Student Events 2023

Nov

2023

EEHS Annual meeting and Sharing session

On 17 November, 2023, EEHS organized a successful EEHS Annual meeting and sharing session for students, fostering a deeper understanding of electrical engineering and facilitating academic and industry planning. The gathering strengthened connections between students and faculty, featuring activities like reviewing the past year's achievements and sharing career paths of notable graduates. We also organized one-to-many discussions between them, enabling students to connect with faculty in their areas of interest. Emphasizing free discussion and interaction, the event provided a platform for students to gain academic knowledge, broaden perspectives, and establish valuable connections within the field.

Oct

2023

EEHS Communicate Activity with the University of Macau (UM) Visiting Team

We were delighted to host approximately 35 outstanding engineering students from the University of Macau (UM) and City University of Hong Kong on October 21, 2023, creating a vibrant environment for meaningful discussions and knowledge exchange. The participants engaged in discussions with their peers from Macau, deepening their understanding of engineering trends and developments, broadening their horizons, and expanding their knowledge. The event provided ample opportunities for interaction and learning for all attendees.

Oct

2023

CityU Alumni Reunion Gala 2023 - EE Seminar & Networking Reunion

This year signifies the momentous 20th Anniversary of the Alumni Ambassador Scheme. In commemoration of this milestone, EE organized a seminar and networking reunion on 14 October 2023 (Saturday) to provide an opportunity for alumni to network with current students and faculty. Moreover, it served as an invaluable occasion for them to glean insights and wisdom from the enlightening presentations delivered by Prof. Ray Cheung and Prof. Arindam Basu.

Prof. Cheung shared his experience about teaching and how to nurture students' potential, enabling them to cultivate their inherent talents. In addition, Prof Basu introduced our newly launched programme - BEng in Microelectronics Engineering 工學士(微電子工程學) and its opportunities in future. Whether they are alumni or students, they all benefited a lot from these presentations and learned more about the development of EE.

Sep

2023

Briefing Session to Teaching Assistants

A briefing session hosted by Prof Arindam Basu was delivered on 29 September 2023 to Year -1 PhD students who serve as Teaching Assistants (TA) for the Department in the coming semesters.

It aims to outline the scope of TA duties, expectations, and departmental policy, as well as to share the good practices for carrying out TA duties.

Aug

2023

EE Student Orientation 2023 – A Big Welcome to all EE New Students!

EE Student Orientation was held on 29 August 2023 (Undergraduate students), 31 August 2023 (Master students) and 7 September 2023 (PhD students) to extend our warmest welcome to the new students joining the EE family. It was exciting and happy to meet some 250 students on campus and exchange with them.

Various informative sessions were arranged to let students know more about the Department, the programme, student learning support and graduate career outlook. Big welcome again and may we wish you all a fulfilling and amazing journey with EE!

Participating faculty:
Welcoming & Introduction to EE: Prof K M Luk, Prof Albert Sung, Prof Rosa Chan, Prof Ray Cheung
CDE: Prof Yanni Sun, Prof K L Chan, Prof L M Po
ELEL: Prof Andy Chan, Prof W S Chan, Prof L K Chin
INFE: Prof Andrew Leung, Prof H C So, Prof Y J Chun
MEE: Prof Arindam Basu, Prof Alex Wong
First-year: Prof Sammy Chan
PhD and MSc Programmes: Prof Leanne Chan, Prof Arindam Basu, Prof Steve Wong, Prof Derrick Jiang, Prof Young Jin Chun, Prof Alex Yu

Jun

2023

Presentation of EE Graduate Research Seminar Awards 2022/23

The Postgraduate Research Seminar Series were held on every Friday throughout each semester in the academic year 2022/23. It aims to help students to develop general appreciation on different subject areas, research methodologies, and technical presentation skills through participation in research seminars conducted by faculties, visiting scholars, and research students.

The Best Postgraduate Research Seminar Awards were established to recognize students who presented their research works in these seminar series excellently. Winners were selected based on the rating of each presentation by faculty and students attending the seminars. Awards were presented to the winners at the Research Student Symposium held on 1 June 2023.

Please see here for the details.

Jun

2023

Research Student Symposium 2023

Research Student Symposium was held on 1 June 2023. It is an annual event where all research students and research staff were invited to submit posters introducing their research works. A total of 42 submissions were received this year. Each participant was given 3-min for presentation and 2-min for Q&A. Selected EE faculty members in the related research areas were judges to assess the performance. Best Presentation Awards were set up to recognize outstanding presenters.

Participants enjoyed the interactive platform to exchange with faculty members and to know more about what research works other students or research staff are doing. The day rounded off with invaluable discussion and encouragement.

Please see here for the details

May

2023

Huawei x CityU-EE Joint Lab - Huawei Training for CityU Students

Huawei-CityU EE Joint Lab is organizing a 3-hour training session for CityU Students. As a student, are you looking for a way to improve your tech skill and prepare for a better career? Huawei partners with CityU Joint Lab to provide you Huawei Ascent AI to introduce you to fundamentals concepts related to AI, and the services in Ascend AI Full-stack technology that can be used to create AI solutions. No technology/coding background is needed and everyone is welcome to join us to learn something new. You can gain experience for the AI Framework MindSpore.

Date: May 31, 2023 (Wed)
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 noon (3 hours in total)
Format: Onsite & Online (Hybrid)
Venue: P1402, Yeung Kin Man Building
Note: Please come with your laptop

- Quotas: 60 (first-come-first-served onsite) + online

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May

2023

EE Final Year Project Competition 2023

The Final Year Project (FYP) Competition was successfully held on 9 May 2023. This year, six projects were shortlisted to enter Finals in way of poster presentation. All contestants were enthusiastic and professional in introducing their innovative and novel ideas in their project works, and they also addressed the questions from the judges professionally.

The judging team for FYP competition this year was composed of our Adjunct Professor from industry and six faculty judges.

Please see here for competition details.

Apr

2023

EE Major Allocation Information Sessions 2023

To facilitate EE Year 1 Students in choosing their majors (Computer and Data Engineering/ Electronic and Electrical Engineering/ Information Engineering/ Microelectronics Engineering) in the Major Allocation Exercise held in June 2023, four information major sessions were held on 28 and 29 March 2023.

The sessions successfully attracted 183 student counts. By joining the sessions, students got more thorough understanding about the features and curriculums, learning opportunities, career prospects of graduates, comparison of majors, etc. of the four majors being presented by our Year 1 and Major Programme Leaders – Dr Sammy Chan (Year 1), Dr Yanni Sun (CDE), Dr Andy Chan (ELEL), Prof H C So (INFE), and Prof Arindam Basu (MEE).