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Question: When is the deadline for application?

Answer:

Main Round: 1 December 2021
Clearing Round: 31 March 2022
(Applications in Clearing Round will only be considered subject to availability of places.)

Early applications will be under our first-tier consideration. For truly outstanding candidates, exceptional early or late offers would be possible. Applicants should ensure all application materials arrive at the department office before the respective application deadlines to ensure sufficient time for validation and processing of their documents.

**To be considered for interview in early December, please submit the application materials as early as possible and preferably by 15 November 2021. Shortlisted applicants will be informed by email in due course.**

Candidates who consider themselves outstanding and are interested in CUHK electronic engineering research are encouraged to apply for the CUHK EE PhD programme and the HKPFS jointly. The application deadline of the HKPFS is 1 December 2021 at Hong Kong Time 12:00:00 (GMT +8 hours). Please visit https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/scholarships-fees/hkpfs for more details.

**To be considered for HKPFS or main round admission, all required documents should reach our Division by 1 December 2021.**

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Question: Where can I submit online application?

Answer:

Online application is available at https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/admissions/how-to-apply.

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Question: What materials need to be included in my application?

Answer:

First, please visit the URL http://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/ and read carefully the university's general guidelines. For all applicants of PhD and MPhil in Electronic Engineering, a valid application should normally contain the following items:

Mandatory:

• Complete online application
• Application fee
• One photocopy of your HKID card or other identity document as given in the Application Form
• Original official transcripts of all tertiary level studies (with a complete record of courses attended and examination results)
• Original certification letter of GPA or average score and explanation notes of the grading schemes (成績等級與績點換算關係表) issued by the University (if not attached to the official transcript)
• Original official ranking certificate issued by the University (if available)
• Copies of Degree Certificate (學士學位証書) (for degree holder only)
• Copies of Academic Credential (畢業証書) (for holders of academic qualifications from Mainland China)
• Copies of certificates of academic/professional qualifications (if available), may include university certificates of graduation, examination certificates and proof of other qualifications.
• Online Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate (教育部學歷證書電子註冊備案表) issued by the CHESICC (學信網) (for applicants who obtained degrees from universities in Mainland China)
• Assessment report from the HKCAAVQ (if necessary)
• Original valid official score report of TOEFL (University’s institution code: 0812)/IELTS (Academic)/GMAT (Verbal) sent directly from the test organization to the University (HKPFS only accepts score report of TOEFL or IELTS (Academic))
• Invite TWO referees to complete the Confidential Recommendations Report
• Brief Curriculum Vitae
• Research / purpose statement (about 600 - 800 words in English, compulsory for PhD application)
• An information sheet to be filled in. It is a standard format specified by our department which essentially summarizes the personal information and academic qualification. It can be downloaded from here (doc format).

Optional materials:

• Personal statement
• Copies or abstracts of published papers or research project reports
• Copies of certificates of awards or prizes

Remarks

CUHK qualifications (Bachelor’s or higher degrees):

• Photocopies of transcripts issued by CUHK are accepted (not applicable to CUHK (Shenzhen) qualifications). However, the University reserves the right to require applicants to submit original transcripts.
• Applicants should first download the Transcript Submission Covering Sheet and attach it to the transcript copy. Please send the transcript copy to the relevant Graduate Division directly.

Other qualifications:

• Photocopies will NOT be accepted. Applicants should download the Transcript Submission Covering Sheet and send it to the issuing universities to apply for official transcripts. Official transcripts should be sent directly to relevant Graduate Division in a sealed envelope from the issuing university.
• Certificates and transcripts, which are not in English or Chinese, should be accompanied by an official certified translation in English.
• Some universities may only issue electronic official transcripts to other institutions. In that event, official electronic transcripts should be sent to relevant Graduate Division directly from the issuing university.
• Applicants who obtained degrees from universities in Mainland China are required to provide an Online Verification Report of Higher Education Qualification Certificate (教育部學歷證書電子註冊備案表) issued by the CHESICC (學信網) together with other supporting documents. Please refer to the information on the official website of the CHESICC at https://www.chsi.com.cn/xlcx/en/brief.jsp (English) and https://www.chsi.com.cn/xlcx/bgys.jsp (Chinese). Certificates and transcripts, which are not in English or Chinese, should be accompanied by an official certified translation in English.
• Applicants with degrees awarded by overseas universities by distance learning or by completing a curriculum of short duration may be required to provide assessment report from the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) on the level of qualification obtained. Applicants will be notified by the Graduate Division concerned separately.
• The certified true copy must be issued by the official organization or relevant test organization. The University may require applicants to provide the original documents for verification.
• The University may require applicants to provide verification reports of the qualification obtained (e.g., verification report issued by the China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center). Applicants will be notified by the Graduate Division concerned/Graduate School separately.

