Students win prizes, friendship in national contest
The CityU delegation excelled, clinching six individual awards, including a Distinction Award, three Second Prizes and two Third Prizes.
Prize | Winner | Project (Faculty Advisors) |
Distinction Award | Kenji Yum and Liu Yangfan | Quasi-lumped Compact Microstrip Resonant Cell (CMRC) Study and Its Applications in Microwave Circuits |
Second | Thomas Wu | A Differential Measurement Approach for Improving Surface Plasmon Resonance Phase Sensing Performance |
| Daphne Lai | Learning Chinese Could Be Fun for Primary Students |
| Steven Yang | Novel Design of Base Station Antenna for 2G and 3G Mobile Communication Systems |
Third | Anthony Ou | Just War Theory: A Confucian View |
| | Associate Professors Dr Daniel Bell and Dr Jermain Lam, Assistant Professor Dr Fan Ruiping, SA) |
| Francis Kwong | Research and Development of Semantic Web Application with Intelligent Web Crawler |
Lessons Learned
CityU's winners learned lessons from participating in the contest that reached beyond academia. "I was particularly impressed by mainland students' eagerness to acquire new knowledge, even on subjects beyond their profession or expertise," said Kenji Yum, winner of the Distinction Award. "Meanwhile, I also learned a lot from our local counterparts."
"I appreciated that university students on the mainland make constructive criticism in an open, direct and objective manner for the sake of intellectual pursuit," Steven Yang added. "Their sincerity towards learning deserves our respect."
In addition to being an eye-opening and enjoyable experience, the contest helped the students expand their contacts and network with others. "I am glad to have met a number of experts in my field. I'll keep in touch with them through email," Anthony Ou said.
Mr H Y Wong, Director of Technology Transfer Office, and Dr Ruth Yee, Associate Director (Activities and Welfare) of Student Development Services, were advisers to the delegation. They commended the students for good team spirit and cooperation. "This is an educational experience that broadens our students' horizons on the professional and personal level," said Dr Yee, who also served as Deputy Chairperson of the Hong Kong delegation. "With appropriate
resources and opportunities, I believe that CityU also can, in collaboration with other local education institutions, organize similar events such as the Challenger Cup in Hong Kong to promote exchange and cooperation among university students."
An exhibition of the winning projects is on at the Covered Terrace until 24 December.