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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MALCS 2025-2026

Explore MALCS upcoming events and courses in the 2025-2026 academic year:

• Orientation
• CLIT7801: Creative Cinematic Practice: Experiential Learning in Museum and Film Festival
• CLIT7802: Creative Cultural Practice: Experiential Learning in Museum and Literary Festival
• Walking Tours: Walking Towards Tangential Intimacies: A Textual Practice in Hong Kong

2026 International Postgraduate Comparative Literature Conference

2026 International Postgraduate Comparative Literature Conference

MA in Literary and Cultural Studies (MALCS)

The University of Hong Kong

Deadline for proposal submission: February 25, 2026 (Wednesday)

CALL FOR PAPERS! The MA in Literary and Cultural Studies (MALCS) at The University of Hong Kong invites abstract submissions for the 2026 International Postgraduate Comparative Literature Conference (IPCLC), which will be held in person at HKU on May 26, 2026.

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Project Sifu (2025) Film Screening and Workshop

A Documentary and Short Film

Directed by Wayne Wong

January 16, 2026

Film Screening and Participatory Workshop with Dr. Wayne Wong (Lecturer in East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield and director of Project Sifu)

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MALCS Class of 2025

December 5, 2025

CONGRATULATIONS MALCS Class of 2025!!! We are so proud of you! This year's Congregation was held on December 5, 2025. We are delighted to celebrate and witness this memorable event.

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MALCS Graduate Show 2025

June 5 – 8 2025 | HKU Arts Tech Lab

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 student artists from MALCS.

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