The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, established by Government Ordinance in 1984, is one of the leading institutes of higher arts education in Asia. It provides professional education, training and research facilities in the performing arts, theatre and entertainment arts, film and television. Its educational policy reflects the cultural diversity of Hong Kong with emphasis on Chinese and Western traditions and interdisciplinary complementarity.

This exchange is open for students from the Conservatory of Dance only. The program at HKAPA offers a broad range of courses comprising both studio and academic work across the three dance styles of Ballet, Chinese Dance and Contemporary Dance. Intensive technical training is complemented by contextual and interdisciplinary studies that reflect the best of current international developments in the education and training of dance artists.