The first SENG RPg Communication Competition for the School’s research postgraduates was held in Spring 2014, with then PhD student Peng Wang, Civil and Environmental Engineering, named the champion, PhD student Rashi Bhushan, Civil and Environmental Engineering, awarded the first runner-up place and PhD student Khawar Sarfraz, Electronic and Computer Engineering, securing the second runner-up position. Contestants used a combination of humor, analogies, and diagrams to illustrate their research, following the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) format, which boosts research postgraduates’ capabilities to explain the significance of their studies in a very short space of time. They also demonstrated their ability to articulate thoughts and think on their feet in a non-technical one-on-one debate. The judging panel consisted of School of Engineering faculty members and communication professionals. The then Associate Dean of Engineering Prof Christopher Chao, on behalf of the judging panel, congratulated contestants for their great performances. He said that the panel was impressed by the logical thinking and effective communication skills demonstrated. Research Postgraduates Test Their Communication Skills Year 1 students pledged to be ethical engineers at the Inaugural EngineerRing Ceremony at the School of Engineering’s Team Building Camp in August 2014. The event was hosted by the Center for Engineering Education Innovation (E²I) together with the School. Understanding professional and ethical responsibility is an important component of engineering education. For Prof Neil Mickleborough, then Director of E²I, learning how ethics shape their career as future engineers at their first official School event would give Year 1s a head start in their education. Dean of Engineering Prof Khaled Ben Letaief welcomed the Year 1s into the School during the EngineeRing Ceremony. The students then heard from Prof Mickleborough on the importance of ethical behavior and responsibilities as a future engineer. All of the Year 1s stood together in the HKUST Atrium to take the HKUST-School of Engineering pledge to: “Act honorably, responsibly, ethically, and lawfully as to raise the reputation, and honor the standing of the University and engineering profession, for the benefit of society.” SENG faculty and E²I staff members presented a stainless steel ring engraved with “Engineering HKUST” to every student to serve as a reminder of the pledge taken by the wearer to act with integrity and respect during their academic life and career. The Team Building Camp is the School’s official undergraduate induction camp facilitated by E²I. The one-day event is designed to help newly admitted students bond with each other, senior students, faculty and staff members. Year 1 Students Take Ethical Engineering Pledge In Focus 16
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