Life in Hong Kong from Merve

Merve Arabacı
Sep 5, 2017
2 min read

About accommodation, does the university have any dorms for students or do students have to find accommodation on their own? If the university has the accommodation opportunity for students, is it easy to get into the dorms? If the student has to find on his/her own, is there any easy way to search it such as site, application or anything else.

The university offers its dormitory, therefore it is easy to get into the dorms.

After get off the plane, what is the easy and cheap way to get to the centre?

You can use subway. There is an airport line between HK airport and city center. It is 50 HKD.

For students, in order to have no problem while they are going to university, which places would you recommend them to find room?

All dorms are very close to the main campus, so it does not matter which one that you choose.

As a student who live in the city that the university is located, how is the life around the city?

It was really nice! If you like big cities, HK is a good option. There are many shopping malls, public transportation options and hiking routes.

How much a student need for a month to live? (With accomodation or without)

It should be 1.000-1.500 tl without accommodaition.

How much the accommodation were when you were staying? Could you estimate a range that may vary depending on where you live in the city?

There was a special agreement between Koç and Lingan University when I went. So I did not pay anything for dorm.

Is there any bank automat in the campus? What does a student do if they wanna have bank account? Does it necessary? Do locals in the university area mostly use credit card or cash? Is it necessary to bring some cash with us?

They generally accept your bank/credit cards. I did not open any account.

During the Visa application, do you have any recommendations or something that is not easily found online that you may share with other students to help them out in this long process? Which parts do students need to focus on?

The university apply to visa for you. You need to collect the documents which they ask and pay money for visa. It takes one month to get your visa therefore make sure that you provide all documents that needed.