Program Overview

Program Overview

The Electronic and Electrical Engineering (ELEL) major aims to provide students with a solid education in advanced electronic and electrical technologies. Students will be exposed to the latest developments in wireless communications and data technology, microwave, terahertz and optical technologies, photonic, electronic, and sensor devices, smart control and electrical power systems, and bioelectronics & bioinformatics.

Major Educational Objectives

The Major Educational Objectives of ELEL major are to:

1. Provide graduates with a solid education in electronic and electrical engineering and tools that will enable them to identify and solve related engineering problems.
2. Provide graduates with the ability and vision that will enable them to become independent life‐long learners in nowadays rapidly changing knowledge-based economy.
3. Provide graduates with a solid foundation in electronic and electrical engineering tools that will enable them to pursue postgraduate studies in related engineering or their chosen field of interest.
4. Provide graduates with the basic skills to communicate and lead effectively and to be able to work independently as well as collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams.
5. Provide graduates with a broad-based education that will prepare them to work with high standards of ethical conduct and societal responsibilities.

Career Prospect

To maintain Hong Kong's competitiveness, the Government has taken steps to boost technology-based high-value-added services and industries. Electronic and electrical technologies are among the areas identified for focused support. Even in the banking, finance and business sectors, personnel with a solid background in technology are in great demand in this increasingly complex technological age.

Our Graduates

• Premier Employers: Government/ Government-related Organizations/ Utilities, Engineering/ Technology, Finance/ Banking, Transportation and Logistics
• Job Nature of Graduates: Telecommunication Engineer, Electronic/ Electrical Engineer, Product and System Developer/ Administrator, Hardware/ Software/ Network Engineer, IT Service/Developer, Production and Manufacturing, Sales and Marketing, Research and Development, etc.
• Graduate Employment Survey 2023: The survey shows that 89% of the BEngECE graduates were engaged before the cut-off date, with 59% in the job market and 30% in full-time postgraduate studies.

Professional Recognition

The major has been accredited by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, one of the educational requirements for obtaining Charter status. Based on the Washington Accord, graduates will receive reciprocal recognition from equivalent bodies in Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Costa Rica, Hong Kong-China, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.