I enrolled as a full-time student in the SEEM Master’s programme and I am extremely happy about the choice I made.
The SEEM programme enabled me to strengthen my knowledge in
Engineering Management, Operations and Logistics and broadened my
understanding of Financial Engineering and IT. Courses were taught by
extremely well prepared teachers, and tutors were very supportive and
active in helping students with internship and job applications.
Last but not least, this experience in Hong Kong literally opened my
eyes on the whole APAC region, not only from a business point of view,
but also from a social and cultural perspective.
It is my pleasure to share with you that I just got admitted to the
INSEAD MBA program in Europe starting in January 2013. INSEAD is my
dream school for pursuing higher education in Business, and I would like
to take this opportunity to thank you again for all the support you
have provided for my MBA application including the supporting letter and
encouragement throughout the past 8 years).
As you may know, I graduated from Department of SEEM 5 years ago. When I
look back on my years in CUHK and SEEM, I find our SEEM faculty,
professors and alumni really influenced me a lot on both my career
aspiration and personal values. I would like to thank you again and hope
to contribute my experience back to our students and alumni.
Let’s keep in touch and I look forward to next SEEM sharing event.
I found my interests in project management through my work in the
past few years, while I was also interested to have basic knowledge of
finance and logistic. Thus, I chose M.Sc. in SEEM, which offers a wide
range of courses including project management, financial analysis and
securing trading, logistics and data mining, etc.
Besides regular lectures, the programme offers different kinds of
seminars and workshops such as interview and dressing skill, sharing by
experts and leaders from logistic and banking industries and company
visits which have broadened my horizon.
In addition to the enhancement of both my knowledge and horizon, I have
gained valuable and thorough experience in teamwork building. I also
had chances to complete projects with classmates from different cultures
including mainland and oversea.
M.Sc. in SEEM is definitely a master programme I would highly recommend it to my friends.
I started my internship in BMT Asia Pacific in February 2012. I
took internship because I wanted to enhance my hands-on experience in
the business world and my communication skills. Therefore, at the
beginning of my internship I told my lecturer in charge that I really
wanted to learn more and I would work hard on my job.
Since BMT is a global consulting firm, I have learnt a lot during my
internship. I started with tasks like data collection, information
researching from which I learnt some useful information channels.
When I was free, I had chances to read some project reports written
by full time colleagues . I learnt – their way of thinking and writing
styles. After I had grasped the basic understanding about the project in
which I was involved, I started making cold calls to different Asian
countries which was the most thrilling part of my internship. This cold
call experience has made me more confident in talking with others. Apart
from the works mentioned above, I also assisted in organizing
workshops for projects and I had a chance to meet business leaders in
logistics industry. They shared their views about the logistics industry
in Hong Kong and how they face the current situation. I was also given
a chance to draft some parts of project reports after I had learnt by
myself how to write a report in BMT format.
After this wonderful internship, I have gained more than I expected.
From this internship, I met a lot of excellent colleagues. I am now
more confident of the business world and to begin my new journey in
Finland. I wish everyone of you can enjoy your school years in Hong
Kong. It is a nice place to be there and learn!
My internship experience was unique and rewarding. Working in a
logistics company helped me understand the real practice of logistics
operations a lot better. I would really thank the department for making
such an exclusive arrangement for SEEM students.
I worked in Hankyu Hanshin’s warehouse in Interlink, a warehousing
complex situated near the Kwai Tsing Container Terminal No.9. It was
great to work in such a huge warehouse dealing with tons of goods
everyday. Co-ordinating the manpower in the warehouse is really a very
practical skill that cannot be acquired at school, but it’s essential
for a logistics practitioner.
Combining the practical skills obtained from the internship with my
past experience in the logistics team of a leading engineering
consulting firm, I am confident and well-prepared for stepping into the
industry.
As a graduate of the SEEM Department, I have learned a lot of knowledge in many areas which are truly constructive to both my career and research development. Unlike traditional engineering programmes which emphasis on teaching professional engineering topics, SEEM nurtured me all-round ranging from engineering management principles,, financial concepts to information technologies. These kinds of knowledge are basic and a must for us to have in this competitive and global business environment. Now, I am a business analyst in an international express company and definitely I can tell you that the knowledge that I derived from SEEM is vital for my career development. I truly believe that SEEM is a wise choice for you.
Studying in SEEM at CUHK has become one of my happiest time. Through
this 3-years course, I have learnt programming techniques, logical
thinking, and most importantly the cooperation skills of working with
people in the business.
I started my career in HSBC working as a System Analyst Programmer. I
was responsible for project development and supporting issues. SEEM
trained me to be able to adapt quickly to a new environment. In the
business world, you are always expected to complete every task in a very
tight schedule.
As I moved on to be a Senior IT Officer, I needed to take the tasks
of both a coordinator and a developer. It’s challenging to work with
different parties, but it’s fascinating to have project completed
successfully. It requires a good combination of communication ,
coordination and interpersonal skills, with which SEEM already provided
me.
I would like to conclude that SEEM is a good choice for your personal growth and future career as well.
Working at the technology group of a global investment bank requires
both high quality of work and speedy delivery of results– this is the
truth I genuinely realized during my internship at J.P Morgan. I was
assigned to the Equity Derivatives Group – Rapid Application Development
team, which develop light-weight applications on top of gigantic
databases using RAD methodology.
Over the last ten years, cutting-edge technologies have completely
reshaped the market landscape; from high frequency trading to complex
derivatives, the omnipresence of technology in banking has made this
industry more dynamic than ever. Increasingly stringent and diverse
regulatory requirements in APAC have also put much constraint on the
systems we operate – that’s why there is an ongoing effort to change our
IT strategy for the next 5 years.
Throughout my internship at J.P. Morgan, I worked with very talented
people from diverse cultures and backgrounds. However, what really
impressed me most was the amount of trust bestowed upon me – I was given
maximum freedom in the design of my software and could escalate issues
to senior management should I felt necessary. By the end of the
internship, several strategic teams in EMEA and APAC even invited me to
present to them the technologies I had used since they are also
interested in them.
It is a culture that encourages honest opinions and rewards hard
work; as such, even interns can expect to make an impact. In my opinion,
this is the ideal workplace for technology students like me.
Three-years time in SEEM was really a fruitful and enjoyable period
for me. Not only the knowledge I gained from books and lecture is
valuable, but it is also a good place for me to equip myself to become
more competitive.
Unlike other traditional engineering programmes, SEEM offers a wide
range of courses such as project management, finance and mathematical
knowledge which enabled me to know how to apply engineering to the
business world.
These are the key elements to my future success in this fast-paced
financial world. If you also want to discover your true potential and
gain valuable experience in your university life, I strongly recommend
SEEM to you.
