Dear Postgraduate Students,

Please note that the result of Postgraduate House accommodation application for NEW and Returning Postgraduate Students of the 2nd semester of Academic Year 2023/2024 (hereinafter referred to as “AY2023/2024”) with room allocation is attached below:

A. Application Result:

PGH Results for NEW and RETURNING students_2nd sem AY2023-2024 (as at 12 Dec 2023).pdf

B. Schedule:

C. PGH Residence Fee:

Notes for PGH Residence Fee:

a) Students whose application of PGH accommodation in the 2nd semester of AY2023/2024 is accepted will be required to pay their residence fee within the payment period stated in the schedule under Point B.

b) If NO residence fee is received by the payment deadline, the application will be cancelled automatically and NO bedspace will be reserved.

c) Students, who have paid the PGH residence fee and decided to move-out from PGH within the first 3 months of the residence period of the 2nd semester of AY2023/2024 (i.e. 3 January 2024 to 31 March 2024), PGH residence fee will be refunded in proportion to students ONLY with reasons of graduation, exchange (with supporting documents), medical issues (with medical certificates from hospitals in Macao). For the amount of refundable residence fee, please refer to “PGH Refund Terms and Conditions”. No refund will be given to the students who moved-out without aforesaid reasons or moved-out on or after 1 April 2024.

d) For details of the PGH residence fee, refund terms and conditions and other fees, please refer to this link (https://srs.sao.um.edu.mo/pgh-mangement/).

D. Move-in procedure

New move-in residents are required to approach to the Management Company Office# to complete the move-in procedure.

# Location of the management company in each area:

– S1 to S4: S3-G003
– W32: W32-G003

E. Remarks:

I. Please note that the number of bedspaces in PGH is limited, applicants should submit the application within the application period.

II. Late applications will NOT be accepted. Even if students are willing to accept the penalties, SRS will not entertain. Any decision made by SRS shall be final.

III. After renewal for existing PGH residents, the remaining bedspaces will be allocated to eligible applicants according to the approval criteria stipulated in the “Guidelines for Assessing the Applications for UM PGH Accommodation”.

IV. Students who are not offered bedspaces will be placed on a waiting list in a sequence decided according to the above-mentioned guidelines. If there are bedspaces released from students who fail to settle the payment or from students who cancel their applications, the bedspaces will be allocated according to the order of the waiting list, except for the situation mentioned in article 4 of the above-mentioned guidelines. Students will be informed of the offers by emails. Besides, those students might need to arrange off-campus accommodation themselves. For off-campus accommodation information, please refer to Student Resources Section (Student Housing) website (https://srs.sao.um.edu.mo/accommodation-news-and-updates/).

V. Arrangement of various room types for applicants who have been approved for accommodation of the 2nd semester of AY2023/2024:

V.1 Suite:

a) Married couples are eligible for suites, only if both individuals are registered UM postgraduate students.
b) When the number of available rooms is insufficient, it will be decided by a draw.
c) In case of the situation listed below, the other party of the marriage who gets approval for the application for PGH accommodation will be allocated to the bedspace in PGH buildings according to the gender.

– Either party of the marriage who have reached the maximum study period / received an eviction order / whose status have been changed to non-active, such as “graduated”, “withdrawal”, “deferred” and “inactive”, etc,
– Either party of the marriage did not submit the application for PGH accommodation;
– Either party of the marriage did not get the approval for the application for PGH accommodation;
– Either party of the marriage completes the move-out procedure.

d) SRS will assign the suite(s) randomly to successful applicants and no further adjustment would be allowed for room allocation.

V.2 Single room:

a) In case there are vacant single rooms, priority of single room allocation will be given to PhD applicants first. When the number of available rooms is insufficient, it will be decided by a draw.
b) SRS will assign the single room(s) randomly to successful applicants and no further adjustment would be allowed for room allocation.

V.3 S2-S4 shared room / W32 shared room:

a) Applicants who have already matched with a student who is currently living alone in a shared room will be arranged first. In case of any inconsistent information, both students cannot stay together and will be allocated randomly by SRS.
b) For other shared room applicants, the SRS will assign a roommate according to student’s sleeping time. Students might be assigned a roommate who has a different sleeping schedule due to room availability.
c) When the number of available rooms is insufficient, it will be decided by a draw.
d) Location arrangement of shared room(s): When the number of available bedspaces in the same location is insufficient, it will be decided by a draw. For applicants who are not successfully allocated to their preferred location, the SRS will assist to adjust their location according to actual conditions.
e) SRS will assign the shared room(s) randomly to successful applicants and no further adjustment would be allowed for room allocation.
f) Since W32 dormitory is equipped with a central cooking area, SRS strongly urges applicants who have cooking needs should choose W32 as your preferred location.

