Placement and Internship Programme (PIP)

The Placement and Internship Programme (PIP) is initiated by the Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and dedicated to connecting the industrial partners to engineering students through providing job opportunities and resources. The employers may register through the PIP for making job announcements and hosting recruitment events. PIP provides the most effective platform for the employers to reach out to our engineering students as their future employees.

How employers may benefit from PIP?

Bring New Ideas into Your Company

Equipped with knowledge in latest technologies, our engineering students can bring fresh ideas and new perspectives into your workplace.

Develop Your Ideas in the University

Propose your research ideas to PIP and let it be developed by selected final year students under the supervision of CUHK Professors who have expert knowledge extensive experience in that particular area.

Stay Ahead of the Competition

By joining PIP, your company can easily stay ahead in the competition for human resources with other corporations. Reach the top notch students including the elite students from local Hong Kong, Mainland China and worldwide before your competitors do.

What types of jobs covered by PIP?

Graduate Employment are for the recruitment of graduates only. Year 3 or final year students who are interested in the job posting, please submit their applications to the company directly.

Work Study Programme are designated for students who have completed the penultimate year of study and are interested to take a gap year for engaging in a one-year internship.

A student taking the work study programme will involve in a supervised training in the participating company normally for 12 months. The training normally commences in May/June, right after the completion of the penultimate year of study. The company will provide a structured training programme, with proper supervision, by which the student can acquire a wide range of skills and be well exposed to practical working environment. 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.

A student participating in the work-study programme must seek prior approval from the major department if he/she wishes to resign from the work-study company. Otherwise, a remark of "did not complete the work-study programme / internship programme" will be recorded on the student's academic transcript.

Special Notes on Work-Study Programme

Summer Internship provides the opportunities for students to engage in a full-time job in the summer term, which spans from mid-May to end of August. Students who are interested in applying for summer internships have to submit their applications to the company directly.

During the period, students are employed as temporary employees with an employment contract complying with the relevant labour ordinance of the HKSAR and that of the PRC if students are required to work in the Mainland. Usually companies would assign duties related to the students' fields of study. If the project duration spans over the summer period and the students would like to continue the work, they can discuss with professors and arrange to continue the work as their final year projects subject to approval of their departments.

Internship (Others) (non-summer period) are for the recruitment of students to work in a period outside the summer term. Students who are interested in this kind of jobs have to submit their applications to the company directly. While full-time students are not expected to take full-time jobs during the regular term time, students taking up such internship should get approval from their department before signing the employment contract.

Part-time Jobs recruitment advertisements are also available on the PIP web. Students who are interested in hunting part-time jobs have to submit their applications to the company directly.

Posting a Job or Internship

Employers intended to post a job or internship on the PIP platform should first create a company account with us, where they will be asked to provide information about the services, products or accomplishments of the company.

Upon the creation of a company account, employers may start posting a new job by inputting the details of the job, which may include specific examples of the type of work involved for the internship or job, the competencies or skill sets required for each position, etc. All postings would be reviewed and approved by staff within two working days.
For details please refer to our step-by-step User Guide for Company or contact us if there is any query.

More about our Students

Companies that have joined PIP are welcome to post job advertisement to recruit our graduates, who will be available to work as early as May. Every year, the six departments of Faculty of Engineering, CUHK trains over 500 students for different engineering disciplines. The following are the six engineering departments at CUHK:

Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical engineering is a growing industry with a strong career outlook, even at times of global economic recession. The demand for skilled BM engineers, working alongside with physicians and therapists, is projected to rise as the healthcare field continues its rapid growth and the roles of technology in diagnostic, therapeutic and research activities continue to expand.
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Computer Science and Engineering

Students learn about software engineering, computer networking, internet, databases, computer security, information systems, multimedia technologies, programming languages (such as JAVA and C++), artificial intelligence, computer-aided design, and digital hardware technologies. The Computer Science programme focuses on the software aspects of information technologies, with emphasis on designs and applications of information systems, internet, multimedia, databases, graphics and intelligent systems. The Computer Engineering programme focuses on the hardware aspects and system integration, with emphasis on microprocessor systems, computer interfacing, VLSI design and CAD.
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Electronic Engineering

The programme covers circuit theory, signal analysis and processing, computer architecture, integrated circuits, communications, opto-electronics, and semiconductors. There are areas of specialization in biomedical engineering, audio, video and image processing, wireless communication, optical fibres, nano-technology, and IC design. The curriculum emphasizes integrated hardware and software design.
Department Website

Information Engineering

Information Engineering is important to three fast growing industries- telecommunication, internet and information processing. Students will learn professional knowledge in areas like communication systems, networking, and software engineering.
Department Website

Mechanical and Automation Engineering

This is an inter-disciplinary programme which combines electronics, mechanical and computer engineering. It includes subjects like robotics, sensors and actuators, control, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), smart materials and structure, computer-aided design, fuzzy logic, and artificial neutral networks.
Department Website

Systems Engineering & Engineering Management

The programme offers intensive training in information systems, decision sciences, technology management and entrepreneurship. There are elective courses in focal areas like e-commerce systems, financial engineering, information systems, and logistics & supply chain management.
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