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Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions / Sectors Degree Programmes (Year 1 Entry)

Application and Admission

JUPAS Applicants   

Applicants can apply for admission to the full-time bachelor’s degree programmes under the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions / Sectors (SSSDP) through the Joint University Programmes Admissions System (JUPAS).  For details, please refer to SSSDP Website.

Reference:
http://www.jupas.edu.hk/en/eligibility/

Direct Admission for Non-JUPAS Local Applicants

The “Direct Admission for Non-JUPAS Local Applicants” scheme is designed for local applicants who hold qualifications other than the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE). If you possess such qualifications and wish to enrol in the full-time degree programmes offered by THEi under the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP), you may submit your application through this scheme.

JUPAS Catalogue No.

Programme Title

Available Study Places for Non-JUPAS Applicants 

JSSV01

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Fashion Design

3

JSSV02

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Product Design

1

JSSV03

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Landscape Architecture

2

JSSV04

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Culinary Arts and Management

1

JSSV05

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Civil Engineering

2

JSSV07

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Horticulture, Arboriculture and Landscape Management*

2

JSSV08

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Surveying

1

JSSV09

Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sports and Recreation Management

1

JSSV10

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Building Services Engineering*

1

JSSV13

Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sports Coaching

2

JSSV14

Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sports Therapy*

1

*The programme is included in the EDB’s Pilot Project on the Development of Applied Degree Programmes.

Entry Requirements

Application Period

2 February 2026 (12:00 noon) – 4 September 2026 (5:00 pm)

Applications will be assessed individually by the relevant departments in the order they are received and will be considered subject to the availability of places. We encourage applicants to submit their applications as early as possible to maximise their chances of admission.

Registration Details for JUPAS Admission Rounds

Registration Period

Main Round

10 & 11 August 2026 (Monday & Tuesday) 09:30 – 17:00 

12 August 2026 (Wednesday) 09:30 – 12:00

Rechecking and Remarking Round

24 August 2026 (Monday)

09:30 – 12:00

Clearing Round

27 August 2026 (Thursday)

09:30 – 17:00

Notes:

  1. Applicants should refer to the respective JUPAS Admission Rounds for the registration details.
  2. Applicants who have settled the acceptance fees, are required to complete the registration procedures during the designated period as specified in the above table.
  3. Enquiries concerning the registration procedures should be directed to the Registry at 3890 8115 or via email: thei-reg@thei.edu.hk.
Date10 – 12 Aug 2026 (Mon – Wed)
Time09:30 – 17:00 (10 & 11 Aug 2026)
09:30 – 12:00 (12 Aug 2026)

To accept the offer, you should follow the instructions in the email sent by THEi and complete the e-registration procedures on or before 12 August 2026, 12:00 noon.

The e-registration procedures (including submission of the e-registration form via VTC “New Student Registration System” and uploading the photo for the student identity card) will take around 30 minutes to complete. You are strongly advised to complete e-registration procedures by the specified deadline to secure your study place.

Failure to complete the e-registration procedures before the specified deadline will be regarded as declining the offer.

Students may not be simultaneously enrolled in more than one full-time programme leading to a qualification in VTC without prior approval. Otherwise, you will be asked to retain only one programme and to withdraw from all other programme(s). Under such circumstances, all fees paid are not refundable.

Class Commencement Date

The class commencement date for full-time Degree programmes in the 2026/27 academic year is 1 September 2026 (Tuesday).

Financial assistance

The Student Affairs Office of THEi provides advice and assistance to needy students on their applications for financial assistance schemes administered by the HKSAR Government Student Finance Office (SFO). Students planning to apply via SFO for the Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP) and / or Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS) should note that:

  • To be eligible to apply for FASP / NLSPS in the 2026/27 academic year, you need to be a registered full-time student (“full-time” study refers to a curriculum of a minimum of 30 credit points per year);
  • You must notify the SFO in writing immediately when there are changes in your study information including the tuition fees to be paid for the 2026/27 academic year (please refer to the course coding sheet available at the SFO’s website).