Proof of English Language proficiency

• A copy of graduation certificate issued by a university in Hong Kong; or
• A certifying letter issued by the Registry of the university confirming the medium of instruction of your degree programme was English; or
• TOEFL and IELTS are considered valid for two years from the test date. GMAT is considered valid for five years from the test date. (The official score report should be sent directly from the test organization to the University)
• Applicants for the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS) are required to submit score reports of TOEFL / IELTS (Academic). GMAT result is not accepted.

 

Applicants are required to send in the hardcopy of supporting documents to the Division by the application deadline. Otherwise, the applications may not be further processed.

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Question: How can I pay the application fee?

Answer:

The application fee is 300 Hong Kong dollars for both MPhil and PhD streams. You can pay by credit card.

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Question: How can I apply for the financial assistance?

Answer:

Postgraduate Studentship (PGS) is a form of financial assistance provided to full-time PhD and MPhil students. All students, once admitted, will automatically be awarded PGS. Students do NOT need to make a separate application. The monthly stipend for Postgraduate Studentship is around HK$18,025 ~ HK$18,525 for academic year 2021-22. This amount is sufficient enough to cover the tuition fee and basic living expenses during the study.

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Question: What are the requirements on English proficiency?

Answer:

All students should fulfil the English Language Proficiency Requirement prescribed by Graduate School before they are admitted.

Please refer to the Graduate School website for the information of English Language Requirements for Admission:
https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/admissions/requirements#english-language-requirements-for-admission

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Question: Should I have a GRE?

Answer:

GRE is highly recommended, but not compulsory. It may be used as a good reference.

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Question: How will my application be processed?

Answer:

First of all, we will check whether your application is complete and valid. That is, it must contain all required materials.
An incomplete application will normally not be considered.
A valid application will go through a preliminary assessment by all academic staff in our department, based on which we will decide whether the applicant should be invited for an interview.

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Question: Will there be an interview for every candidate?

Answer:

Only some of the candidates will be selected for interview.

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Question: How will the interview be arranged for applicants outside Hong Kong?

Answer:

In principle interview is a necessary process for each admitted applicant. For applicants in Mainland China, we will arrange interviews in Shenzhen. You need to make your own travel arrangement to attend the interview. For overseas applicants, sometimes there is special arrangement, e.g. video conference interview. But whenever possible, we require the applicant to attend face-to-face interview.

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Question: When will the interviews be held?

Answer:

The admission schedule may be different from year to year. Mostly, the interview will be arranged from December. Only selected candidates will be invited to attend the interview.

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Question: What if I can't attend the interview?

Answer:

Normally if you are invited to an interview but fail to attend, you must give very good reasons. Otherwise, your application will be given lower priority than those we know better via the interview.

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Question: When and how will I be informed of the result of my application?

Answer:

We will try to let you know the result as soon as possible. Normally it will be within 3 to 4 weeks after the interview. However, in some cases, the decision may be made at a fairly late stage, for example, in April or May. Please note that an official admission offer must be issued only by the department or the graduate school.

• For applicants who apply for PhD programmes through HKPFS, Research Grants Council will announce results by late March.
• For applicants who apply for MPhil/PhD or taught postgraduate programmes directly with the University (i.e. non-HKPFS applicants), you may login the Application for Admission to Postgraduate Programmes and check your application results in the section of "View Application Result". (link: https://www.gradsch.cuhk.edu.hk/OnlineApp/login.aspx)
• Applicants who do not receive notification by early September can assume their applications have been unsuccessful. No written notification will be sent to unsuccessful applicants.

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Question: What are the most important considerations for admission?

Answer:

We emphasize on the capability and potential of the candidates in doing high-quality and independent research work. While this can be seen from your previous academic records (i.e. transcripts), your performance during the interview is also important. To demonstrate your research capability, you may wish to provide us with research papers or reports authored by you. Your skill in technical presentation is another important factor.

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Question: Can I have any advice on how to prepare a good application?

