This programme offers a comprehensive package including pre-departure meetings, post-tour workshops at HKU, and a 7-day tour focused on London, UK. The London portion will include visits to universities, companies, and museums to provide a thorough understanding of innovation and technology development in this leading European city.
Date: October 12 to 19, 2025 (both dates inclusive)
Duration: 7 days 6 nights
Number of Participants: a maximum of 16 Inno Wing members to be accompanied by staff/tutors/student research assistants (When there is an oversubscription, selection will be determined by drawing lots.)
Eligibility: InnoWing Members are welcome to apply. Current Student Research Assistants will be given priority to join.
Support to student: Innovation Academy will support each participant with a maximum of 70% reimbursement for the eligible items (round-trip airfare, hotel accommodation, local transportation). The expenses will be reimbursed at cost.
- Designated transportations including coach and airfare (including 20kg luggage)
- Coach fare
- Hotel accommodation during the tour (twin room shared with another student)
*Estimated trip cost: HK$25,000 (subject to change based on actual expenses). With a 70% reimbursement, your estimated out-of-pocket cost is HK$7,500 (also subject to change).
(Subject to change)
- Person-in-charge must be informed if participants cannot show up at the any of the scheduled gather time of the study tour.
- The person-in-charge reserves the right to modify the itinerary of the study tour based on the actual situation and time availability.
- Complete the registration form by clicking the “Register Now” button.
- When there is an oversubscription, selection will be determined by drawing lots.
- Selected participants will be notified via email. Please kindly respond to the email and settle full payment on or before the before the designated deadline.
- Participants are required to travel and stay with the team throughout the study tour, unless otherwise advised by tour leaders. No separate inbound and / or outbound travel arrangements will be entertained.
- Participants are responsible for their own visa and travel document application or renewal, as well as any personal expenses incurred during the tour.
- All participants are required to attend the pre-trip briefing. It covers the details of the tour, reimbursement procedures and some key reminders.
- Participants must settle full payments of airfare and coach fare directly to the travel agency on or before the designated date. Reimbursement request will only be processed upon full attendance of all scheduled activities and submission of high-quality post-trip report and photos.
- Please note that no refund will be provided once the payment has been made. Innovation Academy does not handle any payment transactions in this regard.
- Reimbursement request will only be processed upon full attendance of all scheduled activities and the submission of a high-quality post-trip reflection report (no less than 500 words), along with 3 photos highlights (not to be submitted in the same file of the report).
- Participants submit reimbursement claim form together with all the necessary documents, including the physical boarding passes, to Innovation Academy.
- Administration staff of Innovation Academy will process the application after receiving all the documents.
- Finance and Enterprises Office of HKU will reimburse the eligible amount to participants according to their bank account information provided in the Student Information System (SIS) in HKU portal. The whole process may take up to three months.
- Participants should note that the University only provides standard travel insurance coverage for overseas trips or study abroad programmes approved/arranged by the University. Before leaving Hong Kong, students are strongly advised to arrange their own travel insurance to better suit their needs, especially if they are planning to travel beyond the official programme period for personal leisure purpose. If students require additional or special insurance coverage, they will need to make their own personal arrangements at their own expense. The travel insurance coverage arranged by the University could not be extended to cover personal needs or leisure travelling arrangements. Participants should refer to Cedars webpage (Click to learn more) for more details.
- Participants are advised to read through Travel Insurance Arrangement for Students and other related documents, such as 24/7 Global Travel Emergency Assistance Programme and the FAQ.
Participants are required to fulfill the following post-trip activities:
- Deliver a presentation at a sharing session, if organized, for InnoWing members and other HKU Engineering students.
- Submit a reflection report of at least 500 words, accompanied by a minimum of three high-quality photos after the study tour concludes.
- In case of unavailability to attend any of the following activities, it is necessary to obtain prior approval from Innovation Academy. Participants are required to submit a formal application to Innovation Academy, along with a valid explanation and supporting evidence, at least 48 hours before the start of the activity.
