Student Development
To enhance our students’ learning experience, we have different initiatives and facilities to help with student’s academic, career and personal development, within and outside programmes and courses.
Student Exchange Programme
Many students like to join the exchange programmes offered by the College of Business, for 1 or 2 semesters. Students have become more mature and independent, as well as confident to work with others and have improved language skills. We provide subsidies to outstanding students. Click here to find out more.
Internship
Apart from the credit-bearing course CB3800 Business Practice Internship offered by the College of Business, students have opportunities to take part in the Departmental Internship Programme organized by the External Affairs Unit as well. We liaise with local, mainland and overseas companies that offer internships and students may apply for job placements during term time (part-time placements) and school breaks (full-time summer and winter internships). Click here to find out more.
EF Executive Mentoring Programme
The programme aims to familiarize students with the professional life of industry practitioners in the business, economic and financial sectors. Through this programme, student mentees will gain more industry information and seek career advice from the executive mentors. In addition, the programme will help build a stronger alumni network among our current students, alumni and the Department.
Facilities
The Department was established to educate students in the concepts and applications of economics and finance. We adopt and adapt state-of-the-art technologies to enhance our student’s learning experience. The Department runs two laboratories - Financial Computing Laboratory and CityUHK Experimental Economics Laboratory - to support student learning.
EF’s Co-curricular activities
Professional Seminar series
Top experienced professionals from the business and financial sector are invited to present seminars to students at CityU. Students are strongly encouraged to attend the professional seminar series. Students and graduates have in the past mentioned that they have gained significantly from these professional seminars. Students who attend future professional seminars are expected to gain valuable insight into industry practice, obtain updates on latest developments in the financial industry, and know the latest skills required to succeed in their respective careers. For upcoming professional seminars, please visit the Professional Seminar series (https://www.cb.cityu.edu.hk/ef/seminar/). Please note that the BEST seminar series that the Department had organized in the past has been renamed as the Professional Seminar series.
Competitions
The CFA Institute Investment Research Challenge
The CFA Institute in collaboration with the Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts organizes the CFA Institute Inter-University Investment Research Challenge. The Department selects a team of students to represent CityU in this annual competition. Further details on the upcoming competition will be released to students via emails.
The SCMP-IFPHK Financial Planner Awards
The South China Morning Post and the Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong organize the SCMP-IFPHK Financial Planner Awards (University Category). Further details on the upcoming competition will be released to students via emails. For more information, please visit http://www.ifphk.org/.
Rotman International Trading Competition
The Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC) is an annual event that brings teams of students and their faculty advisors from universities worldwide to participate in a unique 3-day simulated market challenge at University of Toronto in Canada. Teams are invited to participate in various activities including electronic and outcry trading cases, seminars with industry practitioners, and social events with their fellow competitors from around the world.
For more details, please visit http://ritc.rotman.utoronto.ca/
Inter-University Algo Trading Contest
The contest invites students from renowned universities in Hong Kong and Mainland China to create and test the algo trading strategies. It serves as an ideal platform to transfer industry knowledge and skills to university students. It was initiated with the vision to identify and nurture algo trading talents at top universities; create a platform to access real life trading; and provide top performers with potential career opportunities / startup capital.
For more details, please visit http://algocontest.cashalgo.com/
Hong Kong Undergraduate Financial Planners of the Year Award
The competition is open to full-time undergraduate students in Hong Kong and Macau. Organized by the Society of Registered Financial Planners, the competition aims to raise the awareness of financial planning among students and to equip them with adequate preparation for a career in the financial planning industry. For more details, please visit http://www.hkrfp.org/?page_id=37
Summer Programmes
EF organizes the Summer Learning Programme in Laos with the support of the National University of Laos (NUOL). The 4-week programme aims to offer students opportunities to look into the business environment of Laos and its prospects under China’s One-belt-one-road initiative.
The College of Business also offers Study/Work Abroad summer programmes. For details, please visit https://www.cb.cityu.edu.hk/exchange/cityu_student/?level=summer#sep12