Our Students
The Department has
- 3 Undergraduate programmes: BEng(Computer Science), BASc(Financial Technology), and BEng(Data Science & Engineering);
- 5 taught Master programmes: MSc(Computer Science), MSc(Electronic Commerce & Internet Computing), MSc(Financial Technology & Data Analytics), Master of Data Science, and MSc(Artificial Intelligence);
Here is the approximate student population:
| Curriculum | Size | 2022-23 Estimated Graduates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduates | >600 | ~150 | CS – 380, FinTech – 160, DS&E† - 80 |
| Master | >700 | ~500 | CS – 380, ECIC – 100, FTDA – 100, AI – 100, DS – 100 |
† The Department admitted the first DS&E cohort in 2022-23.
Graduate Opportunities
If your company has job opportunities for our HKUCS graduates, you can provide job information to us via our online Job Posting Form. Our Department maintains a career Job Portal for our students and graduates to look for job opportunities.
Internship Opportunities
We welcome companies, organizations, and industrial partners/sponsors to recruit our students for summer or one-year internships. Your company can provide job information to us via our online Job Posting Form, we shall advertise the openings to our students via the internal Job Portal.
Students from the BEng(Computer Science) and BEng(Data Science & Engineering) are required to undergo Industrial Training to gain working experience in their field of study before graduation. Although it is not a requirement for BASc(Financial Technology) stream, our FinTech students are eager to gain real-world experience as a complement to their learning and academic training of the programme. Students are expected to take up internships that are related to the field of IT, Data Science, and FinTech; and interns must work under the supervision of experienced professionals and preferably with technical duties in their internship role.
There are two forms of internship for satisfying the BEng Internship requirement. However, the full-time and minimum duration requirements do not apply to FinTech students.
Summer Internship
BEng students are required to spend a minimum of four weeks of professional industrial training in a full-time position during the summer break after completed their third year of studies.
Integrated Study-Work Programme (half-year to 1-year Internship)
BEng students may opt to join the Integrated Study-Work programme by taking a 6- to 14- month internship in a full-time position after completed their third year of studies.
Employer's Assessment and Feedback Form
As an assessment of the Industrial Training for BEng programmes, industrial supervisor of the host organization is requested to make an evaluation of the intern's experience and performance at the end of the internship by completing the Assessment and Feedback Form
Download Feedback Form [ Word | PDF ]
Job Postings
Please click “here” to complete and submit the online Job Posting Form for recruiting CS students or graduates.
Please note that we will review the posts before advertising them to our students.
Contact Information
Enquiries: recruit_students@cs.hku.hk
Industrial Training Coordinator:
Prof. Anthony Tam
Email: atctam@cs.hku.hk
Phone: 2859 7073