The Student Resources Section of the Student Affairs Office manages the Postgraduate House (hereafter referred to as “PGH”), which mainly offers on-campus accommodation and living services to UM postgraduate students. All the rooms in PGH are fully furnished and air-conditioned, excluding personal necessities and beddings (such as pillow, blanket, coverlet, bed sheet, etc.). PGH offers some of the public facilities (such as TV room, study room, small indoor sport venue, etc.), which can only be used by PGH students.
Due to insufficient bedspace in PGH, according to the “PGH Resident Rules” and the “Guidelines for Assessing the Applications for UM PGH Accommodation”, the University can only ensure accommodation for year-one postgraduate students who are in their first year of study and do not have a residence in Macao in Academic Year 2022/2023. Thereafter, all second year postgraduate students or above will unlikely be offered an accommodation in PGH. Starting from Academic Year 2021/2022, PGH accommodation are not provided to students at all levels of the following courses: EMBA, DBA, EdD, DPA and Postgraduate Certificate / Diploma Programmes. Students who were not offered a bedspace are required to arrange off-campus accommodation by 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/ ).
The monthly rental rate of two bedrooms apartment in urban area ranges from MOP6,000 to MOP15,000, depending on the area and the size of the apartment. Tenants should choose the area according to their needs and financial abilities.
All postgraduate students are required to submit application within the application period. Late application will NOT be considered and entertained. In general, the application for summer stay and 1st semester is in March and for 2nd semester is in November. Even if students are willing to accept the related penalties, SRS will not entertain. Please pay close attention to Student e-bulletin for the application details. Any decision made by the Student Resources Section shall be final.
For enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact PGH at (853) 8822 2660 or by email (sao.pgh@um.edu.mo).