Details are available at https://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/en/sfo/index.htm

Other details

Orientation Session

All new students will be invited and required to attend an Orientation Session scheduled to be held between 19 and 24 August 2026. You will be notified of the detailed arrangements of the Orientation Session by email and through your student email account after registration. Important information that you will need to refer to during your study at THEi, including the Institute’s student handbook and your programme document will be distributed to you before the commencement of the semester.

Tuition Fees for Semester One and Other Fees

The acceptance fee of $5,000 you have paid will form part of the tuition fee for Semester One, 2025/26 academic year. Payment of the remaining tuition fees and caution money should be made by 24 August 2026 (Mon).

Students with outstanding fees arising from their previous studies at VTC are required to settle all outstanding fees before they are re-admitted to a VTC programme. Even if the outstanding fees are identified after re-admission or class commencement, these students are still liable to settle their outstanding debts. Otherwise, their study transcripts, award certificates, and related certification of all VTC programmes will be withheld.

Technical Support

If you encounter any technical problems during the e-registration, you can call the Registry at 3890 8115 / Email: thei-reg@thei.edu.hk or complete the registration procedures IN PERSON at the THEi Chai Wan Campus on or before 12 August 2026, 12:00 with your HKID card:

Date10 – 12 Aug 2026 (Mon – Wed)
Time09:30 – 17:00 (10 & 11 Aug 2026)
09:30 – 12:00 (12 Aug 2026)
VenueRegistry’s Office, 14/F, 133 Shing Tai Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong
Adverse weather arrangement

In the event of Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above being hoisted or a Black Rainstorm Warning being issued on 10, 11 or 12 August, the registration will be postponed to 13 August 2026 (17:00), with the time and venue remain unchanged.

Date24 August 2026 (Mon)
Time09:30 – 12:00

To accept the offer, you should follow the instructions in the email sent by THEi and complete the e-registration procedures on or before 24 August 2026, 12:00 noon.

The e-registration procedures (including submission of the e-registration form via VTC “New Student Registration System” and uploading the photo for the student identity card) will take around 30 minutes to complete. You are strongly advised to complete e-registration procedures by the specified deadline to secure your study place.

Failure to complete the e-registration procedures before the specified deadline will be regarded as declining the offer.

A student may not be simultaneously enrolled in more than one full-time programme leading to a qualification in VTC without prior approval. Otherwise, you will be asked to retain only one programme and to withdraw from all other programme(s). Under such circumstances, all fees paid are not refundable.

Class Commencement Date

The class commencement date for full-time Degree programmes in the 2026/27 academic year is 1 September 2026 (Tuesday).

Financial assistance

The Student Affairs Office of THEi provides advice and assistance to needy students on their applications for financial assistance schemes administered by the HKSAR Government Student Finance Office (SFO). Students planning to apply via SFO for the Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP) and / or Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS) should note that:

  • To be eligible to apply for FASP / NLSPS in the 2026/27 academic year, you need to be a registered full-time student (“full-time” study refers to a curriculum of a minimum of 30 credit points per year);
  • You must notify the SFO in writing immediately when there are changes in your study information including the tuition fees to be paid for the 2026/27 academic year (please refer to the course coding sheet available at the SFO’s website).

Details are available at https://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/en/sfo/index.htm

Other details

Important Information to Be Collected

Important information you will need to refer to during your study at THEi, including the Institute’s student handbook and your programme document will be distributed to you in due course.

Tuition Fees for Semester One and Other Fees

The acceptance fee of $5,000 you have paid will form part of the tuition fee for Semester One, 2026/27 academic year. Payment of the remaining tuition fees and caution money should be made by 26 August 2026 (Wed).

Students with outstanding fees arising from their previous studies at VTC are required to settle all outstanding fees before they are re-admitted to a VTC programme. Even if the outstanding fees are identified after re-admission or class commencement, these students are still liable to settle their outstanding debts. Otherwise, their study transcripts, award certificates, and related certification of all VTC programmes will be withheld.