VI. For applicants who have be allocated to a single room OR a suite, the residence period will end on 31 May 2024. No matter which month students move-in / change to a single room or a suite, all single rooms and suites (including medical reasons) will be allocated all over again in June every year. If student would like to continue to stay in the same room type onward, they have to apply for single room and suite again in the application which will open at the end of February to mid-March of 2024 (the specific application period is subject to the actual announcement). The arrangement of single room / suite allocation will be subjected to the announcement in due course. Rooms are not guaranteed and are subject to the final approval.

VII. According to Article 39 of the Personnel Statue of UM and Article 18 of Chapter 7 of Regulations of the Personnel Affairs of the UM about the attribution of housing subsidy, UM staff is not eligible to receive the housing subsidy when he/she successfully applied for the housing provided by UM or any public entities, including the Student Dormitory (i.e. Postgraduate House).

VIII. Room assignment is arranged by SRS. For any room with vacant bedspaces, SRS reserves all rights to assign other students to them at any moment.

IX. For more information about Postgraduate House, Postgraduate House Resident Rules and Accommodation Fee and Charges, you may refer to the following link: https://srs.sao.um.edu.mo/pgh-mangement/

X. SRS has the right to make the final decision.

For enquiries, please contact Student Housing office on 8822 2660 during office hours or email to sao.pgh@um.edu.mo. Thank you for your kind attention.

Student Housing
Student Resources Section
Student Affairs Office
PGH S3, G/F, Room G002
Tel: 8822-2660
Email: sao.pgh@um.edu.mo

Dear Postgraduate students,

The application of Postgraduate House (PGH) accommodation for the 2nd semester of Academic Year 2023/2024 (hereinafter referred to as “AY2023/2024”) is now opened for NEW and Returning Postgraduate Students* from 14 November 2023 to 20 November 2023. Details of the application are as follows:

A. Eligible Applicants: NEW PG students, resuming PG students and returning active PG students* who need an accommodation at the Postgraduate House for the 2nd semester of AY2023/2024, but the following courses are excluded:

• Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
• Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
• Doctor of Education (EdD/DED)
• Doctor of Public Administration (DPA)
• Postgraduate Certificate / Diploma Programmes
  

  *If you are currently staying in our Postgraduate House dormitory, you DO NOT need to submit this application. Eligible residents will have their accommodation automatically renewed.

B. Schedule:

C. Notes for applicants:

I. Please note that the number of bedspaces in PGH is limited, applicants should submit the application within the application period.
II. Late applications will NOT be accepted. Even if students are willing to accept the penalties, SRS will not entertain. Any decision made by SRS shall be final.
III. After renewal for existing PGH residents, the remaining bedspaces will be allocated to eligible applicants according to the approval criteria stipulated in the “Guidelines for Assessing the Applications for UM PGH Accommodation”.
IV. Students who are not offered bedspaces will be placed on a waiting list in a sequence decided according to the above-mentioned guidelines. If there are bedspaces released from students who fail to settle the payment or from students who cancel their applications, the bedspaces will be allocated according to the order of the waiting list, except for the situation mentioned in article 4 of the above-mentioned guidelines. Students will be informed of the offers by emails. Besides, those students might need to arrange off-campus accommodation themselves. For off-campus accommodation information, please refer to Student Resources Section (Student Housing) website (https://srs.sao.um.edu.mo/).
V. Arrangement of various room types for applicants who have been approved for accommodation of the 2nd semester of AY2023/2024:

V.1 Suite:

a) Married couples are eligible for suites, only if both individuals are registered UM postgraduate students.
b) In case of the situation listed below, the other party of the marriage who gets approval for the application for PGH accommodation will be allocated to the bedspace in PGH buildings according to the gender.