Answer:

• Focus on aspects that are related to your academic performance at university level or above. It may not be wise to spend a lot of time describing how good you were in the primary and secondary school.
• Avoid writing lengthy description about yourself. Highlight a few important points that can impress people.
• If you have many award certificates to show us, select only the most important ones. Otherwise, they may be confusing
• You are highly recommended to contact the teaching staff whose research area is most interesting to you. This may help you to acquire more useful information and to form a decent study plan.

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Question: What should be included in the Research/purpose statement?

Answer:

In the research/purpose statement, please state your true feeling in your own words why you need to have this graduate study opportunity in relation to your life and career objectives, why the research area and topic that you have chosen, and why in the Department of Electronic Engineering at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. If you have formal research experience or if you have some very good ideas about your future research project, please also provide a concise research proposal to present your ideas on this intended research project. Copying from templates or samples downloaded from the Internet is very negative to your application portfolio and is therefore strongly recommended against.

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Question: What if I still have questions after reading the above?

Answer:

Please mail to: Email住址會使用灌水程式保護機制。你需要啟動Javascript才能觀看它 for more information.

每位修讀哲學碩士或哲學博士學位課程的研究生必須完成由本學系提供的研究生課程科目，以及研究生導師或本學部主任規定的其他學部開設的研究生課程科目。哲學碩士研究生必須修讀最少12學分，哲學博士必須修讀最少21學分，包括最少一門工程學院核心科目並取得B級或以上的成績。

下表列出了電子工程學系的研究生課程科目。每年大約開設6科。同學可在研究生院網頁上查閱最新的教學時間表(http://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/page/TeachingTimetable)

科目編號	科目名稱	學分
ELEG5020	集成電路與系統高級專題	3
ELEG5030	無線通信高級專題	3
ELEG5040	信號處理高級專題	3
ELEG5050	固態技術高級專題	3
ELEG5060	應用泛函分析與逼近理論	3
ELEG5280	模數專用集成電路設計	3
ELEG5301	光子集成電路	3
ELEG5491	深度學習簡介	3
ELEG5502	視頻編碼技術	3
ELEG5520	光電子學高級專題	3
ELEG5550	微納加工實驗室	3
ELEG5600	Advanced Perception for Intelligent Robotics	3
ELEG5723	CMOS模擬集成電路設計	3
ELEG5726	電源管理技術	3
ELEG5732	射頻電路與系統	3
ELEG5753	柔性電子與天陽能電池技術	3
ELEG5754	固態傳感器與照明系統	3
ELEG5755	光通信與互連	3

“工程學院核心科目列表”

課程編號	匹配課程	課程名稱
ENGG 5101	CNEG 5410	高級計算機體系結構
ENGG 5103	CSCI 5180	數據挖掘技術
ENGG 5104	CSCI 5280	圖像處理與計算機視覺
ENGG 5105	CSCI 5470	計算機與網絡安全
ENGG 5106	CSCI 5250	信息檢索與搜索引擎
ENGG 5108	--	大數據分析
ENGG 5189	CSCI 6200	高級人工智能
ENGG 5202	ELEG 5503	模式識別
ENGG 5281	ELEG 5205	高級微波工程
ENGG 5282	ELEG 5500	納米電子學
ENGG 5291	ELEG 5610	光纖：原理與技術
ENGG 5301	IERG 5154	信息論
ENGG 5302	IERG 5300	隨機過程
ENGG 5303	IERG 6270	高級無線通信
ENGG 5383	IERG 5240	應用密碼學
ENGG 5392	IERG 5040	光波系統技術
ENGG 5402	MAEG 5010	高級機器人
ENGG 5403	MAEG 5020	線性系統理論與設計
ENGG 5404	MAEG 5050 / BMEG 5120	微加工與微機電系統
ENGG 5405	MAEG 5100	工程設計理論
ENGG 5501	SEEM 5520	優化基礎
ENGG 5601	BMEG 5150	生物力學與生物材料原理
ENGG 5781	--	矩陣分析與計算

*每年將就學科名單進行檢討

問題：申請何時截止？

回答：

首輪申請截止日期：2021年12月1日
次輪申請截止日期：2022年3月1日

如若希望在首輪甄選獲考慮，申請人須於入學前一年的12月1日或以前提交申請。提早提交的申請將獲優先考慮，我們建議申請人盡快提交申請材料，以便相關人員審核。視乎收生名額，我們亦可能會考慮於2022年3月1日或以前提交的次輪申請。

如報讀的申請人成績優秀及表現出眾，有機會在首輪甄選以外較早或較晚時間獲得取錄，申請人可同時申請香港博士研究生獎學金計劃，該項目提供高額獎學金及會議及研究活動交通津貼予獲獎的博士研究生。詳情請參閱 https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/scholarships-fees/hkpfs。

