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Update on the Student Project Laboratory

We are pleased to inform you the following new development of the Student Project Laboratory (Room QT004b):   Additional 18 more computers are setup at the lab. A total of 38 workstations are now available for student’s usage. To better facilitate the online teaching, all PCs at the lab are available to be remotely controlled off campus by students during lab closing hours. Computer reservation is also available for students who requires to use the software off campus (i.e. students overseas) during lab opening hours or requires continuous PC usage (i.e. FYP students).   The Student Project Laboratory is equipped with all the computing needs required to support the coursework of the Air Transport Engineering and the Aviation Engineering Programmes.

Retitled as Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering

We are pleased to let you know that our division will be retitled as Department of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering (航空及民航工程學系) with effective from April 1, 2021. This will enable the department to be more prominent in the Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering research and education in HK. AAE will continue its effort in fostering interdisciplinary collaborations and developing its programmes to achieve excellence.

AAE Graduates on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

AE and ATE UG and ME RPg graduates formed a team, FJ005, to joined a start-up competition, the Hong Kong Techathon 2021, with the topic of indoor visual positioning system for IoT applications and won the champion in the Smart City Division. Out of all the divisions, there are only two teams from PolyU won the championship and the AAE team is one of them.     Hong Kong Techathon is a competition for programmers, engineers, designers, marketers, and entrepreneurs to present their business solution ideas and prototypes. Competitors of over a hundred groups from different universities pitched for seed fund and incubation support. This year provides one-week online workshops and programmes (2-9 January2021) guiding participants to brainstorm new business solutions and presenting their ideas to renowned academic and industrial panellists. 

AAE Undergraduate Student is awarded the Outstanding Student Award of Faculty of Engineering 2020

Mr SIN Ka Yin, a fourth-year undergraduate studying Aviation Engineering at the Interdisciplinary Division of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering (AAE), is awarded the “Outstanding Student Award of Faculty of Engineering 2020”. Each year, PolyU presents the Outstanding Student Awards to students who excelled in both academic and non-academic pursuits during their studies.  Under the Award Scheme, each academic department under the purview of a faculty will select an excellent student to receive the “Outstanding Student Award of Department” and the same student is to compete with the other departmental awardees of the same faculty for the “Outstanding Student Award of Faculty”.  

CHE Ka Ho BEng (Hons) Aviation Engineering Year 4 student shares exchange experience in the Australia

Country: Australia Host Institution: Queensland University of Technology (QUT) "After participating in this exchange programme, I realized that I have grown up and had significant changes. The most obvious one is becoming more independent. In the past, I always rely on my parents. For example, they did most of the housework and prepared meals for me every day. Consequently, this exchange became a big challenge for me. I had to solve problems independently and took care of myself. When I went to Brisbane, I successfully managed to take a flight and located the accommodation independently. I also learned how to cook. At the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), I registered a few courses to study. It was a very tough period because I needed to spend extra time to learn and make up for the knowledge gaps. However, after my perseverance and attempts, I received excellent grades. I have dreamed of becoming a commercial airline pilot since Secondary 5. Therefore, I took a 3-week flight training in Australia, which is globally famous for pilot training. After the intensive training in the super-hot weather, I successfully completed solo (flying a circuit around the aerodrome without flight instructors) 5 times! In this experience, I am more affirmative that being a pilot is my dream. Besides, the flight instructors and students also shared how to be an airline pilot in their countries. I have a clearer picture of my goal and know more about the career path. After living in Australia for a few weeks, I found that people in Australia really focus on environmental greening and work-life balance. In Brisbane city, there are two large parks, a huge human-made beach and an observation wheel. People love going to the parks during lunch breaks for relaxation or having a night walk after dinner. They also enjoy organizing some family events in the parks on weekends. I like this lifestyle so much!"                   Visiting Brighton Beach in Melbourne                   Visiting 12 Apostle in Melbourne                 Hangout with new friends in a market in Brisbane  

YIU Chi Hao BEng (Hons) Aviation Engineering Year 4 student shares his exchange experience in the UK

Country: United Kingdom Host Institution: University of Surrey "This overseas learning experience was absolutely amazing and fruitful. It was my first time fully immersed myself in an English environment. It was difficult for me to understand the speech from professors and local people, as I am not familiar with the British accent and vocabulary. I got used to the British communication style and wordings soon afterward by actively speaking to others and learn modestly from my colleagues. Through this learning journey, I adapted to the new environment and vastly improved my English proficiency. Moreover, I equipped myself with much new knowledge. The final year courses I took were complicated and challenging, as there was a vast knowledge gap. I did not relax and undisciplined as an overseas exchange student, yet I worked very hard in all courses. I attended all the lectures/online classes throughout the entire learning experience and made an effort to revise the learning materials independently. I gained valuable personal growth in many ways. It shaped me into a highly competent teenager. My future career plan is to work in the aircraft maintenance sector, a management job in an airline, or any related civil aviation industry position. By studying in the UK, one of the leading countries in the aviation industry, I received many career advice from my colleagues. Besides, I had enrolled in a subject called “material selection in mechanical design”. It was sensationally exciting and useful to my capstone final-year project. It provided me many insights on material science and practical skills in screening suitable material for manufacturing a product. I also obtained inspiration to work in a foreign country. The welfare and work-life balance lifestyle are specifically attractive to me, like the British people strive for excellence while maintaining a healthy and happy lifestyle. They are also well educated, polite and extraordinary in social etiquette and norm. It impressed me a lot, and I definitely have to learn from them. Furthermore, the British food, architecture, clothing, and regional accents had amazed me on this trip."  

