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Specific English Language Areas

|  General English  |  Literature in English  |  Professional and Business English  |  Academic English  | 

|  English Language Skills Training for Corporates and NGOs  |   Professional English training for Talents under QMAS (高才通)  |  

|  English Language Assessment and Preparatory Courses  | 

At HKU SPACE, we design and offer courses to meet your goals for General English, Business English and English for the Professions. These range from 30 hours to 90 hours and cover a broad spectrum of levels.

Reasons to improve your English at HKU SPACE:

  •  Polish your interpersonal and career skills
  •  Learn to communicate ideas more effectively
  •  Interact confidently with overseas and English speaking people
  •  Fine-tune your presentations and writing to project better impressions
  •  Stay up to date by learning about current English use
  •  Sharpen your competitive edge in today's global workplace

 

English Language Assessments

LINGUASKILL – the NEW Cambridge English Language Benchmark Test

This is the benchmark test in support of Continuing Education Fund (CEF) reimbursements of English Language course and benchmark test fees.   This replaces the former Business Language Testing Service (BULATS) offered by the University of Cambridge. 

The Cambridge Assessment English offers organisations a quick and convenient way of checking the English Language proficiency levels of your employees – the Linguaskill Tests. 

  • Linguaskill General
  • Linguaskill Business
  • Linguaskill Test & Continuing Education Fund
  • For Individual English Language Learners
  • For Corporates
  • For Immigrants
  • For HKDSEE Candidates
  • For University Applicants
  • Linguaskill Test Report & Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)
  • Cambridge Linguaskill Test in Hong Kong

For details, please follow this link: https://hkuspace.hku.hk/collection/linguaskill 

 

Assessment Preparation Courses

 

We Study • We Practise • We Master 《活學英語 創展未來》

English Programmes

Programmes Type

Programme Type

Microcredential

Start Date

Class Schedule

Financial Assistance

Venue

Hong Kong Island

Kowloon

New Territories

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90 hours face-to-face lectures and a minimum of 12 hours e-learning activities
(30 lessons × 3 hours each; once per week)
PT
Start 12 OCT 2026 (MON)
Duration 30 weeks
Fee HK$7,000
 This real-time online course aims to prepare students for their academic studies at English-speaking universities where academic writing skills are highly demanding. The course is divided into three stages in which generic academic writing skills are taught in the first stage (6 sessions), students are helped better understand college essay or project requirements in the second part (2 sessions), and personalised advice on students’ essay production is given in the third/final stage (4 sessions). Both the second and third stages are conducted in the form of a one-on-one personal / small group conference.
PT
Start To be advised
Duration 12 weeks
Fee HK$5,000
University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
If you are responsible for leading learning in your organisation, whether it’s a school, college, higher education institution or as an educator in the public or private sector, this doctoral-level programme is a fantastic opportunity to study education at a deep level and relate this back to your own practice. The EdD helps you expand your knowledge and understanding of how education works and allows you to transform your own practice.

This EdD programme helps you expand your knowledge and understanding of how education works, allows you to transform your own practice, and makes an original contribution to knowledge. This doctoral-level programme is a fantastic opportunity to study education at a deep level and relate this back to your own practice.
 
PT
Start 16 JAN 2027 (SAT)
Duration 4 years to 5 years
Fee Estimated total fee for the Spring 2026 cohort: HK$271,980 (based on 4-year of study)
*See below for details.
This programme aims to enhance participants, who are managers or supervisors in private and public sectors, in their ability to provide effective and constructive feedback on their staff’s English correspondence. The programme will revisit key principles of professional and business English grammar and writing styles, equip participants with the skills to identify and correct writing issues, and enable them to offer effective feedback that improves grammatical accuracy and communication effectiveness in their staff’s written work.
 
PT
Start 26 AUG 2026 (WED)
Duration 10 weeks
Fee HK$3,800

90 hours lectures and a minimum of 12 hours e-learning activities
(30 meetings × 3 hours each; once per week)

Application Code

Commencement Date
(Application Deadline)

Day / Time Venue
2450-1653AW

15 Oct 2026
(30 Sep 2026)

Thursday,
7:00 - 10:00 pm
Kowloon West Campus, Lai Chi Kok
2450-1654AW 17 Oct 2026
(30 Sep 2026)
Saturday,
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Admiralty Learning Centre / United Learning Centre
2450-1655AW 12 Oct 2026
(30 Sep 2026)
Monday,
7:00 - 10:00 pm
HPSHCC Campus, Causeway Bay
The programme aims to equip students with lower advanced level English linguistic knowledge and skills through extensive language practice and student-centred learning activities such as small group discussion, speaking, writing, reading and listening to a wide variety of semi-authentic English texts. Upon successful completion of the programme, students are expected to speak and write at a lower advanced level and be fluent and confident when communicating in English.
PT
Start 12 OCT 2026 (MON)
Duration 30 weeks
Fee HK$7,300
90 hours (30 meetings × 3 hours each; once per week)
PT
Start 12 OCT 2026 (MON)
Duration 30 weeks
Fee HK$6,500
90 hours (30 meetings × 3 hours each; once per week)
PT
Start 12 OCT 2026 (MON)
Duration 30 weeks
Fee HK$6,800

90 hours (30 meetings × 3 hours each; once per week)

PT
Start 12 OCT 2026 (MON)
Duration 30 weeks
Fee HK$6,700

90 hours face-to-face lectures and a minimum of 12 hours e-learning activities
(30 lessons x 3 hours each; once per week)

Application Code

Commencement
(Application Deadline)

Day / Time Venue
2450-1665AW

14 Oct 2026
(30 Sep 2026)

Wednesday,

7:00 - 10:00 pm

Kowloon West Campus, Lai Chi Kok 

2450-1666AW 16 Oct 2026
(30 Sep 2026)
Friday,
7:00 - 10:00 pm
Kowloon East Campus, Kowloon Bay
The programme aims to equip students with advanced English linguistic knowledge and skills through language practice in student-centred learning activities such as speaking, writing, reading and listening to a variety of semi-authentic and authentic English texts.  Upon successful completion of the Programme, students are expected to communicate proficiently in English.
PT
Start 14 OCT 2026 (WED)
Duration 30 weeks
Fee HK$8,200
The programme aims to equip students with the language skills in specific focused areas at a higher level of accuracy and appropriacy.
PT
Start 10 NOV 2026 (TUE)
Duration 30 weeks
Fee HK$3,700

Effective Writing Skills 2 develops your language at a higher level than Effective Writing Skills 1, and builds on and enhances the skills learned there.  However, as long as you meet the entry requirements, you can gain direct entry into Effective Writing Skills 2 without doing Effective Writing Skills 1.

PT
Start 10 NOV 2026 (TUE)
Duration 15 weeks
Fee HK$3,700