The College of Science and Engineering and the Department offer work placement opportunities through different internship schemes that provide students with full-time job attachments to firms not only in Hong Kong, but also in the Pearl River Delta region and overseas. Through such placements, students will:

• Gain solid experience in a real-life working environment;
• Develop problem-solving abilities and interpersonal skills;
• Learn the right attitudes towards work and professionalism; and
• Broaden their experience and enhance their employability.

For details, please visit the College's Co-operative Education Centre website.

Furthermore, the Department, College and University offer opportunities for students to broaden their educational horizons, gain language experience and enhance their awareness of different cultures through over 110 credit-bearing exchange programmes with various partner institutions around the world including universities in Australia, Canada, Europe, the US and others in the Asia-Pacific region.

For details, please visit the University’s outbound exchange programme website.

The Department also organises out-of-classroom learning activities to broaden students’ learning interests. These include:

• The Project-Based Mentoring Scheme, which enables first-year students to carry out a group project of their choice while learning essential career-building skills in overseas locations such as Norway and Malaysia.
   
• The Industrial Attachment and Overseas Internship Schemes, which help students acquire work experience in various local, regional and international companies and organisations.
   
• Student Exchange Programmes, which provide students with opportunities to experience foreign cultures (via studying abroad) and enhance their intercultural and interpersonal skills.