Official Virtual Graduation Portraits

Official Virtual Graduation Portraits for the Class of 2022

Graduation is a unique moment in your life

Capture it in a portrait you will cherish for a lifetime

How to create your unique graduation portraits online:

1. Please check your HKU @connect.hku.hk email account. An email will be sent to the account from the Virtual Graduation Portraits online system, under the sender name “HKU Official Virtual Graduation Portraits” (email address: virtualframes@hku.hk).

   In the email, you will find a password for you to log in to the system.

• Please check your spam or junk mail folder in case that you haven’t found the email in your mailbox. If you still have problem receiving the email, please contact us at congmail@hku.hk to request for the password. Please provide your English full name, Faculty, and Degree in your email to us.

2. Login to the Virtual Graduation Portraits system https://virtualframes.hku.hk/

    Username: your @connect.hku.hk email address
    Password: as provided in the email sent from the system to you

3. Follow the instructions and upload photos that meet the requirements stated. Please pay special attention to the DO’S and DONT’S before submitting your photos. 
4. System closed for photo upload: Monday, August 1, 2022
5. System closed for photo download: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Points to note:

• This online system for the creation of Class of 2022 Official Virtual Graduation Portraits is open to HKU Class of 2022 graduands of the summer Congregation only.
• Please note that the official virtual graduation portraits can be downloaded AFTER your graduation status is confirmed in late June 2022 and approval is granted by the Faculty. You will receive an email notification once the portrait is ready for download. 
• If you cannot fulfil all the graduation requirements to attend the summer Congregation, you will not be eligible to use the Virtual Graduation Portraits system and your photo will not be available for download from the system. 
• All photos submitted will be used by the University for the 206th Congregation and its related online/ printed publicity materials only. The University reserves the right to edit or remove any image submitted. All portraits and information kept by the system will be deleted by end of 2022.
• Please select one photo for uploading to the official Congregation photo frame, while you may upload different photos to the graduation lion photo frames.

• The quality of the portrait that appears on the virtual photo frames will depend on the quality and colour of the original photo you provide.

• The Class of 2022 Official Virtual Graduation Portraits, the photos with the graduation lion photo frames and the group photos are provided free-of-charge by the University. If you choose to order any merchandise from the vendor, that is an agreement solely between you and the vendor. The University is not responsible for any possible disputes. 

For enquiries, please contact us at congmail@hku.hk.