Alumni

 

Our Graduates 

Since its establishment in 1984, the Department has graduated 6,001 students at different levels (See Table below). They are able to excel in different sectors including government, education, industry and manufacturing, as well as commerce and business.

Graduates at different levels in the period from 1985 to 2006 

PhD

MPhil

MSc and MEng

PGD/PGC

BEng and BSc

Higher Diploma*

120

196

641

29

4,193

822

 *Phased out in 1994


“The programme has equipped me with advanced technical knowledge, which is very useful to my career!”

Mr Alan M L LAM (1989 graduate and 1992 MPhil)
Senior R & D Director
Tandy Radioshack Ltd.*

 

 


Dr Vincent M T LAM (1990 graduate and 1993 PhD)
Vice President
Tandy Radioshack Ltd.*

*Tandy Radioshack is a subsidiary of RadioShack Corp., the largest consumer electronics company in the U.S.A. 

 

 


Mr Danny C M LUK (1992 graduate)

Human Resource Manager
Schindler Lifts (Hong Kong) Ltd.

 

 


“As a Technical Leader in Cisco Systems, I am responsible to architect and design the state-of-the-art telecommunication equipment which enhances people’s life. This will not be possible without the knowledge I learned from the University.”

Mr Lik Seng LIM
1988 BEng & 1992 MSc

Technical Leader
Cisco Systems, Silicon Valley, USA
 

 

 


CityU– EE programme is practical.  It has laid a solid foundation for my career!”

Dr Wallace C K MA (1999 graduate and 1994 PhD)
Chief Marketing Officer and one of the founders of TeleEye Holdings Ltd.* 

* This publicly company was founded by two CityU-EE professors and two graduates.
 

 

 


“The BEng programme provided me with a solid foundation in electronic knowledge and problem solving capability. The MSc programme trained my critical thinking, expanded my electronic knowledge and broadened my network in industry.”

Mr Hoson LAM (1989 BEng & 1994 MSc)

Assistant General Manager - Corporate
AML, Automatic MFG. Ltd.
 

 

 


"My years in the CityU programme have been an invaluable experience. The broad academic and practical hands-on training have deepened my understanding of the issues surrounding wireless technologies. I have developed the skills, approaches and knowledge that are of direct relevance to real industrial situations. The programme has provided innovative insights into my professional practice."
 

Dr Michael H F LEUNG, CEng MIET SMIEEE
1995 BEngEE
1992 Higher Diploma in Computer Engineering

Applications Program Manager (Asia Pacific)
Application Engineering Organization
Agilent Technologies Co. Ltd.

 

   


Dr Yuesheng ZHU (1996 PhD)

Professor
School of Computer and Information Engineering
Peking University
 

 

 

 


“The study at CityU– EE was enjoyable!   It equipped me with up-to-date knowledge to develop my career!”

Mr Stephen MAK (1992 graduate and 1996 MSc)

IT Manager, HK Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

 

 


“The education I received at EE is crucial to my career development.  I did not only acquire advanced technical knowledge from my supervisor, but was also inspired to strive for excellence in whatever I do.”

Dr Kenneth K F TONG (1993 graduate and 1997 PhD)
Lecturer, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
University College London, U. K.

 

   


"I found my life-long learning capability and the key to my successful career at CityU-EE’"

 Mr William C Y CHAN (1991 graduate and 1997 MPhil)

Vice President
Synergy Information System Ltd.
 

 

 

 

 


CityU gave me a lot of freedom in my studies.  Courses are both practical and theoretical.  Professors are friendly and insightful, giving me a lot of chances to learn from them formally and informally.  Looking back, CityU did really influence my life a lot.”
 

Dr Hon Tat HUI (1994 graduate and 1998 PhD)

Lecturer, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
University of Queensland, Australia

 

 

 


“I developed my research interest in neural networks, image analysis and computer vision at CityU. This has laid a solid foundation for my current
studies in cognitive vision."

Dr Siu Yeung TSO (1999 PhD)

Assistant Professor
School of Computer Engineering Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
 

 

 


“I am impressed that CityU-EE has strong academic researchers and well-equipped laboratories, providing an excellent environment for teaching and research.”

Prof Fang YONG (1999 PhD)

Chair Professor and academic leader
School of  Communication and Information Engineering
Shanghai University, China

 

 

 


“The programme at CityU-EE has tapped my potentials and broadened my vision.  It has prepared me to be a competent professional in the business world.  Come and experience it for yourselves.”

Mr Angus Y F LEUNG (1997 graduate and 1999 MPhil)

Manager, Information and Strategy
Hong Yip Service Co. Ltd.

 

 

 


"Postgraduate
 study helped me understand not only the theory on books but also the theory on life. It taught me that pain is the seed of gain."

 Dr Kwok Kuen TSE (1995 graduate and 2000 PhD)

Technical Specialist
Johnson Electric

 

 

 


Dr W H TSANG (1991 graduate, 1995 MPhil and 2001 PhD)

Deputy General Manager
R & D Department
Synergy Technology Holdings Ltd.

 

 

 


"CityU-EE is my first critical step to be an IT professional!"


Mr Wallis Ka Leung WONG (2001 graduate)

Business Development Manager and the founder of
3 Dynamics (Asia) Limited

 

 


Dr Ricky CHAIR (1998 BEngEE and 2002 PhD)

Senior RF Engineer
JAYBEAM Wireless, North Carolina, USA

 

 

 

 


Mr Wai Cheong LAI (1999 graduate and 2002 MSc)

Senior Technical Marketing Manager
Willas Array Electronics Co. Ltd.

 

 

 

 


"Information Engineering covers a wide range of programme focus from programming, networking and system design, software development, multimedia computing, etc. Not only the technical knowledge, but also the management knowledge helps me a lot in my work place. Thanks CityU-EE."

Mr Sheung Yeung WANG (1997 BEng and 2003 MPhil)

General Manager
Union International Development (Shenzhen) Ltd.

 

 


"In my graduation year 2000, the economy of Hong Kong started to decline. Nevertheless, most of the graduates of CityU-EE were employed within 2-month time after graduation with satisfactory job offers.”

Mr Alder CHEUNG (2000 BEng & 2003 MSc)

Senior Systems Applications Engineer
Freescale Semiconductor HK Ltd.

 

 


CityU-EE plays a very vital role in my career development.  Its programme not only covers the theoretical aspect, but is also very much application-based.  Also, CityU-EE has very good connections with the industry, which is very important to students. It helps us to broaden our horizon and has the ability to think thoroughly and practically.”

Dr Billy M T HO (2001 graduate and 2005 PhD)

Senior Design Engineer
CCL - Century Concept Ltd.


 

   


“After all, what counts most in the business world is teamwork, as well as communication, presentation and problem-solving skills. The BEng programme provided me very solid training in all these especially through the group projects, industrial attachment scheme and final year project. My supervisor Prof K M Luk and the other senior students have also helped me a lot!”

Miss Jenny M L WONG (2005 BEng)

Associate Assurance (Auditor)
Pricewater HouseCoopers
 

   


“I was inspired to learn proactively during my BEng. Through the product design project, I acquired both technical and life skills. The device I designed during my industrial placement is now being used in the world’s second largest magnetic head manufacturing company. It gave me great satisfaction.”

Dr Kenji T Y YUM (2002 BEng and 2005 PhD)

Group Technology Manager
Integrated Display Technology Ltd.
 

   
             

Last updated : 18 Apr 2007