**如希望取得12月初的面試機會，請盡可能於2021年11月15 日前把申請文件送抵本學部。被邀請參加面試的申請人會獲得面試通知。**

**如希望申請「香港博士研究生獎學金計劃(HKPFS)」或在首輪甄選獲考慮，申請文件需於2021年12月1 日或以前送抵本學部。**

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問題：我可以怎樣索取申請表？

回答：

你可隨時在網上提交修顫晢學博士學位課程的申請，網址為：http://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/admissions/how-to-apply，晢學碩士士學位課程則約在每年9月開始至12月1日截止接受申請。

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問題：我需要在申請時提交哪些文件？

回答：

首先，請 詳細瀏覽在申請網站http://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/ 上的一般指引。所有報讀電子工程哲學碩士及哲學博士課程的申請人，申請者一般須提交以下資料：

指定提交申請資料：

• 完成網上申請
• 網上繳納申請費用
• 身份證影印本或申請表上填寫的其他身份證明文件副本乙份
• 所有大學程度學歷之學業成績表正本，列明全部曾修讀科目及考試成績）
• 大學教務處發出的平均學分績點（GPA）或平均學分（Average Score）證明文件及成績等級與績點換算關係表正本（如此項資料未有在官方成績單上列明）
• 大學教務處發出的成績排名證明文件正本（如適用）
• 畢業及學位證書副本（持本科學位申請人適用）
• 各項學歷 / 或專業資格證明副本（如適用），例如大學學位及畢業證書，考試證明及其他資歷文件
• 由中國高等教育學生信息網（學信網）發出的《教育部學歷證書電子註冊備案表》（只限於中國內地已取得大學學位的申請人）
• 由香港學術及職業資歷評審局（HKCAAVQ）發出的《學歷評估報告》（如適用）
• TOEFL（大學機構代碼：0812）/ IELTS (Academic) / GMAT (Verbal) 的有效官方成績單正本，須由考試機構直接郵寄到大學
• 邀請兩位推薦人填寫機密推薦書
• 個人簡歷
• 研究／目的聲明（哲學博士研究生課程的申請人必須提交，以英文書寫，約600 – 800字）
• 填寫資料表格。此為本學部規定的標準格式，主要概述個人資料及學歷，該表格可從學系網頁>下載 (doc格式)。

可選擇性提交的申請資料：

• 個人陳述
• 已發表的論文或研究項目報告的副本或摘要
• 獎項及證書副本

備註

香港中文大學學歷（學士學位或高級學位）：

• 可呈交香港中文大學發出的學業成績表副本。申請人須填妥「呈交成績表附頁」，連同成績表副本，直接寄回擬申報課程之主辦學部。如有需要，本大學或會要求申請人提交學業成績表之正本。

其他大學學歷：

• 學業成績表必須置於由大學發出的密封信封，副本恕不接受。申請人須填妥「呈交成績表附頁」，向已畢業或現正就讀之大學申請學業成績表，並請有關大學直接將學業成績表寄回擬申報課程之主辦學部。
• 如學歷文件所用語言非中文或英文，必須附上中文或英文的確認翻譯本。
• 某些大學只能提供成績單的電子版。在這種情況下，電子成績單應直接從該大學相關部門直接電郵至本學系。
• 於中國內地已取得大學學位的申請人需要提交由中國高等教育學生信息網（學信網）發出的《教育部學歷證書電子註冊備案表》。請參考學信網上的資料: https://www.chsi.com.cn/xlcx/en/brief.jsp (英文) and https://www.chsi.com.cn/xlcx/bgys.jsp (中文).
• 申請人如通過遙距學習或於短間課程取得學位，或須提供由香港學術及職業資歷評審局（HKCAAVQ） 發出的《學歷評估報告》。如需要申請人提供此證明，研究院或學系會另行通知申請人。
• 非以中文或英文書寫的證書和成績單，須附上官方認證的英文譯本。
• 核證副本必須由官方組織或相關考試機構發出，大學或會要求申請人提供文件正本以供核對。
• 大學或會要求申請人提供取得資格的核證報告（如由教育部學位與研究生教育發展中心發出的核證報告）。如需要申請人提供此證明，研究院或學系會另行通知申請人。

