Admissions


ADMISSIONS 2026 Intake


Application Deadline

Full-Time and Part-Time:
Start Date: September 29, 2025, 12:00 noon (GMT +8)
Round 1: January 2, 2026, 12:00 noon (GMT +8)
Round 2: March 27, 2026, 12:00 noon (GMT +8)


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Events

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  • Ongoing Event(s)
  • Current Event(s)
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2026 International Postgraduate Comparative Literature Conference

Deadline for abstract submission:
Feb 25, 2026

CALL FOR PAPERS! MALCS at HKU invites abstract submissions for 2026 IPCLC, which will be held in person at HKU on May 26, 2026. View More >>

- Ongoing Event -

MALCS 2025-26

2025-26 Academic Year

Stay tuned for our upcoming events for the 2025-26 Academic Year! CLIT7801: Creative Cinematic Practice, CLIT7802: Creative Cultural Practice, and Walking Tours View More >>

- Current Event -

A Conversation with SOI CHEANG 鄭保瑞

Feb 4, 2026

Join us for a masterclass with SOI CHEANG, the most acclaimed Hong Kong film director of his generation whose work has won praise at Cannes, Venice, and Berlin, as well as Best Film and Best Director prizes at the Hong Kong Film Awards. View More >>

Screening & Post-Screening Discussion Dream Home《維多利亞壹號》

Jan 22, 2026

We are excited to invite you to participate in our upcoming screening and post-screening discussion of Dream Home on 22 January 2026 (Thursday). View More >>

Project Sifu: Film Screening and Workshop

Jan 16, 2026

Film screening and participatory workshop with Dr Wayne Wong, Lecturer in East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield and director of the acclaimed Project Sifu (2025). View More >>

MALCS Class of 2025

Dec 5, 2025

CONGRATULATIONS MALCS Class of 2025!!! This year's Congregation was held on December 5, 2025. We are so proud of you! View More >>

African American Cinema: Then and Now | Program 2

Program 2: Oct 28, 2025

2 lecture/screenings by Richard Peña, Visiting Professor, University of Hong Kong. View More >>

African American Cinema: Then and Now | Program 1

Program 1: Oct 22, 2025

2 lecture/screenings by Richard Peña, Visiting Professor, University of Hong Kong. View More >>

Inner and Outer Care: Planetary and Meditative Pathways

Oct 13, 2025

The symposium “Inner and Outer Care: Planetary and Meditative Pathways” seeks to convene scholars from diverse disciplines to explore avenues of response to this existential impasse. View More >>

MALCS Graduate Show 2025

Jun 5-8, 2025

The exhibition features artworks of various mediums, including painting, photography, poetry, prose and art pieces in digital form. This year, in its very first edition, the exhibition explores the theme of identity and space. The exhibition shows 19 artworks created by 16 MALCS student artists. View More >>

MALCS Alumni Workshop 2025

May 15, 2025

This session invites two facilitators to provide advice and guidance to MALCS graduates. The two workshops in this single session are "A PhD Chat with Prof. Gray Kochhar Lindgren" and "Pursuing a Professional Career in Journalism: Jacky Lin". View More >>

MALCS Alumni Workshop 2025: Navigating Your Career Journey: The MALCS Graduate's Roadmap

May 14, 2025

This workshop is facilitated by Julianne Bjørk Yang. View More >>

MALCS Alumni Workshop 2025: Graduate School and Profesional Career

Mar 12, 2025

On March 12, 2025, Master of Arts in Literary and Cultural Studies (MALCS) held the first MALCS Alumni Workshop in 2025 for current MALCS students. View More >>

MALCS Class of 2024

Nov 23, 2024

CONGRATULATIONS MALCS Class of 2024!!! We are so proud of you! The HKU 213th Congregation was held on November 23, 2024. View More >>

A Documentary Film Festival: Documenting Hong Kong

Sept 20 - Nov 29, 2024

Documenting Hong Kong 紀錄香港 is a brand new documentary film screening program organized in Fall 2024/25 by MALCS, The University of Hong Kong (HKU) to celebrate and promote the vibrant documentary film culture of Hong Kong. View More >>

MALCS 2024-2025 Orientation

Sept 21, 2024

On September 21 2024, MALCS organized a Tram Ride Welcoming Orientation for the 2024-2025 cohort. View More >>

The Shanzhai Paradigm: China's Approach to Innovation and the World

June 26, 2024

On June 26, 2024, Dr. Jason Lau presented his talk entitled "The Shanzhai Paradigm: China's Approach to Innovation and the World" to MALCS students in Prof. Calvin Hui's MALCS Intensive Summer 2024 course. View More >>

MALCS Alumni Workshop: Pursuing a Professional Career

May 10, 2024

MALCS organized two Alumni Workshops for MALCS students on May 9 and 10, 2024. The first focused on Graduate School and Studying Abroad and the second session on Pursuing a Professional Career. In these wokshops, the invited MALCS Alumni shared their experience and provided professional advice to current students. View More >>

MALCS Alumni Workshop: Graduate School and Studying Abroad

May 9, 2024

MALCS organized two Alumni Workshops for MALCS students on May 9 and 10, 2024. The first focused on Graduate School and Studying Abroad and the second session on Pursuing a Professional Career. In these wokshops, the invited MALCS Alumni shared their experience and provided professional advice to current students. View More >>

Memories, Storytelling, and Intermediality in the Film World of Qiu Jiongjiong 邱炯炯

Mar 15 – 19, 2024

Organized by the Master of Arts in Literature and Cultural Studies (MALCS), The Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Hong Kong; a symposium, three screening sessions, and post-screening discussions was held to focus on the films of Qiu Jiongjiong 邱炯炯. View More >>

The Lyricist Wannabe

Jan 24, 2024

On January 24, 2024, MALCS, The Department of Comparative Literature, and Hong Kong Studies Programme co-organized a screening and post-screening discussion of “The Lyricist Wannabe” (directed by Norris Wong 黃綺琳) with CEDARS-GE. View More >>

MALCS Class of 2023

Nov 19, 2023

CONGRATULATIONS MALCS Class of 2023!!! We are so proud of you! The 211th Congregation for the Faculty of Arts, HKU took place on November 19, 2023 and we had a wonderful photo taking session. View More >>

Thinking Islands: Exploring the Sea and the Land in Literature, Film and Philosophy

Oct 6, 2023

At this one day symposium we study the lives the island gives rise to. At the threshold where land and sea meet, the island has always been seen as a place for a new fertility, the breeding ground for a life otherwise. View More >>

MALCS 2023-2024 Orientation

Aug 28, 2023

WELCOME all students to the new academic year! On August 28, 2023, MALCS held an Academic Orientation for the incoming 2023-2024 cohort. View More >>

Keep Rolling: Independent Filmmaking Project | 動態 Rollingー獨立電影拍攝計劃

April 6, 2023

Keep Rolling: Independent Filmmaking Project | 動態 Rollingー獨立電影拍攝計劃 . Film Screening followed by Q&A with the producer and directors. View More >>