Break-out sessions were also arranged to let our students know more in-depth about the companies and the jobs, as well as facilitating the on-site applications.

The talk was facilitated by Dr Ray Cheung, EE Associate Professor.

A total of 23 projects entered semi-final of the competition which was a poster session. Six of them were immediately selected after the semi-final to compete in the final round held on the same day. Both semi-finalists and finalists were such professional and well-prepared to present their novel and innovative ideas in their project works to the judging panels and audiences.

Thanks Dr Rhoda Yuen, Senior Counselling Psychologist, for introducing an effective communication mean called “Active Constructive Responding (ACR) Skills”, as well as Ms Mary Cheung, Managing Director and Founder of Mary Cheung & Associates (International) Limited, for demonstrating the “International Social Manner” by using many vivid real life examples. 

The gatherings were very constructive in a way that good exchanges on university-industry collaborative proposals were carried out for a number of career-related and student projects namely Design Projects, Industrial Placement Scheme, Final Year Projects, 1-year Internship Program and Career Coaching.

“Nowadays soft skills of engineers is considered much more important than ever, which is a feedback we receive constantly from the industry,” Prof Pang explained the purpose of launching this series.

Nowadays in an interconnected world people of different national and cultural backgrounds come across others in both professional and casual situations, some people skills, which seem trivial, such as how you project your voice, when you should crack a joke to break the ice, or what words you use in your conversations, would however have a huge impact on how others perceive you. Prof Chow reiterated in the workshop that we must always respect others and know how to show our respect in a way that others feel comfortable with us.

This year, a total of 52 posters were submitted and presented, and seven were selected to receive the Best Presenter Awards according to topical track. The day rounded off with invaluable exchanges and conversations.