deadline and should indicate their type of disabilities to facilitate the University to provide the appropriate services for them.

Students should carefully consider their study load as they will be assessed by the same academic performance measure as other OUHK students.  They are encouraged to seek further advice from their respective Course Coordinator(s) by calling the Information Centre at 2711-2100.  Students should also read the requirements of course information in the Prospectus, the Courses Supplement and the Course Guide. If you do not indicate the nature of disability before the commencement of course, you might not be able to complete the course due to the aforesaid compulsory requirements of course.

* The University will try to provide the required services according to circumstances, however, it may not always be possible to do so if there are insufficient resources or other constraints.

Applicants interested in the short courses offered by the Li Ka Shing Institute of Professional and Continuing Education should contact LIPACE for further information.

The OUHK Student Financial Assistance Scheme aims to provide bursary or loan by paying tuition fees for OUHK students who encounter financial difficulties.

OUHK bursary - Continuing students who have passed one distance-learning/face-to-face postgraduate credit-bearing course at OUHK are eligible to apply.  

OUHK loan – All students (new or continuing) who intends to register for any distance-learning/face-to-face postgraduate credit-bearing course are eligible to apply for a ‘Pay After One Year’ (PAOY) Loan or ‘Pay On Graduation’ (POG) Loans (only available in the first round).

Please visit the SAO website (www.ouhk.edu.hk/sao) to check for the most updated application period and deadline for the term concerned.

The Government’s Student Finance Office (SFO) of the Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency (WFSFAA) provides the following schemes for OUHK students to apply, namely, the Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (ENLS), Continuing Education Fund (CEF), Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP) and Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS).

The government’s Extended Non-means-tested Loan Scheme (ENLS) provides financial assistance in the form of loans to help tertiary students to pay their course fees and is interest chargeable.  Eligible students should submit applications to SFO on or before the specified deadline for the term(s) concerned for arranging direct credit of loan (course fees) to OUHK.  Otherwise, students have to pay the course fees first and apply for reimbursement from the ENLS by the designated deadline.  Applicants who are successful in both OUHK’s Student Financial Assistance Scheme and the government’s ENLS loan scheme have to choose either scheme for the same course.

Students who have enrolled in an approved Continuing Education Fund (CEF) course may apply to the Office of CEF (OCEF) to open a personal continuing education account before the term commences.  To be eligible for the consideration of fee reimbursement, the applicants must have completed the CEF-approved course in compliance with CEF regulations including having passed it at the threshold prescribed by the OCEF which may not be the same as the University’s pass threshold set for the course.  Having satisfied the above and all other requirements of the OCEF which it may prescribe from time to time, the eligible applicants will be reimbursed 80% of their course fees, subject to a maximum sum of HK$10,000, (whichever is less) on successful completion of a reimbursable course.

The Government offers the Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP) and Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS) to provide students with the financial assistance in the form of grant or loan. [Students may be regarded as full-time students if they take distance learning courses with a registration value (RV) of not less than 45 in one academic year or not less than 25 for one term. Students may be eligible for assistance under the FASP or NLSPS if they fulfill the criteria as stated in the Guidance Notes for each scheme. Please note that age limit for the FASP is 30 or below while there is no age limit for the NLSPS.]

Please visit the SAO website: www.ouhk.edu.hk/sao or SFO website: www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/or contact the following hotlines for details:

ENLS: 2150-6223 (office hours) /2802-2345 (24-hour hotline)

CEF: 3142-2277 (24-hour hotline)

FASP: 2152-9000 (office hours) /2802-2345 (24-hour hotline)

NLSPS: 2150-6222 (office hours) /2802-2345 (24-hour hotline)

The OUHK Libraries are open to OUHK students every day from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. from Monday to Friday, and from 12 noon  to 10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday; with early closing at 5:40 p.m. on some festivals. Special opening hours will be announced in advance via the Library homepage and posted at the Library entrance.

The Electronic Library at http://www.lib.ouhk.edu.hk is available for access 24 hours daily.