In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, preference will be given to applicants with a TOEFL score of 580 (paper-based) or 92 (internet-based/Home Edition) or above; or a IELTS (Academic) score of 7 or above, or those who possess a pass grade in English in one of the following examinations: Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (AS Level), Hong Kong Higher Level Examination, CUHK Matriculation Examination, General Certificate of Education A-Level/AS-Level, or achieve Level 4 or above in the English subject of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) examination, or those who have a degree from a university in Hong Kong or who have taken a degree programme of which the medium of instruction was English.

Applicants should submit a 500-word English statement addressing the following:

Identify one or many Sustainable Development Goals that you see as areas where you would want to create change. Explain how the stream that you are applying for—1. Challenges of Global Furtures / 2. Making and Measuring Impact—would help you in creating change as a Global Communications expert.

The statement must conclude with personal or professional examples and experiences that can support this or an imaginative proposal of things that you would like to see change.