Dear Postgraduate Students,
Please note that the result of Postgraduate House accommodation application for NEW and Returning Postgraduate Students of 2nd semester of Academic Year 2021/2022 (hereinafter referred to as "AY2021/2022") with Room Allocation is attached below:
A. Application Result:
 PGH Results for NEW and RETURNING students_2nd sem AY2021-2022 (as at 14 Dec 2021).pdf
B. Schedule:
Move-in date | 7 January 2022 |
Stay period of 2nd semester of AY2021/2022 | 7 January 2022# - 31 May 2022, move-out by 14:00
#For new move-in students, students are required to complete the PGH move-in procedure within the first month of the relative stay period in person. Otherwise, the bedspace will be cancelled automatically. A 1-month residence fee will be charged for this kind of case.
For students who are unable to come to Macao before the deadline to check into their dormitory due to the mainland epidemic lockdown or Macao's entry quarantine measures, they can send an email to apply postponement of check-in. Students are required to provide the whereabouts, estimated check-in date and the China travel itinerary card for our further review. As there are still students on the waitlist, the PGH will review the applications and reserve the right to approve. |
Payment period of the PGH residence fee for 2nd semester of AY2021/2022 | 1. Returning students (except international students):
4 January 2022 - 17 January 2022
2. New PG students who will be admitted in 2nd semester of AY2021/2022 or
PG students who apply for resumption of studies in 2nd semester of AY2021/2022 or
Returning international students:
A debit note will be issued to student’s ISW account around 1 month after the move-in procedure is completed. The payment period shall be subject to the e-debit note.
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C. PGH Residence Fee:
The existing residence fee is shown as below and applies on the AY2021/2022 and onwards.
Room Type | Location | Residence Fee for 2nd semester of Academic Year 2021/2022
(MOP) |
Suite (1 couple in a room) | South Zone - S1 | 24,700 |
Single Room (1 student in a room) | South Zone - S1 to S4
West Zone - W32 (W32 only available to PhD students, 2 residents will share one bathroom)
*Allocations are randomized, applicants are not allowed to select the living zone | 11,350 |
Shared Room - per student (2 students in a room) | South Zone - S1 to S4 | 7,050/per student |
Disabled Room
(Mainly for 1 student with physical disabilities in a room) | South Zone - S2 & S3 (G/F)
West Zone - W32 (1/F)
*Allocations are randomized, applicants are not allowed to select the living zone | 7,050 |
Notes for PGH Residence Fee:
a) Students whose application of PGH accommodation in the 2nd semester of AY2021/2022 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 NOT to move-in PGH in the 2nd semester of AY2021/2022 are required to send a written request to Student Resources Section (SRS) for approval. Since this payment period for returning students is after the start date of the residence period, 1-month residence fee will be charged for this kind of case. The remaining residence fee will be refunded to students. For the amount of refundable residence fee, please refer to "PGH Refund Terms and Conditions".
d) For 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 2nd semester of AY2021/2022, PGH residence fee will be refunded in proportion to students ONLY with reasons of graduation, exchange, 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 check out without the said reasons.
e) 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. 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
Required documents: |
- One 1.5 inches passport photo
- UM Offer Letter (if applicable) / Student ID
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Procedure: | 1. Present your student ID to the Management Company staff.
2. Students who have been assigned a shared room but have not confirmed the room number can select the room on site.
3. Complete the Move-in Form and equipment checklist*.
4. Student will get the room key card from the management company staff.
* Please return the Move-in Form and equipment checklist to the Management Company# within 2 days of your move-in day. If there is no receipt of the Move-in Form, your room key card will be deactivated. If there is no receipt of the equipment checklist, it is considered that your room equipment is in good condition and you should bear the responsibility of any damage to the equipment. |
E. Remarks:
1. Students who request for accommodation after 25 November 2021 is considered as late application. Late application will NOT be considered. Even if students are willing to accept the related penalties, SRS will not entertain.
2. 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”. When the number of available rooms are insufficient and equal points occur, applicants who have received COVID-19 vaccination will be given higher priority for the application, remaining bedspaces will be decided by a draw.
3. Students who were 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 waiting list order, except for the situation mentioned in article 3 of the above-mentioned guidelines. Students will be informed of their offers by emails. Besides, those student 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/).
4. Arrangement of share room allocation:
- Applicants who have already matched with a student who is currently staying alone in a shared room will be arranged first, and then other applicants who cannot find a roommate to stay with during 2nd semester of AY2021/2022 will be allocated to a shared room according to the room availability on-site, students might be assigned a roommate who has a different sleeping schedule due to room availability on-site.
- No further adjustment would be allowed for the room allocation.
- PhD students who have selected the "Shared Room" as their room type of 2nd semester of AY2021/2022, their request made at other times for changing to a single room during AY2021/2022 will not be accepted.
5. Arrangement of single room allocation:
- In case there are vacant single rooms, the applicants who are successfully offered a bedspace will be allocated together with the existing residents who applied changing to a single room in the “PGH Room Change Application for 2nd semester of AY2021/2022”. Priority of single room allocation will be given to PhD applicants first, and then will be allocated to eligible applicants according to the sequence of PGH Points. When the number of available rooms is insufficient and equal points occur, it will be decided by a draw.
-The single rooms are randomly assigned to successful applicants and no further adjustment would be allowed for room allocation.
- For single room applicants, all PGH Points earned during the calculation period will reset for those successful single-room applicants. Please consider carefully whether you need to apply for a single room.
6. For applicants who have be allocated to a single room OR a suite, the residence period will end on 31 May 2022. 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 / suite again in the application which will open in March or April 2022. 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.
7. 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).
8. 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.
9. 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/
10. SRS has the rights 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
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