Adverse weather arrangement

In the event of Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above being hoisted or a Black Rainstorm Warning being issued on 25 August, the registration will be postponed to 24 August 2026 (12:00), with the time and venue remain unchanged.

Date 27 August 2025 (Thu)
Time 09:30 – 17:00
To accept the offer, you should follow the instructions in the email sent by THEi and complete the e-registration procedures on or before 27 August 2026, 17:00. The e-registration procedures (including submission of e-registration form via VTC “New Student Registration System” and uploading the photo for student identity card) will take around 30 minutes to complete. You are strongly advised to complete e-registration procedures by the specified deadline to secure your study place.

Failure to complete the e-registration procedures before the specified deadline will be regarded as declining the offer.

A student may not be simultaneously enrolled in more than one full-time programme leading to a qualification in VTC without prior approval. Otherwise, you will be asked to retain only one programme and to withdraw from all other programme(s). Under such circumstances, all fees paid are not refundable.

Class Commencement Date

The class commencement date for full-time Degree programmes in the 2026/27 academic year is 1 September 2029 (Tuesday).

Financial assistance

The Student Affairs Office of THEi provides advice and assistance to needy students on their applications for financial assistance schemes administered by the HKSAR Government Student Finance Office (SFO). Students planning to apply via SFO for the Financial Assistance Scheme for Post-secondary Students (FASP) and / or Non-means-tested Loan Scheme for Post-secondary Students (NLSPS) should note that:
  • To be eligible to apply for FASP / NLSPS in the 2026/27 academic year, you need to be a registered full-time student (“full-time” study refers to a curriculum of a minimum of 30 credit points per year);
  • You must notify the SFO in writing immediately when there are changes in your study information including the tuition fees to be paid for the 2026/27 academic year (please refer to the course coding sheet available at the SFO’s website).
Details are available at https://www.wfsfaa.gov.hk/en/sfo/index.htm .

Other details

Important Information to Be Collected
Important information for your studies at THEi, including the Institute’s student handbook and your programme document will be distributed to you in due course.
Tuition Fees for Semester One and Other Fees
The acceptance fee of $5,000 you have paid will form part of the tuition fee for Semester One, 2025/26 academic year. Payment of the remaining tuition fees and caution money should be made by 28 August 2026 (Fri). Students with outstanding fees arising from their previous studies at VTC are required to settle all outstanding fees before they are re-admitted to a VTC programme. Even if the outstanding fees are identified after re-admission or class commencement, these students are still liable to settle their outstanding debts. Otherwise, their study transcripts, award certificates, and related certification of all VTC programmes will be withheld.
Adverse weather arrangement
In the event of Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above being hoisted or a Black Rainstorm Warning being issued on 28 August, the registration will be postponed to 28 August 2026 (17:00), with the time and venue remain unchanged.

Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions / Sectors (SSSDP)

SSSDP was launched as a new initiative under the 2014 Policy Address to subsidise about 1,000 students per cohort starting from the 2015/16 academic year to pursue designated full-time locally-accredited self-financing undergraduate programmes in selected disciplines.

It has been announced in the 2017 Policy Address that SSSDP would be regularised in the 2018/19 academic year with an increase in the number of subsidised places to about 3,000 per cohort.

THEi offers the following 11 subsidised programmes under the scheme in the 2026/27 academic year. 

Subsidised Programmes

 

Programmes 

Subsidy Amount in AY2026/271 (HK$)

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Fashion Design (JSSV01)
Discipline – Creative Industries

81,450

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Product Design (JSSV02)
Discipline – Creative Industries

81,450

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Landscape Architecture (JSSV03)
Discipline – Architecture and Engineering

46,780

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Culinary Arts and Management (JSSV04)
Discipline – Tourism and Hospitality

46,780

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Civil Engineering (JSSV05)
Discipline – Architecture and Engineering

81,450

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Horticulture, Arboriculture and Landscape Management [Applied Degree] 3 (JSSV07)
Discipline – Architecture and Engineering

51,880

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Surveying (JSSV08)
Discipline – Architecture and Engineering

46,780

Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sports and Recreation Management (JSSV09)
Discipline – Sports and Recreation

46,780

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Building Services Engineering [Applied Degree] 3 (JSSV10)
Discipline – Architecture and Engineering

89,620

Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sports Coaching (JSSV13)
Discipline – Sports and Recreation

46,780

Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sports Therapy [Applied Degree] (JSSV14)
Discipline – Sports and Recreation

51,880

Application: Via the JUPAS website. Please click Here for the Important Dates for the JUPAS Admissions Exercise.

