We have five partner schools in Hong Kong where students can study math faculty courses. Please select below for further information:
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Why should I study here?
- Ranked as the seventh top university in Asia.
- Ranked #28 for Computer Science and #29 for Mathematics according to 2018 QS World Rankings.
- The campus, located in Shatin, covers 137.3 hectares and is described as the most scenic and sustainably designed and maintained campus in Hong Kong, complete with seven libraries, a swimming pool, 12 tennis courts, five indoor gyms and an archery practice range.
- Has exchange partnerships with 280 schools in 35 countries and welcomes 3,400 visiting students a year.
General information
Please review the Waterloo Passport page for this school.
Transfer credit information
15 CUHK credits (5 courses worth 3 credits) = 2.5 UW credits
Courses taken and their equivalents
| Waterloo equivalent | Course taken abroad | Approval |
|---|---|---|
| CS 240 | CSCI 2100 / Data Structures | June 2019 |
| CS 348 | CSCI 3170 / Introduction to Database Systems | June 2019 |
| MATBUS 470 | ECON 4450 / Economics of Derivatives | December 2018 |
| CO 372 | FINA 3080 / Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | August 2018 |
| MTHEL 131 | FINA 3230 / Life and Health Insurance | July 2017 |
| ACTSC 232 | FINA 3320 / Introduction to Credit Rating | July 2017 |
| MATBUS 470 | FINA 4110 / Options and Futures | July 2018 |
| MATBUS 471 | FINA 4120 / Fixed Income Securities Analysis | June 2019 |
| ACTSC 446 | FINA 4150 / Quantitative Methods for Financial Derivatives | December 2017 |
| ACTSC 331 | FINA 4210 / Actuarial Models II | October 2017 |
| ACTSC 363 | FINA 4220 / Construction and Evaluation of Actuarial Models I | June 2017 |
| BUS 481 | MGNT 4010 / Strategic Management | June 2019 |
| BUS 352 | MKTG 2010 / Marketing Management | June 2019 |
| MATBUS 472 | RMSC 2001 / Introduction to Risk Management | July 2018 |
| ACTSC 446 | RMSC 4005 / Stochastic Calculus for Finance and Risk | July 2019 |
| MATBUS 472 | RMSC 4007 / Risk Management with Derivatives Concepts | August 2019 |
| ACTSC 4xx | RMSC 6002 / Credit Risk Management | August 2017 |
| STAT 337 | STAT 3004 / Basic Methods in Biomedical Statistics | July 2019 |
| STAT 341 | STAT 3006 / Statistical Computing | June 2019 |
| STAT 371 | STAT 3008 / Applied Regression Analysis | August 2019 |
| STAT 450 | STAT 4003 / Statistical Inference | August 2017 |
| ACTSC 433 | STAT 4008 / Survival Modelling | August 2017 |
Last updated: 15 August 2019.
City University of Hong Kong (CityU)
Why should I study here?
- Ranked as the fifteenth top university in Asia.
- Ranked as the fourth-best school in the 2020 QS Top 50 under 50 Rankings.
- Ranked in the top 51-100 for mathematics and computer science according to the 2019 QS Rankings.
- The campus, located in Kowloon, covers 15.6 hectares and is conveniently situated near local shopping malls and public transit. Hu Fa Kuang Sports Centre is a five-storey sports centre which houses a multi-purpose hall and four practice gymnasiums for badminton, basketball, volleyball, martial arts and dance.
- CityU has exchange links with over 450 partner universities and welcomes over 1000 exchange students annually.
General information
Please review the Waterloo Passport page for this school.
