School Nominations Direct Admission Scheme (SNDAS) is a new school nominations scheme introduced by the Education Bureau (EDB) and takes effect from the 2022/23 entry.
SNDAS aims at recognising the talent of local students that could not be fully assessed by the HKDSE. Local students pursuing the local secondary curriculum and taking the 2022 HKDSE examination, and in parallel hold a valid JUPAS application for 2022/23 entry will be eligible for nomination by respective local secondary schools under SNDAS to participating UGC-funded programs.
Eligible students who wish to be nominated by their secondary schools to HKUST under SNDAS shall submit an online application to HKUST online application system following specific timeline. For full details of SNDAS and enquiries, please refer to the official SNDAS page by HKSAR Government.

In order to be considered, all SNDAS nominees must fulfil all of the following:

The program applied via SNDAS is also your JUPAS Band A choice.

Submit both the Other Experiences and Achievements in Competition / Activities (OEA) and the Student Learning Profile (SLP) in their JUPAS application.

Meet the University’s English Language Admissions Requirements

Meet the Program-specific Admissions Requirements.

Attendance at the admissions interview is compulsory.
International Research Enrichment (JS5101) |
Nominees need to be the member of Hong Kong team of the following Olympiad competitions in the past 3 years: • International Mathematical Olympiad |
BSc in Integrative Systems and Design (JS5211) |
Nominees are required to submit ‘Design & Technology Project’ experience document and attend the admissions interview/ team-based design challenge |
BBA in Global Business (JS5313) | ||||||
Nominees are required to fulfill the following program-specific requirements.
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BBA in Information Systems (JS5314) | ||||||
Nominees are required to fulfill the following program-specific requirements.
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BBA in Operations Management (JS5317) | ||||||
Nominees are required to fulfill the following program-specific requirements.
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BSc in Global China Studies (JS5411) |
Nominees with satisfactory attainment in HKDSE Chinese Language are preferred |
BSc in Quantitative Social Analysis (JS5412) |
Nominees with satisfactory attainment in HKDSE Mathematics (Compulsory Part) and Mathematics Extended Part (M1/M2) are preferred |
BSc in Environmental Management and Technology (JS5812) | ||||
Nominees with active participation in environmental projects and / or activities in Hong Kong and / or in international settings are preferred |
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BEng / BSc & BBA in Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management (JS5901) | ||||
Nominees are required to fulfill the following program-specific requirements.
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SNDAS only accepts local students pursuing local secondary curriculum and taking HKDSE Examinations.
You need to decide whether to accept the offer by the offer acceptance deadline as stipulated in the offer letter. Once the offer is accepted, your JUPAS applications will automically be removed from the JUPAS application system and you will not be considered / accepted by other JUPAS programs in the same Entry Year regardless of your HKDSE Examination results.
Your JUPAS application will continue to be processed and considered by the JUPAS-participating institutions for admissions after the release of 2022 HKDSE Examinaton results.
No, students nominated for the SPN under JUPAS will not be eligible for nomination under SNDAS and vice versa.
All HKUST SNDAS applicants must fulfil the University’s English Language Admissions Requirements in order to be considered for admissions, whereas some programs also prefer good performance in specific subjects in their admissions requirements. Applicants should upload their official English result certificate to their online application by May 2022.
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