Engineering Students Awarded HKIE Scholarships
Three engineering students who received a Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) Scholarship in the past three academic years respectively were officially presented the scholarship at the HKIE Prize Presentation Ceremony cum New Members’ Reception on June 11, 2022.
The awardees are:
- 2021/2022: LAW Cheuk-Him (Class of 2024, BEng in Mechanical Engineering)
- 2020/2021: LIU Chi-Hin (Class of 2024, BEng in Computer Engineering and BBA in General Business Management)
- 2019/2020: Cindy Aiko Filbert TANAKA (Class of 2022, BEng in Chemical and Environmental Engineering)
The HKIE Scholarship scheme aims to recognize the academic achievements of outstanding full-time engineering undergraduate students. Each year, the scholarship is awarded to three students who major in HKIE-accredited engineering programs in any local university.
Selection criteria include academic results at university, enthusiasm in becoming an engineer, and leadership ability demonstrated in extra-curricular activities and community service.
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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.