Transfer credit information
15 CityU credits (5 courses worth 3 credits) = 2.5 UW credits
Courses taken and equivalents
| Waterloo equivalent | Course taken abroad | Approval |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 3xx or BUS 3xx | CB 2041 / Applications of Game Theory to Business | December 2016 |
| STAT 2xx | CB 2200 / Business Statistics | August 2016 |
| BUS 481 | CB 4303 / Strategy and Policy | August 2016 |
| CS 230 | CS 2115 / Computer Organization | August 2018 |
| CS 230 | CS 2116 / Computer Systems | March 2018 |
| CS 2xx | CS 2312 / Problem Solving and Programming | March 2018 |
| CS 3xx | CS 3270 / Fundamentals of Computer Networks and the Internet | January 2016 |
| CS 234 | CS 3334 / Data Structures | March 2018 |
| CS 2xx | CS 3342 / Software Design | September 2016 |
| CS 338 | CS 3402 / Database Systems | March 2018 |
| STAT 3xx | CS 3481 / Fundamental of Data Science | August 2016 |
| CS 488 | CS 4182 / Computer Graphics | February 2018 |
| CS 3xx | CS 4296 / Cloud Computing | February 2018 |
| CS 2xx | CS 4298 / iOS Application Development | February 2018 |
| BUS 4xx or CO 372 | EF 3320 / Security Analysis and Portfolio Management | March 2018 |
| BUS 4xx | EF 3331 / Asia-Pacific Capital Markets and Standards of Practice | March 2018 |
| BUS 4xx | EF 3333 / Financial Systems, Markets and Instruments | March 2018 |
| BUS 4xx | EF 4321 / Derivatives and Risk Management | March 2018 |
| BUS 4xx | EF 4323 / Trading Room Workshop | March 2018 |
| BUS 4xx | EF 4334 / Regulation and Management of Financial Institutions | August 2016 |
| BUS 3xx | GE 2209 / Markets Development in China | January 2017 |
| BUS 3xx | GE 2331 / Data Visual for Effective Communication | January 2017 |
| BUS 4xx | IS 4650 / Global Business Technology Consulting | August 2016 |
| BUS 4xx | IS 4834 / Business Intelligence and Analytics | March 2018 |
| AMATH 350 | MA 3001 / Differential Equations | September 2016 |
| STAT 334 | MA 3160 / Probability and Stochastic Processes | August 2016 |
| AMATH 242 | MA 3513 / Elementary Numerical Methods | June 2016 |
| CO 250 | MA 3515 / Introduction to Optimization | June 2016 |
| PMATH 332 | MA 3517 / Complex Analysis | September 2016 |
| STAT 3xx | MA 3518 / Applied Statistics | August 2016 |
| STAT 3xx | MA 4546 / Introduction to Stochastic Processes | August 2016 |
| BUS 3xx | MGT 3424 / Principles of Entrepreneurship | June 2016 |
| BUS 4xx | MKT 4604 / Marketing in China | August 2016 |
| STAT 372 | MS 3224 / Business Survey Design | August 2016 |
| STAT 371 | MS 3252 / Regression Analysis | August 2016 |
| STAT 3xx | MS 4212 / Predictive Analytics and Forecasting | January 2017 |
| STAT 3xx | MS 4224 / Enterprise Data Mining | January 2017 |
| MATBUS 472 | MS 4226 / Risk Management Models | October 2016 |
| STAT 2xx | MS 4262 / Advanced Analytics using SAS | August 2016 |
| STAT 372 | MS 5214 / Business Survey Methods | August 2016 |
| STAT 3xx | MS 5225 / Business Process Modeling and Simulation | January 2017 |
| STAT 3xx | MS 5720 / Quantitative Decision Making Techniques | January 2017 |
| STAT 341 | STAT 3006 / Statistical Computing | December 2016 |
| STAT 4xx | STAT 4007 / Statistical Quality Control | December 2016 |
| STAT 430 | STAT 3002 / Experimental Design | December 2016 |
Last updated: 19 August 2019.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Why should I study here?
General information
Please review the Waterloo Passport page for this school.
Transfer credit information
To earn 2.5 units of transfer credit at Waterloo, you will normally need to complete a 'set' of courses with ECTS weight totalling 30 credits.
Courses taken and equivalents
| Waterloo equivalent | Course taken abroad | Approval |
|---|---|---|
Last updated: 20 June 2019.
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Why should I study here?
General information
Please review the Waterloo Passport page for this school.
Transfer credit information
To earn 2.5 units of transfer credit at Waterloo, you will normally need to complete a 'set' of courses with ECTS weight totalling 30 credits.
Courses taken and equivalents
| Waterloo equivalent | Course taken abroad | Approval |
|---|---|---|
Last updated: 20 June 2019.
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Why should I study here?
General information
Please review the Waterloo Passport page for this school.
Transfer credit information
To earn 2.5 units of transfer credit at Waterloo, you will normally need to complete a 'set' of courses with ECTS weight totalling 30 credits.
Courses taken and equivalents
| Waterloo equivalent | Course taken abroad | Approval |
|---|---|---|
Last updated: 20 June 2019.