Q1. Can I choose which competition / industrial project to join?
If you are a freshman without much experience, we recommend you to join our MATE ROV or SAUVC competitions in the 1st year to learn the basics of mechanical design, electronics, and programming. As you gain more experience, we may invite you to join our industrial project team to contribute to real industry. However, joining our team requires passing our comprehensive training series and interview sessions, and we are looking forward to having you join our family this year!
Q2. What are the requirements of recruitment? Is EEC very demanding on my experiences and skills?
In our teams, we value passion and self-motivation. If you are passionate and self-motivated, you can spend more time learning by doing, which helps you develop your skills and gain experience. To help you kick start, we will provide necessary training workshops for all new members. Whenever you encounter problems, our senior members and instructors are happy to help!
Q3. Can I join EEC if I am not even an Engineering Student?
We do not restrict students selection by their backgrounds, we have Electrical Engineering students working as Mechanical Engineers, Computer Science students in the marketing department, and some students contributing to both the mechanical department and the electronic department. As long as you are passionate and willing to spend time here, there is no limitation for you!
For the MATE ROV competition we have an entire team for presentation, sponsorship-seeking, marketing display and promotion of EEC. We believe there must be an interesting role for you to contribute and learn!
Q4. Is it difficult to pass the interview and selection process?
The main objective of the interview is to select a group of new members who can contribute to the team positively. We will provide all the interviewing questions beforehand, so you have enough time to prepare. Some of the questions will be related to the actual competition tasks, giving you a real taste of what it’s like to be part of the underwater robotic team. Normally, most students pass the interview.
Q5. Will joining EEC significantly increase my workload and lead to a low GPA?
Knowing that there is no free lunch in the real world, if you want to gain more practical experience, you will have to spend more time out of class hours. However, after joining us, you will know that you are not alone. A lot of our senior members have already gone through the same route as you, we are all happy to share our experiences and knowledge with you, and hence achieving both good academic and competition results! (We have a few members with 1st Honors here~) You can consider participating in our training workshop and mini-competitions to get a taste of how interesting and exciting we are before deciding whether to join us. Don't worry, we don't pressure anyone to stay or do tasks unwillingly! You can even quit any part of the recruitment process if you wish. We believe that you must be able to enjoy a fulfilling PolyU life in EEC!
Q6.What if I missed the training and interview sessions but I'd still want to join EEC?
Some of our members joined us in the middle of the year, they have proven to be an important team members for PolyU Underwater Robotic Team! However, you may have to spend more time to chase after our work schedules and pick up the training knowledge by yourselves. If you are passionate and hardworking, we believe your participation would contribute to our next success in our next competitions!
