Two students from CUHK Faculty of Engineering have been awarded the Innovation and Technology Scholarship 2026. Established to recognise talented students with a passion for innovation and technology, the scholarship provides valuable opportunities to broaden their international perspectives and gain industry experience, encouraging them to pursue careers in the I&T sector. Each awardee will receive up to HK$150,000 for participating in a series of elite training programmes, including the overseas/ Chinese Mainland attachment programme, the mentorship programme, the local internship programme, the service project programme, as well as the ideations and achievements showcase. Among the six CUHK awardees, Cheung Yu-yan, a Year 3 student in the Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering plans to use the scholarship to explore digital living technologies, with a focus on the design of elderly‑friendly assistive devices and creative ideation projects that address the practical needs of elderly users. She said: “My core aspiration is to become a people-centric innovator in gerontechnology. I want to bridge academic research, clinical practice and the real, often unspoken needs of Hong Kong’s ageing population.” Lam Kwan‑Tung, a Year 3 Bachelor of Engineering student in Artificial Intelligence: Systems and Technologies, will undertake a six-month research attachment at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, in collaboration with the Nvidia AI Technology Centre, supported by the scholarship. She said: “This scholarship holds profound significance to me, as it offers an opportunity to connect and collaborate with brilliant minds across disciplines and institutions and to immerse myself in one of the world’s most dynamic research environments, bridging the best of academia and industry.”
About the Innovation and Technology Scholarship The Innovation and Technology Scholarship was established by the Innovation and Technology Commission of the Hong Kong Government, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups in 2011. Awardees are nominated by their universities and then selected by an Awardee Selection Committee with members from different sectors. There are 25 awardees per year. |
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