英語能力證明：

• 香港高等教育院校頒授之學位證書副本。
• 如果所修讀或已畢業之學位課程及學科為英語授課，須提交由大學教務處發出之英語授課證明文件正本。
• TOEFL和IELTS成績的有效期為考試日期起計兩年。GMAT成績有效期為考試日期起計五年。（有關官方成績單正本必須由考試機構直接寄往本大學，不接受發給考生本人的成績單正本。）
• 香港博士研究生獎學金計劃（HKPFS）的申請人必須提交TOEFL或IELTS (Academic)的成績報告， 不接受GMAT考試成績。

申請人必須在申請截止日期前將申請文件送抵本學部。否則，申請或不予受理。如申請未被接納，所有提交之文件將被銷毀，概不發還。

 

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問題：我可以怎樣繳交申請費？

回答：

哲學碩士與哲學博士課程的申請費均為港幣300元正。你可以使信用卡繳付。

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問題：我可以怎樣申請經濟資助？

回答：

研究生助學金(PGS)是一項給予全日制哲學碩士與哲學博士課程學生的經濟資助。除特別情況外，所有學生一經錄取，將自動獲得研究生助學金而毋須另外申請。 2021-22年度研究生助學金的每月津貼大約為港幣 18,025至18,525元正，此金額已足夠應付修讀課程期間的學費和基本生活開支。

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問題：對於英語能力有甚麼要求？

回答：

所有學生須在入學前達到研究院所的「英語能力規定」。

(參閱: https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk/admissions/admissions/requirements)

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問題：我需要應考美國研究生入學考試(GRE)嗎？

回答：

我們鼓勵申請人應考GRE，但這並不是必須條件，相關成績會作為良好的參考指標。

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問題：會怎樣處理我的申請？

回答：

首先，我們會檢查你的申請是否完整和有效，即申請必須包括所有指定的資料文件。不完整的申請通常不被考慮。
有效的申請將提交予我們學系的所有教學人員進行初步評估，我們會根據初步評估結果決定是否邀請申請人參加面試。

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問題：所有申請人都有面試機會嗎？

回答：

只有部分申請人會被挑選參加面試。

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問題：會怎樣為香港以外地區的申請人安排面試？

回答：

原則上而言，每名獲取錄的申請人均須接受面試。如申請人來自內地，我們會安排在深圳進行面試，你需要自行安排交通參加面試；如申請人來自海外，我們有時會作特別面試安排，例如透過視像會議面試。然而，只要情況許可，我們會要求申請人親身參加面試。

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問題：面試於何時舉行？

回答：

面試日程每年或有不同。通常會在十二月安排面試，只有被挑選的申請人會獲邀參加。

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問題：如我未能出席面試，我該怎辦？

回答：

一般而言，如你獲邀參加面試卻不能出席，你必須給予合理的理由。否則，我們將優先考慮其他參加面試的申請人。

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問題：我會在何時及怎樣收到申請結果的通知？

回答：

我們會嘗試讓你儘快知道結果，一般會在面試後三到四星期內。然而，在某些情況下，可能會較遲於四、五月才有決定。請留意，正式取錄通知只會由學系或研究院發出。

• 研究資助局大約將會在三月下旬公佈香港博士研究生獎學計劃(HKPFS)的申請結果。
• 如申請人直接向大學報讀哲學碩士/哲學博士或授課式研究課程（即非HKPFS申請人），可以登入研究生入學申請(Application for Admission to Postgraduate Programmes)，並在「檢視申請結果」(View Application Result)一欄下查看結果。(網址：https://www.gradsch.cuhk.edu.hk/OnlineApp/login.aspx)
• 如申請人在九月上旬仍未收到任何通知，則可假設其申請不成功。我們不會發送書面通知予不成功的申請人。

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問題：錄取學生時最重要的考慮因素是甚麼？

回答：

我們重視申請人自行進行高質素研究工作的能力和潛能，這點可以從學歷紀錄（即成績單）上看到，我們亦會考慮你的面試表現。為展示你進行研究的能力，你或可以提交由自己撰寫的研究論文或報告。技術展示的技巧也是另一項我們考慮的因素。

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問題：能給予我妥善準備申請的建議嗎？

回答：

• 集中在大學程度或以上、與你學術表現有關的層面，花大量時間形容你在中小學的表現如何優異並不明智。
• 避免撰寫冗長的自我介紹，宜突出數項能令人印像深刻的特點。
• 如你有很多獎狀想向我們展示，宜只選擇最重要的獎項，否則可能會令人眼花瞭亂。
• 我們極力建議你與研究範圍最使你感興趣的教學人員聯繫，這或能助你得到更多有用的資訊和訂立良好的學習計劃。