– Either party of the marriage who have reached the maximum study period / received an eviction order / whose status have been changed to non-active, such as “graduated”, “withdrawal”, “deferred” and “inactive”, etc,
– Either party of the marriage did not submit the application for PGH accommodation;
– Either party of the marriage did not get the approval for the application for PGH accommodation;
– Either party of the marriage completes the move-out procedure.

c) SRS will assign the suite(s) randomly to successful applicants and no further adjustment would be allowed for room allocation.

V.2 Single room:

a) In case there are vacant single rooms, priority of single room allocation will be given to PhD applicants first. When the number of available rooms is insufficient, it will be decided by a draw.
b) SRS will assign the single room(s) randomly to successful applicants and no further adjustment would be allowed for room allocation.

V.3 S2-S4 shared room / W32 shared room:

a) Applicants who have already matched with a student who is currently living alone in a shared room will be arranged first. In case of any inconsistent information, both students cannot stay together and will be allocated randomly by SRS.
b) For other shared room applicants, the SRS will assign a roommate according to student’s sleeping time. Students might be assigned a roommate who has a different sleeping schedule due to room availability on-site.
c) When the number of available rooms is insufficient, it will be decided by a draw.
d) Location arrangement of shared room(s): When the number of available bedspaces in the same location is insufficient, it will be decided by a draw. For applicants who are not successfully allocated to their preferred location, the SRS will assist to adjust their location according to actual conditions.
e) SRS will assign the shared room(s) randomly to successful applicants and no further adjustment would be allowed for room allocation.
f) Since W32 dormitory is equipped with a central cooking area, SRS strongly urges applicants who have cooking needs should choose W32 as your preferred location.

VI. For applicants who have be allocated to a single room OR a suite, the residence period will end on 31 May 2024. No matter which month students move-in / change to a single room or a suite, all single rooms and suites (including medical reasons) will be allocated all over again in June every year. If student would like to continue to stay in the same room type onward, they have to apply for single room and suite again in the application which will open at the end of February to mid-March of 2024 (the specific application period is subject to the actual announcement). The arrangement of single room / suite allocation will be subjected to the announcement in due course. Rooms are not guaranteed and are subject to the final approval.
VII. According to Article 39 of the Personnel Statue of UM and Article 18 of Chapter 7 of Regulations of the Personnel Affairs of the UM about the attribution of housing subsidy, UM staff is not eligible to receive the housing subsidy when he/she successfully applied for the housing provided by UM or any public entities, including the Student Dormitory (i.e. Postgraduate House).
VIII. Room assignment is arranged by SRS. For any room with vacant bedspaces, SRS reserves all rights to assign other students to them at any moment.
IX. For more information about Postgraduate House, Postgraduate House Resident Rules and Accommodation Fee and Charges, you may refer to the following link: https://srs.sao.um.edu.mo/accommodation-news-and-updates/
X. SRS has the right to make the final decision.

D. Application Procedure:

I. Log-in at: https://go.um.edu.mo/z1774fil; input your student ID no. and password.
(To ensure that you can read the full terms and conditions of application, it is recommended to use a computer to browse)
II. Fill in the on-line application form;
III. Ensure the application information is filled-in correctly before submission as changes are not permitted once the submission is made;
IV. Upon completion, click “YES” and you will see this “GREEN TICK” for a successful submission;

V. Students will receive a confirmation email in their UM student email accounts after the application form is successfully submitted.
VI. If NO confirmation is received, which means the delivery of application is unsuccessful, students should contact SRS to review the application and re-submit again. Otherwise, the accommodation request will not be considered after the application period.
VII. Applicants with Macao Resident Identity Card who do not have a residence in Macao must also fill out the “Declaration of No Residence in Macao” and send it to sao.pgh@um.edu.mo. Application will not be considered due to late submission or declaration.
Declaration of No Residence in Macao 在澳無住所聲明書(003).pdf
VIII. Notes for Application Procedure:

a) Each applicant can only fill in one (1) application form. If more than one (1) applications were received, only the earliest submission will be taken into account.
b) Students should read and complete the form carefully.
c) Please ensure the application information is filled-in correctly before submission, as changes are not permitted after submission.
d) The alert will pop-up at the top-left corner if there is any missing field.
e) This form serves as application only; the final arrangement is subjected to availability and the draw result.
f) SRS has the rights to make the final decision.

