Our Work Study Programme (WSP) will be held in the summer of every year, in the belief that combining course work and industrial training will narrow the gap between academic training and practical training. Students can participate in the Work Study Program on a voluntary basis, one year before their final year of study. Each participant is required to spend about one year as a full-time employee in a selected local company, engaging in Information Technology, Telecommunications, and Application Services. During the one-year internship period, students will be employed as a contract staff of the company and entitled to a monthly salary and subjected to the protection of the labour ordinance of the HKSAR. The student will continue his/her final year of study after the internship.
Timeline
| Activities | Month of the Year |
|---|---|
| Recruitment Talk | January-April (during the 2nd semester) |
| Application Period | From January to May |
| Interviews | From January (after the application deadline) – June |
| Offers made by employers | From February – June |
| Employment Period | 12-15 months (the starting date can be immediately after the 2nd term course examinations) |
Application Procedure
- Job Application
Eligible students interested in WSP should navigate to https://pip.cintec.cuhk.edu.hk/web/ for new job advertisements. Select at most five companies from the website postings. Please carefully review the instructions and application methods on the job advertisements and submit your applications accordingly. - Call for Interview
Candidates may be invited for an interview arranged by the company he/she applied. - Accepting Offer
Selected students please inform/email IE General Office about your acceptance of an offer from the company. Our coordinator will advise you about the pertinent procedure on the application of Work Study Programme. Please note that once an offer is accepted, it is NOT RECOMMENDED to accept another one. - Suspension of Study from University
After providing all the required documents to IE General Office, we will issue an approval letter to the student and inform the Registration and Examination Section for the application of suspension of study during this period concerned.
Further details can be found at Special Notes on Work-Study Programme.
Enquiries
For other enquiries such as eligibility in applying the programme and application quota issue (for work study programme), please contact the department WS Programme Coordinator directly.
- WS Programme Director – Prof. Guoliang Xing glxing [at] ie.cuhk.edu.hk
- WS Programme Coordinator – Ms. Yoyo Chan sychan [at] ie.cuhk.edu.hk