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問題：研究/目的聲明需包括甚麼？

回答：:

請用自己文字在研究/目的聲明陳述自己真實的感受，說明自己的生命和工作目標，以為就着這些目標，自己為何需要這個研究學習機會，為何選擇該研究領域和題目，以及為何選擇香港中文大學電子工程學系。如你有正式研究經驗或一些有關未來研究項目的好主意，請提供精簡的研究計劃書，展示你就該項希望進行的研究項目的想法。抄襲從網上下載的範本或例子將對你的申請非常不利，因此我們強烈建議你切勿這樣做。

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問題：我仍有其他疑問，怎麼辦？

回答：

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An applicant can apply for PhD study even if he/she does not hold a research master's degree. The normative period of study for articulated MPhil-PhD study is 4 years. Subject to satisfactory academic performance and research progress, postgraduate studentships will be provided to students throughout their normative period. However, holders of a research master's degree from a Hong Kong UGC funded institution may only be eligible for 3 years' funding and their normative period is thus reduced to 3 years. An applicant can also apply for MPhil study. The normative period is 2 years.

The main features of MPhil-PhD programme can be found HERE. In summary, MPhil and PhD are regarded as two separate streams in the MPhil-PhD programme. A student will be admitted as either an MPhil student or a PhD student.

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MPhil Stream

The MPhil study is research oriented. The normative duration is 2 years for full-time students and 3 years for part-time students with a bachelor degree. An MPhil student is required to complete 4 graduate-level courses. At least one faculty core course must be taken. Students have to obtain at least a B for the Faculty core course to satisfy the core course requirement.

In addition, the student is required to carry out a research project of about 18 months in duration from which a satisfactory thesis is to be submitted. The student must also attend the oral examination to present his/her work to an appointed thesis committee. Students with good academic performance in their first year of study may be permitted to transfer to the PhD stream.

 

PhD Stream

The PhD stream provides in-depth training for students who are interested in theoretical or applied research. The normative period for full-time study is 4 years. However, holders of a research master's degree from a Hong Kong UGC funded institution may only be eligible for 3 years' funding and their normative period is thus reduced to 3 years. For part-time study, the normative period is 4 years for a student with a research master's degree.

The major requirement for a PhD student is a doctoral thesis that contains a substantial amount of original research work in the selected areas. The thesis needs to be read, assessed and endorsed by an appointed thesis committee. The student must attend the oral examination in which he has to present his/her research to the thesis committee and answer any questions from the committee. It is generally expected that the research is of publishable quality in reputable journals.

A PhD student is also required to complete 7 graduate-level courses. At least one faculty core course must be taken. Students have to obtain at least a B for the Faculty core course to satisfy the core course requirement.

Screening test

Starting from 2013, there is a screening test for both the MPhil and PhD year one students 9 months after admission. The purpose of the test is to find out if the student has the aptitude to carry out research at a postgraduate level in their chosen specialization. Failure of the test may result in the termination of the postgraduate studentship.

Progression of candidacy

All students in the PhD stream will be admitted initially in the pre-candidacy status. Upon satisfying the division's candidacy requirements, a student will be allowed to progress to the post-candidacy status. These requirements include:

1. 5 graduate-level courses
2. candidacy examination
3. thesis proposal defense
4. General Safety Examination
5. IPL module on "Introduction to Research & Thesis Writing For Engineering, Medicine & Science"

The candidacy examination is a written examination to ensure that the student has a fundamental set of knowledge in Electronic Engineering. The examination is held twice a year.

As a mid-term assessment, the student must pass a Thesis Proposal Defense assessed by an appointed panel. The main purpose of the Thesis Proposal Defense is to assess the suitability of the candidate for research work at the doctoral level and to identify the weak points (if any) in the field of specialization.

Doctoral thesis

The major graduation requirement for a PhD student (post-candidacy) is a doctoral thesis that contains a substantial amount of original research work in the selected areas. The thesis will be read, assessed and endorsed by an appointed thesis committee. The student must attend the oral examination in which he has to present his/her research to the thesis committee and answer any questions from the committee. It is generally expected that the research is of publishable quality in reputable journals.

To know what our graduate students have achieved, you may wish to glance at a list of their PhD and MPhil theses.

Notes:

Part-time PhD students are admitted only as exceptional cases. Admission of part-time MPhil students is based on both their academic records and the condition that they can devote an adequate amount of time for the completion of the study

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