E. PGH Residence Fee:

Notes for PGH Residence Fee:

a) Students whose application of PGH accommodation in the 2nd semester of AY2023/2024 is accepted will be required to pay their residence fee within the payment period stated in the schedule under Point B.
b) If NO residence fee is received by the payment deadline, the application will be cancelled automatically and NO bed space will be reserved.
c) Students, who have paid the PGH residence fee and decided to move-out from PGH within the first 3 months of the residence period of the 2nd semester of AY2023/2024 (i.e. 1 January 2024 to 31 March 2024), PGH residence fee will be refunded in proportion to students ONLY with reasons of graduation, exchange (with supporting documents), medical issues (with medical certificates from hospitals in Macao). For the amount of refundable residence fee, please refer to “PGH Refund Terms and Conditions”. No refund will be given to the students who moved-out without aforesaid reasons or moved-out on or after 1 April 2024.
d) For details of the PGH residence fee, refund terms and conditions and other fees, please refer to this link (https://srs.sao.um.edu.mo/pgh-mangement/).

For enquiries, please contact Student Housing office at 8822 2660 during office hours or email to sao.pgh@um.edu.mo. Thank you for your kind attention.

Student Housing
Student Resources Section
Student Affairs Office
PGH S3, G/F, Room G002
Tel: 8822-2660
Email: sao.pgh@um.edu.mo

Dear Postgraduate Students,

Further to application results announced on 8 May 2023, please be informed of the attached the Final Result (with room allocation and room change arrangement) of PGH application for 1st semester of AY2023/2024 (For existing PG applicants only).

A. Room allocation results of PGH application for 1st semester of AY2023/2024

PGH Final results (with room allocation)_1st sem AY2023-2024 (as at 10 Jul 2023)_000.pdf

The room allocation list includes the following students:

1) Applicants on the accepted application list which was announced on 8 May 2023;
2) Since bedspaces were released from students who failed to settle payments or from students who had cancelled their applications, the released bedspaces have been reallocated to :

• • Remaining PhD applicants who are within the normal study period in the 1st semester of AY2023/2024.
  • PhD applicants who are beyond normal study period in the 1st semester of AY2023/2024
  • The top 155 Master’s students who are within normal study period in the 1st semester of AY2023/2024

For students who are not offered a bedspace:

If there are bedspaces released from new students who did not come to UM, the bedspaces will be allocated according to the order of the waiting list (LINK), except for the situation mentioned in article 4 of the “Guidelines for Assessing the Applications for UM PGH Accommodation“. In order to meet the accommodation needs of existing students, once bedspaces become available, the Student Resources Section will continue to notify applicants on the waiting list with the offer of a bedspace by email and in batches on or before 31 October 2023.

Students who are not offered a bedspace should arrange off-campus accommodation themselves. The Student Affairs Office provides the following service and information, and will provide as much support as possible:

• • Platform for off-campus flat share matching and sharing of housing information:
    https://community.um.edu.mo/login/index_select.php

• • Macao Residential Rental Information and Hotel Discounts:
    https://srs.sao.um.edu.mo/macau-residential-rental-information/

B. PGH Accommodation for 1st Semester of AY2023/2024 Schedule:

C. Information of Residence Fee:

I. For new move-in students, please be reminded to complete the PGH move-in procedure within the first month of the relative stay period in person. Otherwise, your bedspace will be cancelled automatically. A one-month residence fee will be charged for this kind of case.

II. If students are assigned to a room type which is different from the one they are staying in during the summer stay period. The residence fee of the month which students are required to complete the room change procedure will be charged according to the room type with HIGHER room rate. A new debit note will be sent separately to students for the room rate difference of the semester.

III. Students who have paid the PGH residence fee but decided NOT to move-into PGH in the 1st semester of AY2023/2024, are required to send a written request to Student Resources Section (SRS) for approval before the start of the residence period (i.e. on or before 31 July 2023). For the amount of refundable residence fee, please refer to “PGH Refund Terms and Conditions”.

IV. Students who have paid the PGH residence fee and decided to move-out of PGH within the first 3 months of the residence period of 1st semester of AY2023/2024 (i.e. 1 August 2023 to 31 October 2023), PGH residence fee will be refunded in proportion to students ONLY with reasons of graduation, exchange (with supporting documents), medical issues (with medical certificates from hospitals in Macao). For the amount of refundable residence fee, please refer to “PGH Refund Terms and Conditions”. No refund will be given to the students who moved-out without aforesaid reasons or moved-out on or after 1 November 2023.