Notes:

1 Students under the SSSDP will receive subsidies per annum. The subsidy is tenable for the normal duration of the programme (i.e. for a period of 4 years).

2 Only local students are eligible to be subsidised under SSSDP.

3 Recognised as Applied Degree Programmes under the Hong Kong Qualifications Framework.  

Tuition Fees

First Year Tuition Fees of the following Year-1 entry programmes

Tuition Fee for 2026/27 Cohort1-2 (HK$) 

Tuition Fee for AY2026/273-4

Tuition Fees (HK$)              

Net Tuition Fees after deduction of the subsidy amount (HK$)

BA (Hons) in Fashion Design (JSSV01)

114,675

 33,225

BA (Hons) in Product Design (JSSV02)

114,675

 33,225

BA (Hons) in Landscape Architecture (JSSV03)

110,715

 63,935

BA (Hons) in Culinary Arts and Management (JSSV04)

100,650

 53,870

BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering (JSSV05) 

119,955

 38,505

BSc (Hons) in Horticulture, Arboriculture and Landscape Management (JSSV07)

114,000

 62,120

BSc (Hons) in Surveying (JSSV08)

100,650

 53,870

BSocSc (Hons) in Sports and Recreation Management (JSSV09)

119,850

 73,070

BEng (Hons) in Building Services Engineering (JSSV10)

117,975

 28,355

BSocSc (Hons) in Sports Coaching (JSSV13)

119,850

 73,070

BSocSc (Hons) in Sports Therapy (JSSV14)

119,850

 67,970

Notes:

1. The tuition fees shown above are at the fee level of 2026/27. The fees for the subsequent years after 2025/26 shall be subject to annual adjustments capped at the movement of the Composite Consumer Price Index (CCPI) announced by the Government.

2. The annual tuition fees, shown in the above, are calculated based on the average credit points per year multiplied by the per-credit fee and are shown for reference only.  The actual annual tuition fees payable by individual students may vary from the amounts shown.

3. The subsidy is tenable for the normal duration of the programmes, i.e. for a period of 4 years.

4. Only local students are eligible to be subsidised under SSSDP.

Admission Scores for Academic Year 2025/26

The Admission Scores in Academic Year 2025/26 refers to the average score of the best 5 HKDSE subjects, including English Language, Chinese Language, Mathematics, Citizenship and Social Development#, and one elective subject of admitted students in 2025.

#An “Attained” in Citizenship and Social Development will be counted as “Level 2” of one Elective Subject in the admission score calculation.

Subject levels/grades are converted into numeric values according to the following scoring scale:

Category A : Senior Secondary Subjects
Level
5**5*54321
Score
7654321
Category B : Applied Learning Subjects
Result Attained with Distinction (II) Attained with Distinction (I) Attained
Score 4 3 2
Category C : Other Language Subjects
Grade A B C D E
Score 3 3 3 2 2
The admission scores listed below are for reference only and will not be indicative of the chance of admission to any programme in subsequent years.
Programmes  JUPAS Catalogue No. Academic Year 2025/26
Admission Scores
(For Reference)
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Fashion Design JSSV01 14
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Product Design JSSV02 15
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Landscape Architecture JSSV03 16
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Culinary Arts and Management JSSV04 15
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Civil Engineering JSSV05 16
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Horticulture, Arboriculture and Landscape Management JSSV07 14
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Surveying JSSV08 16
Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sports and Recreation Management JSSV09 14
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Building Services Engineering JSSV10 16
Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sports Coaching JSSV13 15
Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Sports Therapy* JSSV14 Not Applicable
*New programme to be offered in AY2026/2027