HKIIT and Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CPST) signed an MoU to address the growing demand for cybersecurity talent. Our collaboration aims to groom IT talent with the essential and latest cybersecurity skills and knowledge. HKIIT will offer upskilling/reskilling programmes to empower CPST staff with the latest digital skills. On the other hand, Check Point will provide professional training and employment opportunities to IT discipline students. Together, we will co-organise cybersecurity education activities to enhance public awareness and foster expertise in this field.

It is with great pleasure that we welcomed Mr. Baron CHAN, Superintendent of Police, Cyber Security Division, Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau of the Hong Kong Police Force, as our Guest of Honour for the MOU signing ceremony and the “Inter-school Cybersecurity Competition 2023”.

The "Inter-school Cybersecurity Competition 2023” has garnered significant attention, attracting over 200 students to participate and showcase their skills and knowledge. Students were challenged to leverage Check Point's platform to identify crucial clues and gain insights into hackers' attack patterns. It was a highly competitive event, testing analytical skills, problem-solving abilities, and teamwork spirit.

HKIIT and Check Point are excited about future collaborations and the positive impact we will create together in the realm of cybersecurity. Stay tuned for more updates!

HKIIT and Lenovo Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to forge a strong partnership for grooming IT talent and providing new curriculum in emerging technologies and in-demand skills. We are honoured to have Professor Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry to attend the MOU Signing Ceremony as our Guest of Honour. Leveraging Lenovo’s practical industry experience and HKIIT’s expertise in vocational and professional education and training, this collaboration aims to boost the workforce skillsets, and support the government’s efforts to transform the city into an innovation and IT hub.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us on this collaboration. Stay tuned for updates on the exciting projects with Lenovo Group!

More information: https://bit.ly/4afhYHd

HKIIT had the honour of receiving esteemed guests from the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR and the other leading Chinese companies to visit IVE (Chai Wan) and our Cybersecurity Centre. We were delighted to showcase our advanced facilities and technology to this distinguished delegation. The visit allowed us to share the latest developments of HKIIT and how we will continue to nurture competitive IT talents, contributing to the growth of our society. It was truly an enriching experience for all involved. We look forward to further collaborations and opportunities to exchange knowledge and expertise.

IVE IT Discipline students participated in various industry competitions and performed outstanding achievements in the past several months.

1. HD in Data Science and Analytics students from IVE (Tsing Yi) Swept Champion, 1st Runner up, 2nd Runner up and Best Innovation Awards in IET YPEC 2023

• Champion & Best Innovation Project “Portable Brainwave Control Framework”
  An industrial partnership project cooperates with R2C2 to seek an innovative approach to robotic control. It aims to develop a controlling framework incorporating small robots, allowing the robot dog to respond to commands and use Brain waves to control the walking path.
   
• 1st Runner up Project “Intelligent Driver Behavior Detection Service”
  A model aims for detecting unsafe driving behaviours to avoid traffic accidents. Alert feedback will notify the driver when unsafe driving behaviours are seen. System has foreseen that an innovative micro-service will monitor all driving behaviours in rented vehicles.
   
• 2nd Runner up Project “Rehab-KG 復康易: Knowledge-Graph (KG) AI Rehabilitation Support Platform”
  An Al Rehabilitation Treatment Support Platform aims to provide better rehabilitation and physical therapy services for the elderly and patients in need within the community.

2. Won Gold Medal, and two Bronze Medals in the 12th Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Macao and Chengdu Youth Skills Competition

HKIIT is delighted to have co-organised the IET Faraday Challenge Day 2023, an incredible event fostering STEM education and innovation!

Since 2013, the IET Faraday Challenge Days have been a remarkable initiative by the IET Hong Kong, offering junior secondary students a unique cross-curricular experience in Science, Design and Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). It allows them to tackle tough engineering problems and develop creative solutions.

This year's theme, the 'Future Flight Challenge,' invited over 100 F1 and F2 students and teachers from 11 schools, forming 13 teams, to compete at the Bright Future Hall in IVE (Morrison Hill) on 25 November 2023.

