All EE Events
Past Events
Jan
15
2020
Festive Gathering 2020
Over 160 EE staff and postgraduate students got together at Festive Gathering held on 15 January 2020.
It was a valuable occasion where faculty members and students gathered and mingled with each other so as to exchange ideas on teaching and learning, and build up connections. Everyone enjoyed the fruitful knowledge exchange in this event. It also served the purpose to celebrate the hard work of a year and welcome another good year.
Jan
06
2020
EE Staff Retreat 2020
EE staff retreat is an annual event gathering all academic and teaching staff for discussing departmental strategic areas identified for development.
This year, some 40 staff attended the retreat held at the Aberdeen Marina Club on 6 January 2020. Group discussions on topics ‘Students and Faculty Recruitment’, ‘Teaching Quality’, ‘EE Strategic Focused Areas and University Strategic Focused Areas: “Matter” and “Brain”’, and ‘Qualifying Examination’ have led to a solid implementation plan of actions. Besides, the team building activities were so enjoyable and served as a good chance to know the different big talents of our faculty!
Oct
30
2019
Departmental Advisory Committee - Luncheon and Meeting
Departmental Advisory Committee is a very important arm of the Department. It is established to act as an interface with public and private sectors and the community at large.
It comprises 10 some members who are experienced professionals in the EE field providing us support and constructive advice on curriculum and training enhancement, programme promotion and how to foster closer collaboration with the industry. Nine members came to CityU to have luncheon and meeting with our faculty members on 30 October 2019. Prof Ron Chen, Dr Cheng Wang and Prof Moshe Zukerman were invited to have lunch with DAC members during which their recent research works were presented fostering academic-industry collaborations. A meeting was held on the same day where active discussions were made on teaching and research leading to new bright ideas incubated for future development.
Oct
15
2019
Honorable Long Servicing EE Staff
The Long Service Award Ceremony on 15 October 2019 acknowledged the loyalty and dedication of staff members at City University of Hong Kong (CityU).
Among the award recipients were 23 EE professors, technical staff and administrative staff who have worked at CityU for 10 years to 30 years. Some of them who have served the University for 25 years or 30 years were presented awards by President Kuo and senior management at the ceremony. Our achievements and successes are down to the dedication and professionalism of these valuable staff. Our heartfelt thanks to all of them!
Sep
27
2019
OIS Final Presentation Competition
The 38 contestants, mostly Year 3 students, have accomplished the two month-long international experiential learning, which took place during the past summer semester in 7 countries. Under the Overseas Internship Scheme OIS 2019, they geared up to travel across the continent to the USA, the UK, Spain, Canada, Denmark, Finland or France.
Sep
19
2019
EE and Five Technology Organizations Establish Joint Laboratories to Drive Research and Commercialisation
City University of Hong Kong (CityU) - Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) and five technology organizations including Automotive Platforms and Application Systems R&D Centre (APAS), Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD), Hong Kong Applied Science And Technology Research Institute Company Limited (ASTRI), Hong Kong Electronic Industries Association (HKEIA), and Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) announced the establishment of five CityU EE Joint Labs on 19 September 2019.
CityU EE Joint Lab is a “Government-Industry-Academic-Research Centre” scheme for collaboration between EE Department and industrial associations, research centres, corporates and organisations. This scheme includes physical lab logo wall setup in the EE Department; an online platform linked up with the EE Department website to share the progress of collaboration and projects; a series of regular networking events for industrialists, faculty members, and students, etc.. The Joint Lab aims to empower recruitment, research collaboration, commercialisation, and technology transfer.
CityU News Centre: https://newscentre.cityu.edu.hk/media/news/2019/09/19/5g-and-dc-smart-building-first-project-cityu-ee-joint-lab
News reports in: Skypost, Hong Kong Economic Times, Hong Kong Economic Journal, Sing Tao Daily, MingPao, Wen Wei Po, Lion Rock Daily, The Standard
Sep
06
2019
Prominent Scholar from National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, shared on "Facing Trade Wars in the Information Age”
Professor Chih-Chieh, Carol, LIN, the Distinguished Professor at National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), Taiwan, and the Chair Professor of Social Justice of NCTU School of Law, delivered a seminar titled "Facing Trade Wars in the Information Age-Trade Secret Protection and the U.S. Economic Espionage Act" on 6 September 2019.
This seminar aimed at exploring trade war and its relationship to IP protection as well as providing legal advice to protect important research and business information. During the visit, she also joined the science and engineering female faculty meeting. Her sharing at the seminar and the meeting stimulated vibrant discussion among faculty, researchers and students.
Aug
27
2019
Student Induction 2019 - Big Welcome to EE Newly Admitted Students
EE Student Induction was held on 27 August 2019 (for undergraduates) and 30 August 2019 (for postgraduates) to welcome our newly admitted students joining the EE big family.
It was so exciting and happy that over 300 students and professors met and greeted on the days. Apart from different informative sessions to let students know more about the Department, the majors or programmes related matters, student learning support and graduate career outlook, lunch gatherings were arranged for students to meet and chat with all our professors. What a nice start! May the youngsters flourish and enjoy studying EE.
Aug
14
2019
Distinguished Scholar, Professor Evelyn L. Hu, from Harvard University Stimulating Academic Exchange
Professor Evelyn L. Hu, the Tarr-Coyne Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, was invited to deliver a seminar titled “Inverted Atoms in SiC: Silicon Vacancies as Qubits" on 14 August 2019.
This seminar highlighted the studies in 4H-SiC of defects (qubits), integrated within photonic amplifiers. There was lively discussion after the presentation fostering in-depth exchanges among faculty, researchers and students. She also met with our new faculty and joined the science and engineering female faculty meeting to share her insights and visions with us.
Aug
14
2019
Sharing of Best Practices in Lecture Preparation
A Sharing Session on Best Practices in Lecture Preparation was held on 14 August 2019 where two experienced EE faculty members, Prof Ron Chen (Chair Professor) and Prof Moshe Zukerman (Chair Professor) shared with colleagues on the topics “Teaching: Preparation and Practice" and "My Approach to Lecture/Course Preparation” respectively.
Their talks coupled with highlights of guidelines on teaching by Prof Stella Pang (Head of Department) were all inspiring to faculty members on getting start their teaching in a new academic year.
