Work-integrated Education (WIE)/ Internship

All PolyU’s undergraduate programmes include a mandatory Work-integrated Education (WIE) component. Students are expected to take internship that are related to their academic studies e.g. investment, finance, data analysis, programming, etc., preferably during summer break for at least 120 hours. Through the internship, students would gain hands-on working experience and receive on-the-job training which will enhance their professional competence, the ability of independent thinking, effective communication skills and develop a global outlook.

WIE

WIE Fulfilment Procedures

2 Weeks Before Job Commencement

Self-sourced Internship - Pre-approval is required

Students should submit the job advertisement &/or employment letter with company information, job title and related job nature via email for Department’s pre- approval.
Students will be notified by email if the self-sourced internships are approved within 2 weeks after material submission. Only the approved job/ internship will be considered for WIE fulfillment.

Department / CPS, PolyU-arranged Internship

No need to seek Department's pre-approval as all internship positions offered by Department/CPS could be counted as WIE

Pre-internship Assessment

Application for an Undertaking for taking internship

Student could apply for an Undertaking for Taking Internship if s/he would like to pursue a full-time internship without enrolling in any subjects during the semester concerned. S/he must complete the application form and submit it along with (1) an internship offer letter from the prospective employer and (2) a study plan for Programme Leader's approval. Submissions should be sent to Ms Eunice Hung at least two weeks before the start of the semester.

3 Weeks After Job Completion

Submit the Post Internship Evaluation and Self-reflection Report together with the supporting documents online 3 weeks after completion of the placement

Login to the intranet to complete the Post Internship Evaluation Form and Reflection Report (at least 300 words)
Upload the following material
WIE Evaluation Questionnaire completed and signed by the employer with a company chop (Download here)
Employment letter/ Job Advertisement (including job title, job nature & job description, etc.)
1-2 on-site photos of you taken in the placement organization with employer's consent
Log Sheet
- To be prepared by students
- Includes date, daily working hours, description of the work, and
- With employer's signature and company chop to acknowledge the details

After Submission of Supporting Documents

The Department will verify the submitted documents and recommend a Pass/ Fail grade for the WIE subject (AMA2940/AMA 242/ AMA243) based on the feedback from the Employer's evaluation and students’ self-reflection report. Students will see the result (P/F) on e-Student System when the exam result is released.

For another WIE record displayed in the Other Graduation Requirement section, SAO will update the status to 'Fulfilled' by the last semester of your study.

Together, we create future leader!

Internship is a win-win partnership, which offer our students great opportunity to acquire work-based learning, while providing employers with efficient channels to hunt for competent students as interns and permanent employees.

For Employers who look for high quality calibres with strong mathematics/ statistics background and data analysis skills, we are pleased to offer the following services to match with your recruitment strategies:

On-campus recruitment activities
Student internship programme
Free job posting

Please refer to leaflet below for details or simply email us for collaboration.

Work-integrated Education leaflet

Enquiry

Ms Eunice Hung

TU726, PolyU
+852 3400 3908
eunice.hung@polyu.edu.hk