Department Events 2021

May

2021

2021 CityU JUPAS Virtual Consultation Day

CityU Virtual JUPAS Consultation Day was held on 22 May 2021. EE Department has offered three 1.5-hour sessions throughout the day where admission talks, inspiration talks, consultation and student experience sharing were delivered.

Admission Tutors, Dr Leanne Chan and Dr Alex Wong, and EE student ambassadors were there to share what is Electrical Engineering, the impact of Electrical Engineering in our daily lives, the learning exposures offered by the Department and the career prospect of the discipline.

Apr

2021

Sharing Session on ITF Grant Application

EE Department is committed to perform innovative and high impact research. Sharing sessions on different grant applications have been held from time to time allowing faculty to exchange experiences on grant applications and explore collaboration opportunity.

A sharing session on Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF) grant application was held on 29 April 2021. Prof Henry Chung (Chair Professor of EE), who has been successful in getting ITF grants over the years, shared with colleagues the key elements to consider when preparing ITF proposals and tips to seek for collaboration with industrial partners, on top of a brief introduction of the funding opportunities available from ITF.

Apr

2021

ASM Pacific Technology Limited visited CityU EE

Six representatives of ASM Pacific Technology Limited, one of our EE Joint Lab scheme partners, visited EE Department and the State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves on 8 April, 2021. In addition to share EE department’s strengths in teaching and research, EE faculty also had fruitful discussions on the ways to support student learning and research collaboration. Several research areas related to the most advanced industrial automation and communication technologies were deliberated.

Apr

2021

EE Student Chapter Company Visit

To learn about career opportunities and to gain industry insights, EE Student Chapter (EESC) organized a company visit to Gold Peak Industries (Holdings) Limited on 8 April 2021

Students interacted with executives and employers to learn about relevant job opportunities, as well as gain insights from their iconic products. They actively asked questions during the visit to know more about the company and were excited by the job opportunities and the challenges ahead.

Student Reflections

Mar

2021

United Microelectronics Centre (Hong Kong) visited CityU EE

On 30 March, 2021, five EE faculty had an information sharing meeting with the senior management of United Microelectronics Centre (Hong Kong) at EE department and the State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves. There were extensive exchanges on various collaboration opportunities. Various state-of-the-art communication technologies and their applications were shared. The guests also visited EE Cleanrooms and the Centre for Biosystems, Neuroscience, and Nanotechnology.

Mar

2021

University AWSome Day by Amazon Web Services

University AWSome Day (UAD) is an important event organized by Amazon Web Services (AWS) for universities around the world. It is a great opportunity for students to learn the latest technology from professionals.

Date: 26 March 2021, Friday
Time: 2:30pm - 5:00pm
Venue: Virtual
More details and registration: Check here

Mar

2021

Second Departmental Advisory Committee Meeting in 2020/21

There were 11 external members who are experienced professionals in the EE field attended the Departmental Advisory Committee Meeting held on 24 March 2021.

Departmental Advisor Committee members normally meet once per semester to discuss curriculum and training enhancement, fostering closer tie with the industry, and the publicity of EE field. Thanks for their genuine sharing and valuable advices, the Department has been steered to excel in its teaching and research in diversified ways.

Mar

2021

EE Academic Staff Meeting

All EE faculty gathered on 19 March 2021 for attending EE Academic Staff Meeting which is held once per semester for discussing the latest development on education and research of the Department.

This time, student recruitment and support, research updates and opportunities, industrial partnership, and strategic plan 2021-25 were highlighted and discussed.

Mar

2021

Electrical Engineering Honor Society (EEHS) Alumni Sharing Sessions in March 2021

EEHS organized two alumni sharing sessions for EE students on 12 and 19 March 2021. It aims to enhance students’ understanding on career prospects as well as make better future plans.

Both speakers Mr. SONG Xiangchen, who will start as a PhD student in Carnegie Mellon University and Miss LI Yuqi, who is currently studying at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as a PhD student are 2017 ECE graduates, they generously shared their experience in applying graduate studies, undergraduate research and tips about how to find good research topics. They also talked about how to improve communication skills, problem solving skills and the ways to find initiatives. The talks ended with interactive and informative Q&A among participants.

Video Clip

Mar

2021

EE Fun Lab Workshop

To help students to get familiar with EE’s laboratories and equipment, a laboratory visit tour named “EE Fun Lab Workshop” was held. It was organized by EE Student Chapter (EESC) and took place at CityU Apps Lab in Ngau Tau Kok on 13 March 2021.

During the lab tour, students actively participated and learned to produce a diving robot in a workshop. All participants felt fruitful and learned a lot through this event.