The College of Science and the Department offer work placement opportunities through 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 work 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 website. 

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

For details, please visit the University’s outbound exchange programme website and the Department of Chemistry's outbound exchange programme website.

Students admitted to the Department may participate in the Industrial Attachment Scheme (IAS). Problem-based learning is a student-centred approach to teaching and learning that helps students to improve their learning skills while the IAS allows students to receive training in genuine industrial work environments. The Department also offers Summer Research Scholarship Scheme, which pair students with staff research groups to promote a research culture among undergraduate students.