Programmes for High School Students

Jul

2020

JS1205 Programme Information Session and Interviews plus Student Recruitment Session

This year, the JUPAS Programme Information Session and Student Interviews was held on 13th July 2020.

Close to 220 F.6 students who were serious in their final choice of studies joined the event, which comprised an inspirational talk in EE discipline, a programme information session about JS1205 and the bloom of EE sector in the recent job market, student sharing on their university life and different enriching learning opportunities. The event ended with a breakout group interviews with the faculty. In the hours of event, the participants showed to us their enthusiasm in EE studies and how they are impressed by the prevailing technologies and their applications in all areas of life.

Another Student Recruitment Session was held a week after with a smaller student group for a more in-depth exchange and sharing. The Head of EE Department Prof Stella Pang kick-started the session by exposing to the students the endless opportunities and prospects in different technological fields. What followed were a sharing session by our graduate, and conversations with the admission team.

Best wishes to all the F.6 students in their DSE results and future studies!

The following faculty participated in the sessions:

Dr Sammy Chan, Dr Rosa Chan, Dr Leanne Chan, Dr Ray Cheung, Dr Bernard Chiu, Dr Derek Pao, Prof H C So, Dr Wallace Tang, Dr Steve Wong, and Dr Alex Wong

JS1205_ProgInformation_&_StudentRecruitment_2.jpg

Jun

2020

EE Faculty participated in BOLD@CityU

Three EE Faculty, Professor Stella Pang, EE Head and Chair Professor, Professor Ron Chen, EE Chair Professor and Dr. Ray Cheung, EE Associate Professor were participated in BOLD@CityU, which is an exciting new initiative that promises to inject creativity into online learning. The iconic speakers had attracted overwhelming responses from the participants.

May

2020

CityU Consultation Week

CityU has conducted its inaugural online Consultation Week. The EE Department has held three 1-hour sessions of student sharing and Professor Q&A. Hear from our current students’ wonderful experiences at CityU EE, how they survived and thrived in the programme, and how their studies are preparing them for the future!

Please access the EE sharing and Q&A sessions here:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/UrIgUwmwyhA
https://www.youtube.com/embed/LAlLb4q1CYQ
https://www.youtube.com/embed/R9yAUmPFRnQ

May

2020

The CityU-EE Principal Nomination Scheme (PNS) - Online Learning for High School Students

The CityU-EE department has organized the 2nd PNS scheme in Apr - May 2020 using the CityU-Learning online approach with support from over 20 local secondary schools, 53 S.4, and S.5 students were admitted to this scheme. Six EE Guest lectures were conducted by six EE faculty members with 100% positive feedback from the students. Topics covered in the online lessons included Artificial Intelligence in EE, Electronic System Design, Electromagnetic Waves, Antenna Design, Bio-electronics, and Career prospects in EE.

The PNS scheme aims to
1) Promote the importance of engineering study;
2) Engage the nominated F4 / F5 / F6 students from the school principals and provide mentorship;
3) Attend Guest lectures by EE Faculty members;
4) Gain hands-on experience in Lab session;
5) Develop CityU-EE Principal Nomination Scheme (PNS) community at High Schools.

Apr

2020

Prof Ron Chen gives talk in「求學與治學」講壇

The Provost Office is proactively launching different School Outreach activities to high school and university students to promote CityU education.

「求學與治學」講壇 is one of the initiatives that promotes an exchange platform between scholars and students on scholarly exploration. The first seminar titled「漫談質疑與創新」delivered by Prof Ron Chen, EE Chair Professor, was held successfully on 15 April, 2020. The talk is very inspiring and well attended, and we are pleased to share Prof Chen’s

ppt file

and the recording clip.

Feb

2020

First-ever CityU Online Learning Taster Workshops for High School Students

The first-ever CityU Online Learning Taster Workshop by EE for high school students has been launched in February 2020, which attracted over a hundred of S.1 to S.6 students from 50 local secondary schools.

The EE workshop titled 「精靈寶可夢的人工智能工作坊」conducted by Dr Ray Cheung, Associate Professor of Department of Electrical Engineering, attracted over 70 participants as an exciting kick-start for the workshop series. Students found the online teaching platform interactive which got them an early taste of prevailing technological topics such as Artificial Intelligence in EE.

News release in Sing Tao Daily on March 5, 2020. We are pleased to share Dr. Ray Cheung’s recording clip.