Top Talent Pass Scheme eligible university list (2026 edition)

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TTPS aggregate list of eligible universities (200 institutions, in no particular order)
English name	Chinese name	Country / territory
Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA)	—	Argentina
University of Melbourne	—	Australia
University of Sydney	—	Australia
The University of Queensland	—	Australia
Monash University	—	Australia
Australian National University	—	Australia
University of New South Wales	—	Australia
The University of Western Australia	—	Australia
University of Adelaide	—	Australia
University of Technology Sydney	—	Australia
Adelaide University New	—	Australia
University of Vienna New	—	Austria
KU Leuven	—	Belgium
Ghent University	—	Belgium
University of São Paulo	—	Brazil
University of Toronto	—	Canada
University of British Columbia	—	Canada
McGill University	—	Canada
McMaster University	—	Canada
University of Montreal	—	Canada
University of Alberta	—	Canada
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile	—	Chile
Tsinghua University	—	Chinese Mainland
Peking University	—	Chinese Mainland
Fudan University	—	Chinese Mainland
Zhejiang University	—	Chinese Mainland
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	—	Chinese Mainland
University of Science and Technology of China	—	Chinese Mainland
Sun Yat-sen University	—	Chinese Mainland
Nanjing University	—	Chinese Mainland
Huazhong University of Science and Technology	—	Chinese Mainland
Wuhan University	—	Chinese Mainland
Xi'an Jiaotong University	—	Chinese Mainland
Harbin Institute of Technology	—	Chinese Mainland
Central South University	—	Chinese Mainland
Sichuan University	—	Chinese Mainland
Beihang University	—	Chinese Mainland
Southeast University	—	Chinese Mainland
Beijing Institute of Technology	—	Chinese Mainland
Tongji University	—	Chinese Mainland
Renmin University of China	—	Chinese Mainland
Beijing Normal University	—	Chinese Mainland
Nankai University	—	Chinese Mainland
Tianjin University	—	Chinese Mainland
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	—	Chinese Mainland
University of Copenhagen	—	Denmark
Technical University of Denmark	—	Denmark
Aarhus University	—	Denmark
University of Helsinki	—	Finland
Sorbonne University	—	France
Université Paris Cité (formerly Université de Paris)	—	France
Université Paris-Saclay	—	France
Université PSL	—	France
Institut Polytechnique de Paris	—	France
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München	—	Germany
Heidelberg University	—	Germany
Technical University of Munich	—	Germany
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin	—	Germany
Freie Universität Berlin	—	Germany
RWTH Aachen University	—	Germany
University of Tübingen	—	Germany
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin	—	Germany
University of Bonn	—	Germany
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) New	—	Germany
University of Hong Kong	—	Hong Kong SAR
Chinese University of Hong Kong	—	Hong Kong SAR
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	—	Hong Kong SAR
City University of Hong Kong	—	Hong Kong SAR
Hong Kong Polytechnic University	—	Hong Kong SAR
Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin	—	Ireland
Weizmann Institute of Science	—	Israel
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology	—	Israel
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem	—	Israel
Politecnico di Milano New	—	Italy
The University of Tokyo	—	Japan
Kyoto University	—	Japan
Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech)	—	Japan
Osaka University	—	Japan
Tohoku University	—	Japan
Nagoya University	—	Japan
Universiti Malaya (UM)	—	Malaysia
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)	—	Mexico
University of Amsterdam	—	Netherlands
Utrecht University	—	Netherlands
Erasmus University Rotterdam	—	Netherlands
Wageningen University & Research	—	Netherlands
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	—	Netherlands
Leiden University	—	Netherlands
University of Groningen	—	Netherlands
Delft University of Technology	—	Netherlands
Hotelschool The Hague	—	Netherlands
The University of Auckland	—	New Zealand
University of Oslo	—	Norway
Lomonosov Moscow State University	—	Russia
King Abdulaziz University	—	Saudi Arabia
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology	—	Saudi Arabia
King Saud University	—	Saudi Arabia
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals New	—	Saudi Arabia
National University of Singapore	—	Singapore
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore	—	Singapore
Seoul National University	—	South Korea
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)	—	South Korea
Korea University	—	South Korea
Yonsei University	—	South Korea
Pohang University of Science And Technology (POSTECH)	—	South Korea
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)	—	South Korea
University of Barcelona	—	Spain
Karolinska Institute	—	Sweden
Lund University	—	Sweden
KTH Royal Institute of Technology	—	Sweden
Uppsala University	—	Sweden
Stockholm University	—	Sweden
ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology	—	Switzerland
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	—	Switzerland
University of Zurich	—	Switzerland
University of Geneva	—	Switzerland
University of Basel	—	Switzerland
University of Bern	—	Switzerland
EHL Hospitality Business School	—	Switzerland
Swiss Hotel Management School	—	Switzerland
Les Roches Global Hospitality Management Education	—	Switzerland
Glion Institute of Higher Education	—	Switzerland
Cesar Ritz Colleges Switzerland	—	Switzerland
National Taiwan University (NTU)	—	Taiwan
University of Oxford	—	U.K.
University of Cambridge	—	U.K.
Imperial College London	—	U.K.
University College London	—	U.K.
University of Edinburgh	—	U.K.
King’s College London	—	U.K.
University of Manchester	—	U.K.
University of Bristol	—	U.K.
University of Southampton	—	U.K.
University of Glasgow	—	U.K.
University of Birmingham	—	U.K.
London School of Economics and Political Science	—	U.K.
University of Warwick	—	U.K.
Durham University	—	U.K.
University of St Andrews	—	U.K.
University of Leeds	—	U.K.
The University of Sheffield	—	U.K.
University of Nottingham	—	U.K.
Queen Mary University of London	—	U.K.
Royal College of Art	—	U.K.
University of the Arts London	—	U.K.
Harvard University	—	U.S.A.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	—	U.S.A.
Stanford University	—	U.S.A.
University of California, Berkeley	—	U.S.A.
California Institute of Technology	—	U.S.A.
Columbia University	—	U.S.A.
Princeton University	—	U.S.A.
University of Washington	—	U.S.A.
Yale University	—	U.S.A.
Johns Hopkins University	—	U.S.A.
University of California, Los Angeles	—	U.S.A.
The University of Chicago	—	U.S.A.
University of California, San Francisco	—	U.S.A.
University of Pennsylvania	—	U.S.A.
University of California, San Diego	—	U.S.A.
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	—	U.S.A.
Duke University	—	U.S.A.
Cornell University	—	U.S.A.
Northwestern University	—	U.S.A.
New York University	—	U.S.A.
Washington University in St. Louis	—	U.S.A.
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill	—	U.S.A.
University of Wisconsin-Madison	—	U.S.A.
University of Texas at Austin	—	U.S.A.
University of California, Santa Barbara	—	U.S.A.
University of Pittsburgh	—	U.S.A.
University of Colorado--Boulder	—	U.S.A.
Ohio State University--Columbus	—	U.S.A.
Boston University	—	U.S.A.
University of Maryland, College Park	—	U.S.A.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	—	U.S.A.
University of California, Santa Cruz	—	U.S.A.
University of California, Davis	—	U.S.A.
University of Southern California	—	U.S.A.
Rockefeller University	—	U.S.A.
Georgia Institute of Technology	—	U.S.A.
Pennsylvania State University	—	U.S.A.
Emory University	—	U.S.A.
Vanderbilt University	—	U.S.A.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	—	U.S.A.
Carnegie Mellon University	—	U.S.A.
University of Arizona	—	U.S.A.
Michigan State University	—	U.S.A.
Brown University	—	U.S.A.
University of California, Irvine	—	U.S.A.
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities	—	U.S.A.
University of Florida	—	U.S.A.
Rice University	—	U.S.A.
Purdue University - West Lafayette	—	U.S.A.
Dartmouth College	—	U.S.A.
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas	—	U.S.A.
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center	—	U.S.A.
Parsons School of Design, the New School	—	U.S.A.
Rhode Island School of Design	—	U.S.A.
University of Massachusetts	—	U.S.A.