V. For details of the PGH residence fee, refund terms and conditions and other fees, please refer to this link (https://srs.sao.um.edu.mo/accommodation-fee-charges/).

D. Procedure for Room Change:

1) Before performing the room change, student should…

– Remove all personal belongings and garbage, otherwise, Garbage Removal Fee (MOP 370 per person) will be imposed.
– Restore the room to its original condition, otherwise, Cleaning Fee (MOP 420 per room) will be imposed.
– Clear and tidy the common area (eg. bathroom) even the other student in the same room has not moved out.

2) During the room change period…

(a) Student should…
– Approach the Management Company Office# for the newly assigned room, present your student ID to the staff and fill in the Room Change Form.
– Collect the new room key card.
– Check the new room and complete the equipment checklist to confirm the condition of the new room. The checklist must be returned to the Management Company Office# for the newly assigned room within 3 days. If the checklist is not received, it is assumed that the room is in good condition and student should bear the responsibility for any damage or loss of equipment.
– Return the old room key card to the staff of Management Company Office# for the previous room.
– Compensate any damaged or lost property in the previous room.

– In case you are unable to change to the new room in person, you may choose to authorize another UM student to perform the room change procedure on your behalf. To perform the authorization process, please fill in the authorization form and attach the ID copies of both parties and hand them to the Management Company during the appointment.

SRS_Authorization_Form

(b) Management Company staff will…
– Check the cleanliness / conditions of the current room according to the equipment checklist.
– Record the electricity and water meter readings for any excess usage.

# Location of the management company in each area:
– S1 to S4: S3-G003
– W32: W32-G003

E. Remarks:

I. The following summer stay students are required to move out from PGH on or before 24 July 2022, 14:00, but is subject to change in view of the epidemic situation.

a) PGH residents whose applications have been accepted but did NOT settle the residence fee of 1st semester of AY2022/2023 on time;
b) PGH residents who did not apply for the accommodation of 1st semester of AY2022/2023;
c) PGH residents whose application of 1st semester of AY2022/2023 were not approved.

II. Requests for extension of stay will not be considered.

III. Move-out procedure: students must reserve the move-out appointment at the PGH Management Company (S3-G003) at least 72 hours (3 days) before the move-out date, if not, a handling fee of MOP500 will be charged. 

E.g. If a student would like to move-out on 24 July (11:00am), he/she shall make the reservation via the Management Company on/before 21 July (11:00am).

– PGH residents must return their room keys or cards and any other UM properties and pay all related fees and fines upon move-out.
– Students are required to remove their personal belongings and garbage in the room before move-out. Otherwise, their belongings in the room will be disposed and the Garbage Removal Fee (MOP370 per person) will be charged.

IV. Overstay penalty: For students who did not move-out of PGH by the date stated in Point E-I, their room cards will be deactivated and an eviction order will be issued to overstayed students. Moreover, the student will be charged the residence fee of the relative residence period and an extra overstay penalty (MOP440/suite/per night, MOP220/single room/per night and MOP155/student in a shared room/per night) according to the type of the occupied room until the completion of accommodation application or the move-out procedure.

For those residents who have moved out of PGH WITHOUT performing the move-out procedure, UM shall not only take relevant disciplinary actions, handling fees will also be charged. UM will charge the residence fee and overstay penalty until the move-out procedure is completed.

V. According to Article 39 of the Personnel Statue of UM and Article 9 of Chapter 7 of Regulations of the Personnel Affairs of the UM about the attribution of housing subsidy, UM staff is not eligible to receive the housing subsidy when he/she successfully applies for the housing provided by UM or any public entities, including the Student Dormitory (i.e. Postgraduate House).

VI. Room assignment is arranged by SRS. For any room with vacant bedspace, SRS reserves all rights to assign other students to them at any moment.

VII. For more information about Postgraduate House, Postgraduate House Resident Rules and Accommodation Fee and Charges, you may refer to the following link: https://srs.sao.um.edu.mo/accommodation-news-and-updates/

VIII. SRS has the rights to make the final decision.

Thank you for your kind attention.

PGH Student Housing
Student Affairs Office – Student Resources Section
S3, G/F, Room G002
Tel: 8822-2660
Email: sao.pgh@um.edu.mo