Winter Congregation

Registry Winter Congregation

35th HKMU Winter Congregation

The 35th Congregation of Hong Kong Metropolitan University will be held on 25 November 2024 at Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wan Chai and from 2-3 December & 5 December 2024 at Jockey Club Auditorium, Jockey Club Campus, HKMU for Distance-learning programmes (Postgraduate/ undergraduate/ sub-degrees) (March, July & September conferment graduates), Full-time Undergraduate programmes, Taught Postgraduate programmes (face-to-face mode) and Research programmes (September conferment graduates). Owing to the large number of graduates, the Congregation will be conducted on a school basis and in thirteen sessions.
The Congregation invitation have been sent to graduates (except for Certificate in Education and 30-credit programmes) by student email.  If you wish to attend the Congregation, please complete your online confirmation through MyHKMU (go to www.hkmu.edu.hk → Current Students → login to “MyHKMU” → My Programme → (your graduation plan) → Academic → Graduation → Congregation → Confirmation for attending Congregation) on or before 13 October 2024.  If you are not attending the ceremony but wish to hire an academic gown, you should indicate your intention via the online confirmation. Late submission will not be entertained.
Upon receiving your confirmation of attendance for the Congregation, the University will send the admission tickets together with the gown rental information to you via post by end of October 2024.  If you opt not attending the ceremony but wish to hire an academic gown, you will only receive the gown rental information. To ensure that you will receive the tickets and documents about the Congregation from the University, please update your correspondence via MyHKMU (My Programme > “Your Graduation Programme Code” > Academic > Student Records > Personal Information). Documents will NOT be re-issued again because of obsolete mailing addresses.

Event Schedule

School of Arts and Social Sciences

Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration

School of Education and Languages

Click on the session to view detailed programme list. 

School of Nursing and Health Studies

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School of Science and Technology

Click on the session to view detailed programme list. 

Gown Rental Information

Gown Hiring Procedures

  1. For graduates wishing to hire an academic gown, you are required to submit your confirmation of gown rental via the Student Portal “MyHKMU” before the stipulated deadline.
  2. The University will send you the “Gown Rental letter” with a login ID and instructions for reserving of your academic gown via post by end of October 2024.
  3. Make your online gown rental reservation with a login code at the website of Victoria Uniform from 1 November to 5 December 2024.
  4. Select if you would like to collect the gown in person at Victoria Uniform's rental outlet or have the gown delivered*. (*Graduate will have to pay for the delivery charge)
  5. Print 2 copies of the “Academic Regalia Rental Service – Gown Rental & Deposit Form” at the end of the online reservation.
  6. Collect your gown at the selected Victoria Uniform's rental outlet with the following items:

          (i)  “Gown Rental letter”,

          (ii)  2 copies of the “Academic Regalia Rental Service – Gown Rental & Deposit Form”, and

          (iii) deposit in cash(HK$) (all other forms of payment method will not be accepted)

Online Booking + Gown Collection & Gown Rental Period

Online Booking + Gown Collection PeriodGown Rental Period
1 November to 5 December 202435 days (both day of collection and day of return inclusive)

Fee (HKD$)

AwardDeposit / SetRental fee/Set (for first 35 days)Extension fee^Purchase Price / Set
Master's Degree/ Postgraduate Diploma/ Postgraduate Certificate/ Bachelor's DegreeHK$700HK$0*HK$110/7 daysHK$700
Associate Degree/ Higher diploma/ DiplomaHK$500HK$0*HK$100/7 daysHK$500

*Rental charge is waived by presenting the Gown Rental letter.

Extension fee, if any, will be deducted from the deposit.  If the extension is less than 7 days, it will be counted as a 7-day charge, and the maximum extension fee will be limited to the amount of deposit.

Important Notes

  • If gown hiring requests have been made, graduates are required to arrange their gown collection from Victoria Uniform before the Congregation. Gowns will NOT be provided on-site during the Congregation.
  • Graduates are strongly advised to collect your gown at the Victoria Uniform's rental outlet you have selected as stock may not be available at other outlet.
  • Graduates are required to collect and return the gown at the same rental outlet.
  • Gown deposit must be paid in cash (HK$) at the rental outlet when collecting the gown.
  • Graduates will have to pay the rental fee charged by the vendor Victoria Uniform if they fail to present the “Gown Rental letter” when collecting gown.

Enquiry

Victoria Uniform (http://www.victoriauniform.com/)

Tel: 3118 4396 / 3105 5009

Email: info@victoriauniform.com

Q1-Q3 Session: Venue Location - Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wan Chai

Checklist of Actions Required

Action ItemsDate
Deadlines for Confirmation for Attending Congregation (via MyHKMU)By 13 October 2024
Admission tickets and Gown Rental letter sent by postearly November 2024
Gown Rental Period (Registration required via Victoria Uniform's website)1 November - 5 December 2024

Academic Dress Information

How to wear your academic dress and how to measure your size.

Academic Dress Style

Details of academic dress for different types of awards and disciplines.