Programmes for High School Students

During the event, all participants showed their enthusiasm in studying EE and how they were impressed by the prevailing technologies and their applications.

A Special Recruitment Session in mixed mode was held on 19 July 2021 for a more in-depth exchange and sharing. Our Head of EE Department Prof Stella Pang kick-started the session, followed by 2 alumni sharing sessions, a lab tour and sharing sessions with the student ambassadors.

The following faculty participated in the sessions:
Dr Andy Chan, Dr KL Chan, Dr Leanne Chan, Dr Rosa Chan, Dr Sammy Chan, Dr Wing Chan, Dr Bernard Chiu, Dr LM Po, Dr Yanni Sun, Dr Albert Sung, Dr Wallace Tang, Dr Peter Tsang, Dr Alex Wong and Dr Yixuan Yuan

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.

The AIoT Coding and Engineering Skills Education Programme aims to develop students’ engineering skills to develop Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) devices and inspire students about the role of System on Chips (SoC) and Integrated Circuit (IC) in the AI domain, the programme is now opened for application for Form 4 and Form 5 gifted students in Hong Kong until April 15, 2021. Seats are limited for this programme.

Current EE students were there to cheer examinees up by sharing their thoughts the exam flow, describe their personal experiences and offer practical advices regarding preparation strategies for the DSE. Wishing all a big success in the coming DSE!

Out of 130 applicants, 30 teachers were selected to join the 4-day teacher training in March at CityU. During the opening ceremony, Prof Stella Pang, EE Head was delighted to share CityU EE as a hub for knowledge sharing between industry, professional organization, and high school network, she also highlighted the upcoming Education Bureau supported Gifted Education Fund (GEF) Project 2021.

Four Programme Information Sessions were arranged for prospective non-JUPAS applicants who are interested in programmes offered by Department of Electrical Engineering (1205, 1573A, 1585A, 1597A) between 3 November 2020 and 12 November 2020. 104 students from Community College of CityU, HKU Space Community College, PolyU HK Community College, and Vocational Training Council attended. In the Information Session, the Admission Tutors Dr Leanne Chan and Dr Alex Wong introduced about the department, its programmes and admission information to students. In addition, EE current students were so enthusiastic to share their University life and various learning experiences with the participants.

Please refer to the video clip here.

EE Department offered twelve sessions from 9:30am till 6pm on the day, covering admission talks, inspirational talks, student and graduate sharing, and laboratory tour. Curriculum and programme features, admission requirements, career prospects, learning opportunities and resources, student learning experiences, laboratory facilities, student residence life, etc., were introduced to the 500 some visitors who joined various sessions on the day. We look forward to welcoming these prospective students to join our EE big family next year.

You may watch the event videos and download programme leaflets from here.

On every Saturday between August 1st and August 22nd, three 6-hour online parallel classes were conducted. Three different kinds of STEM modules were designed to guide participants to go through an eye-opening learning journey through a series of lectures and hands-on activities on microprocessor-controlled systems, AI and Machine Learning, and cloud computing. They were conducted by Professor Henry Chung, Dr Ray Cheung, and Mr. Van Ting. This meaningful event successfully attracted 123 students from 29 secondary schools. All students found the programme useful, interactive, interesting, and enjoyable.

A closing ceremony was held on August 29th afternoon. Our Head of Department, Professor Stella Pang presented certificates to the winners of the competitions. There were also sharing of the contents of the modules by student facilitators; and winners and school principals shared their learning experience and feelings about the programme. Thanks to our sponsors Winstars Enterprise HK Limited and Hong Kong Productivity Council for their generous support.

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Some of the happy faces shown during the closing ceremony on August 29.

A total of 123 S4-S5 students from 29 secondary schools participated the programme.

The talk was very inspiring and received a record high registration with over 330 Form 1 to Form 6 secondary students participated in this event. The basic principles of IC design, CPU Design, and the importance of solid foundation in Mathematics and Science education in high school were taught in the talk.

This is the second talk from our EE department, about CPU Design in Smart Phone.