In just 8 hours, these talented F1 and F2 students, along with their dedicated teachers, passionately designed and prototyped innovative solutions using diverse materials and electronic components. Their task was to create prototypes supporting air mobility vehicles with a focus on accessibility, ease of use, safety, and impact on the environment.

The winning team designed a prototype of a drone with a parachute system and an user interface. Congratulations to the students for their outstanding achievement!

Participating in the IET Faraday Challenge Days provided these students with hands-on experience as engineers, immersed in real-life challenges related to aviation domain. Their dedication and the quality of their work throughout the event were truly commendable.

We extend our gratitude to the IET, VTC Innovation & Technology Co-creation Centre (ITCC) and Hong Kong Association for Computer Education (HKACE) for their support in making this event a spectacular success. Our HKIIT teachers and students had an incredible time inspiring and offering technical support to the participants when they designed their own prototypes. It was a rewarding experience for all!

At HKIIT, we believe in nurturing young talent and fostering a passion for technology. The IET Faraday Challenge Day 2023 perfectly aligned with our mission, and we are proud to have been part of this wonderful event. We look forward to continuing our commitment to promoting information technology and technological advancements!

The IVE Info Day 2023 concluded successfully on 18th November. At the IVE Info Day, IVE Information Technology Discipline prepared a variety of taster activities and programme talks for different stakeholders to enhance the understanding of the society about IVE IT Discipline.

We unveiled our latest state-of-the-art teaching facility, the Metaverse Innovation Centre at IVE(IT) Sha Tin campus, and delivered VR/AR taster activities to secondary school students to learn more about the emerging technology through the exhibited student projects.

Another exciting event “Drone Fiesta” has been performed at IVE(IT) Tuen Mun campus. A Drone Show Demo, Drone Simulation Workshop, and Aerial Filming Workshop have been featured to arouse the participants’ enthusiasm of the drone technology development.

At various campuses, we also conduct a series of campus tours, programme briefing sessions, and various outstanding project showcases. IVE (IT) Chai Wan campus has delivered themed tasters with programme briefing sessions at Cybersecurity Centre, Artificial Intelligent Lab & Game Development Lab. IVE(IT) Lee Wai Lee and IVE(IT) Tsing Yi campus respectively received honourable representatives from Greater Bay Area Institutes, and attracted around 150 Youth College students, providing them more information on our programmes offerings, diversed articulation learning pathway and our VPET education development.

You might also revisit our IVE IT Discipline Programmes Briefing Talk Session to reach out our latest discipline development by the following link: https://lnkd.in/gyPKpPq3 

We're thrilled to announce that the largest DevFest ever in GDG Hong Kong has just concluded with a bang in IVE (LWL)! With over 1700 registered participants, the event was a massive success, bringing together tech enthusiasts from all walks of life.

Our Principal, Dr. John Hui delivered an inspiring welcome remarks, setting the tone for an incredible day of learning and collaboration.

And that's not all! The event kicked off with an opening address by Mr. Michael Yue, Managing Director and GM of Google Hong Kong, who extended his heartfelt congratulations on the establishment of HKIIT, adding to the excitement of the day.
 

The Hong Kong ICT Awards steered by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (ORGIO), and organised by Hong Kong ICT industry associations and professional bodies, is an annual highlight event in HK ICT field, which is also locally espoused and internationally acclaimed brand of ICT awards. Our student swept the Gold Award, Sliver Award and Bronze Award.

IVE IT Discipline students participated in various industry competitions across the globe and performed outstanding achievements in the past several months.

1. 2023 AWS DeepRacer League

Presented by Intel, AWS DeepRacer League, a global autonomous racing league for all-age participants. Contestants competed to train the machine learning models that can drive the 1/18th scale autonomous race cars for racing in virtual and physical tracks against competitors from worldwide. It is a highly competitive and public event that draws more than 100 IT professionals coming from Town Gas, HKT, MTR, PwC, Deloitte, etc. The champion of this competition will receive a paid trip to represent Hong Kong to attend the AWS DeepRacer Championship Cup 2023 in Las Vegas. Our graduates & student have swept the Champion, 1st Runner-Up & 2nd Runner-Up.