Bulletin Summer 1975

Electronics—5-year Work-Study Programme The electronics industry in Hong Kong may conveniently be divided into two categories: the service industry and the manufacturing industry. The manufacturing industry covers mainly three areas of electronics: semiconductor devices, consumer products, and sub-systems. Each of these areas requires rather special training pertaining to its own manufacturing process which differs markedly from one to another. In view of the highly diversified nature of the electronics industry in Hong Kong, the Department of Electronics has decided to embark on a new, 5-year programme which combines course work and industrial training. The new programme was worked out with the cooperation of the Advisory Committee on Electronics of the University, which consists mainly of local prominent industrialists. The programme is primarily intended for students who wish to pursue a career in the electronics industry upon graduation. Field work starts in December of the third academic year. Students who opt for this programme will proceed according to the schedule shown below. Selection and Interviews Third-year 1 st term University 2nd term Industry Summer vacation (University: one minor) Fourth-year 1 st term University 2nd term Summer vacation Industry Fifth-year 1 st term 2nd term University Graduation The course work required for the 5-year programme is identical in all respects with that of the 4-year programme. The industrial training consists of two 9-month periods of work in industry during which the student receives a salary which is determined from time to time by the Advisory Committee on Electronics. The student's performance and progress are continuously monitored through the student's supervisors both in industry and University. A grade for this performance will be given in the student's transcript in consultation with the supervisor in industry. The programme will go a long way towards meeting the needs of the Hong Kong electronics industry. There is no doubt that the major undergraduate programme is of internationally accepted standard. As for the requirements of learned institutions, the B.Sc. degree in Electronics of this University is now recognised by the Institution of Electrical Engineers (lEE) and the Council of Engineering Institutions (CEI) for complete and automatic exemption from their current educational requirements. This means that all our Electronics graduates, including the first batch who obtained their degrees in 1974, are eligible to join the l EE as Associate Members and can obtain the Chartered Engineer status after practising as an electrical engineer for an appropriate period of time. Revision of the Mathematics Programme The emphasis of the Mathematics curriculum used to be on Analysis, Algebra and Topology, which constitute the basic training in Pure Mathematics. However, there is, in recent years, a much greater demand for Applicable Mathematicians than for those trained in the Pure branches of the subject. The University therefore decided to develop also the applied branches and revise the Mathematics curriculum by introducing such courses as Methods of Operations Research, Statistical Methods, Control Theory and Analysis of Numerical Methods. Mathematics students are encouraged to minor in Computer Science, so that they will also be equipped for careers in commerce and industry. Research on Chinese Medicine This University has encouraged research in Chinese culture not only in the humanities and social sciences but also in the natural sciences. Within the last three years, science teachers have initiated various research projects on Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine has behind it long years of clinical application, and it befits members of The Chinese University to explore its depths and contribute to its development as part of the University's endeavour towards the enrichment of Chinese culture and the synthesis of Chinese and Western cultures. 5