CPEG undergraduate received 6-year Full Scholarship from Carnegie Mellon University
Kino LIN Jialiu (BEng (CPEG) Year-3) received a full scholarship in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Pittsburgh PA. Graduate studies in Computer Science in CMU was ranked No. 1 in the US by the U.S. News & World Report's Graduate Ranking 2008. The scholarship will cover her six-year study for a PhD degree in the world-leading research university.
"Certainly HKUST and CPEG have given me a lot of opportunities and exposure in the field of computer engineering. The curriculum of CPEG covers a broad and well-integrated background of software and hardware, laboratory work and research training. Students can really explore their potentials and interests in the field," Kino said. She is also grateful to Prof Gary Chan, CPEG Program Director, who gave her invaluable advice on her application for graduate studies.
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019. Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.
