Teaching in Engineering Education

Internship and Industrial Placement

Please cite as follows: Chan, CKY (2015). "Internship and Industrial Placement", Engineering Education Enhancement and Research Asia (E3R Asia).

Companies Organizing Internship or Industrial Placement

At The University of Hong Kong (HKU), local companies that organize internships or placements for engineering students include HSBC (HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited, n.d), CLP Power Hong Kong Limited (CLP Power Hong Kong Limited, n.d.), Hong Kong Electric, the Civil Engineering and Development Department and Electrical & Mechanical Services Department of the HKSAR government. Besides local companies, an overseas joint internship (Boeing-Cathay Pacific Engineering Internship Programme) (HKU’s Faculty of Engineering, 2011), which is organized by Boeing and Cathay Pacific Airways, is offered for engineering students to intern in Seattle.

References:

CLP Power Hong Kong Limited. (n.d.). Training and internship programme. Retrieved from https://www.clp.com.hk/ourcompany/careers/studentsandgraduates/
clpinternshipprogramme/Pages/clpinternshipprogramme.aspx
HKU’s Faculty of Engineering. (2011). Faculty of engineering newsletter. Retrieved from http://engg.hku.hk/home/newsletters/N201105.PDF
HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings Limited. (n.d.). Summer internship programme. Retrieved from http://www.hsbc.com.hk/1/2/inah/careers/programmes/summer