LIANG Shuxi BEng (Hons) Aviation Engineering alumna shares her exchange experiences in the UK

Miss LIANG Shuxi Country: United Kingdom Host Institution: University of Surrey "I have completed my exchange at the University of Surrey, where I gained much love and improvement. The University of Surrey is at Guildford, a very gorgeous and peaceful town near London. The University of Surrey has a relatively long history about its aerospace engineering. With the long-time development and good relationship with the Rolls Royce (the company with advanced technics about the turbine engine), a cooperate research centre is located in the University. What inspired me a lot is the high requirement and challenging assignment I met at the University of Surrey. In the engineering orientation, the program leader said that engineering students should always aim for perfection, which guarantees 100% safety and high quality of your product. I agreed with it entirely and will try my best to meet the requirement.  Additionally, my favorite professor in the exchanging semester insists that we should fully understand the basic formula in our field as an engineer. Thus, the exam is without a formula sheet and more emphasizes comprehension. I have gratitude for the professor’s high standards and help, even though the learning process is much more challenging. Life in a very typical British town is much different from that in Hong Kong. The living pace is relatively slow there, forcing you to truly immerse yourself in every minute of your life and challenge the time management skills. In Hong Kong, I am a person who never cooks in the hall. However, at the University of Surrey, I need to take care of myself and consider cooking dishes as most students do. I got the accommodation of a single room with nine flatmates from eight countries. Most of us are coming to exchange from different universities worldwide, which makes the similarities and differences. The cultural variety always attracts me a lot. It is lucky for me to meet those who are willing to share and take care of each other. The time we spent together was memorable.  In conclusion, the exchange is a life-long beneficial experience for me."  

TANG Yu BEng (Hons) Aviation Engineering Year 4 student shares his exchange experience in Canada

Mr. TANG Yu Country: Canada Host Institution: McGill University "It is my first time living in North America. These four months of exchange have taught me how to adapt to and embrace the various living environment. It is also an effective rehearsal for me if I plan to study or work in North America in the future.   During the McGill University study (McGill), I spent a very tough period getting used to the course content and making up the knowledge gap. Since I registered a graduate-level course and it was desperate at the beginning, I kept pushing myself, and it turned out that all the efforts were worth it! Meanwhile, it is always great to meet friends from the class, and they are surprisingly nice and enthusiastic. They helped me a lot to get myself involved in McGill’s studying life. We are still keeping in touch with each other after I return home.   Some of my friends are year 4 or graduate students. They shared with me their working experience in Canada and recommended some excellent companies in North America. I learned some potential career directions, which helped me to make a reasonable decision in the future.   In this exchange, I had a chance to explore a different society, life pace and routine. I became more extroverted and familiarized with their communication habits and wordings. Since I lived in Montreal, a French zone in Canada, I could taste both European and North American culture. I went to several church ceremonies, which were divine and impressive. Meanwhile, the music festival show was marvelous and intriguing, which gave me a significant relaxation. Most excitingly, I watched many sports matches that I might not see in Asia, such as ice hockey, American football and NBA.   This experience journey is unexpectedly fruitful and enjoyable. I feel delighted that I grew and equipped myself well there."

CHONG Man Ho BEng (Hons) Aviation Engineering Year 3 Student shares his exchange experiences in Switzerland

Mr. CHONG Man Ho Country: Switzerland Host Institution: Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) "During the exchange semester at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), it was delightful and delighted. I have never been to Switzerland before. It was my first time to visit a European country. I have seen some tourist spots, like Zurich’s Lindenhof, Zurich’s Limmat, Luzern, and Mount Pilatus. ZHAW has organized many events for the incoming exchange students. For example, an orientation day, campus tour, and a welcome party. At the events, I met many students from different countries, such as Korea, Thailand, and the United States. It was fun to chat with students from diverse backgrounds and cultures. They were very nice to share their life at home university and their family as well. During my study at ZHAW, I learned a lot of in-depth professional aviation knowledge, which helped improve my career prospects. The four subjects I took were practical and exciting. The teachers always interacted with the students, and the lessons were funny. Besides, my classmates were very kind as to give me a hand if I face any problems. They sometimes brought me to excellent restaurants, and I enjoyed the time with them. Winterthur is a town where I study in Switzerland. It is a clean, calm, and beautiful town. Looking at the scenery from my hostel’s balcony would make me smile. The pace in Winterthur is very relaxing and slow. Therefore, I enjoy the lifestyle in my town. The exchange semester is a memorable experience in my life so far. Traveling around Switzerland, I found that Switzerland has many beautiful views and buildings. You can broaden your horizons while traveling. It will give you an unforgettable experience in your university life. Thank you very much for giving me such a great opportunity to enjoy this study abroad period. I am looking forward to visiting Switzerland in the coming year again."  

Marcus LEE - BEng (Hons) Aviation Engineering Year 4 student was invited to share his exchange and international summer school experiences.

"What is the first thing that comes to your mind when talking about U-life? To me, overseas exchange is definitely the answer. During my journey to Australia, I travelled to Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast and many other places to explore the beauty of Australian culture. Apart from attending lectures, spending a day in art gallery and museum was a great way to enrich my understanding about this beautiful country. Such opportunity also allowed me to meet students from all over the world, immersing in a great cultural variation. Overall, it was the most precious experience in my life." Repost from PolyU UG Admissions and PolyU International Summer School