Electronic Engineering The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Overview

Graduates of the Electronic Engineering programme from The Chinese University of Hong Kong pursue successful careers in a wide range of high-tech industries and business sectors, including telecommunications, computer hardware, information technology, e-commerce, technology services, industrial manufacturing, and product design and development. Some of the graduates also choose to pursue postgraduate studies in local or overseas institutions, such as Stanford University.

Key facts:

The Department of Electronic Engineering was established in 1970 by the late Professor Charles Kao, former vice-chancellor of CUHK and a 2009 Nobel Laureate, who pioneered the use of optical fibre in communications. Our mission is to educate students to enhance their potential to become global leaders in electronic engineering and instil in them the desire to pursue knowledge and take electronic engineering into the future. This includes hardware, software and design aspects of electronics as the core, ranging from materials, devices and circuits to systems and their applications, for the betterment of humanity. The courses on offer are designed to convey both theoretical and practical knowledge and provide balanced training in both hardware and software skills.

Some of the graduates also choose to pursue postgraduate studies in local or overseas institutions, such as Stanford University.

• Electronics and Electrical Engineering Industry: 42%

• Commercial and Professional Services: 32%

• Architecture, Surveying and Construction: 11%

• Mechanical and Industrial Engineering: 5%

• Education and Others: 10%