Removed from the list from 1 January 2026: Ecole Polytechnique、Université Grenoble Alpes、Universite Sorbonne Paris Cite-USPC、University of Freiburg.

How the rules work

The Top Talent Pass Scheme has three categories. Category A is for people with annual income of HK$2.5 million or more in the year before applying. Category B is for degree graduates of eligible universities with at least three years of work experience in the five years before applying. Category C is for degree graduates of eligible universities who graduated within the past five years and have under three years of work experience, subject to an annual quota allotted first come, first served.
Eligible universities are those on the aggregate list compiled by the Labour and Welfare Bureau. It draws on the top 100 of four world university rankings over the past five years, specialised hospitality and art and design institutions, and the top 20 Mainland universities in the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Best Chinese Universities Ranking (see the Immigration Department's page for the full criteria). The list is in no particular order.
The qualification must be equivalent to a recognised Hong Kong bachelor's degree; honorary bachelor's degrees are not accepted. Qualifications from continuing and professional education arms, branch schools, extension schools or subsidiary schools of eligible universities are not accepted.
From 1 January 2026, Ecole Polytechnique, Université Grenoble Alpes, Universite Sorbonne Paris Cite-USPC and University of Freiburg were removed from the list. Bachelor's graduates of these four institutions are no longer eligible under Categories B and C.
The official list gives Chinese names only for institutions in the Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan. This table reproduces the official wording and does not add translations.
This table only shows whether an institution is on the list. It is not a decision by the Immigration Department; whether you qualify depends on the full requirements and documents on its website.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between TTPS Category B and Category C?

Both need a degree from an eligible university. Category B needs at least three years of work experience in the five years before applying. Category C is for graduates of the past five years with under three years of work experience, with an annual quota allotted first come, first served. Category C does not apply to non-local students who earned their undergraduate degree in a full-time, locally accredited programme in Hong Kong.

My university is not on the list. What now?

The Immigration Department's aggregate list decides. It is updated with the rankings; the 2026 edition added 5 institutions and removed 4. Check the latest version on the Immigration Department's website. A degree from an institution that is not listed does not meet the education requirement for Category B or C.

Does the order of the list show a ranking?

No. The official list states that it is in no particular order. This table keeps the official order, which runs by region.

Do associate degrees, postgraduate degrees or overseas branch campus degrees count?

The official test is a qualification equivalent to a recognised Hong Kong bachelor's degree, and qualifications from the continuing and professional education arms, branch schools, extension schools or subsidiary schools of eligible universities are expressly not accepted. For an individual degree, ask the Immigration Department.

Do I need a job offer first?

No. The Immigration Department says applicants do not need an offer of employment in Hong Kong when applying. The initial stay is 36 months for Category A and 24 months for Categories B and C, with no other conditions of stay.

Sources and data dates

Data as of: List in force from 1 January 2026 (Immigration Department PDF updated 31 December 2025)
Checked on: 2026-10-07

Every parameter was checked against the official pages listed here and will be revised when they change. Where an official page is silent or ambiguous, this page says to rely on the official source.

Disclaimer

These results are general information only. They are not tax, legal or financial advice and do not guarantee any outcome. Actual amounts and eligibility are decided by the Immigration Department and the other bodies concerned.

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