- To provide opportunities for students to learn in both academic and workplace settings
- To expose students to actual working environment, thereby enhancing the employability of students
- To provide opportunities for students to apply their skills and knowledge to contribute to the industry and community
- To help students to develop a wide range of generic abilities in a working environment
A student is required to spend at least 2 weeks (80 hours) on WIE before graduation.
All placements intended for WIE fulfilment must be endorsed before the placements start by the Department.
WIE activities should be “structured”and “measurable” –
“Structured” = the nature of the WIE activity should be well-defined beforehand. It might include, but not be limited to, one or more of the following intended learning outcomes:
- The student is able to appreciate or learn the importance of workplace safety in an engineering environment.
- The student is able to appreciate or learn the importance of environmental issues in an engineering environment.
- The student is able to appreciate or learn the importance of professional ethics in an engineering environment.
- The student is able to acquire or apply engineering knowledge in an engineering environment.
“Measurable” = assessed to meet the WIE requirements and graded as Pass or Fail
- Summer placement for at least 2 full-week in a suitable organization
- Placement within the IAESTE Programme
- Student works on final-year degree project which involves an industrial partner or external client
- Relevant placement as student helpers in PolyU Industrial Centre
- Assisting PolyU activities that have an external collaboration or service components such as, Innovation and Technology Fund Projects, RAPRODs projects, IGARD projects, high-level consultancy projects, collaborative research projects
- Any student self-sourced placement in an external organization and deemed to be suitable by the Department in meeting the requirement of WIE
- Such jobs must be declared by the student in advance so that the Department can have an opportunity to assess its suitability.
The Statutory Minimum Wage (SMW) has come into force since 1 May 2011.
Student internship does not necessarily involve employer-employee relationship and the Minimum Wage Ordinance (MWO), being aligned with the Employment Ordinance (EO), does not apply if there is no contract of employment between a student intern and the host organization.
In other words, Statutory Minimum Wage does not apply to the following student employees:
- Student Interns
- Work Experience Students during a period of exempt student employment
Statutory Minimum Wage: Note for Student Employees and Employers
To provide basic protection for students participating in Local, Mainland, or International WIE programmes, PolyU offers a Top-up Group Personal Accident (GPA) Insurance Policy for WIE activities, covering accidents that occur during work.
All placements intended to fulfil WIE requirements must be endorsed by the Department BEFORE the placement begins. Otherwise, students will not be eligible to claim under the WIE Activities insurance, in accordance with the regulations set by the Student Affairs Office (SAO) and the Finance Office (FO).
The final decision regarding approval for students’ WIE fulfilment, which is necessary for graduation eligibility, rests with the Department.
Frequently Ask Questions
The Department will verify your documents and assign a Pass/Fail grade. If no amendments are requested via email, your status will be updated to "Fulfilled" in your Student Record by the end of the semester in which you submit your WIE Completion Report.
Global Engagement Office (GEO) organises a pre-WIE training session for all students prior to their internships. This session aims to help students get prepared for job application, bridge the gap between study and work, and develop an appropriate work attitude and good work behaviours. Please follow the steps below:
- Log in to LEARN@PolyU (理學網) using your NetID and NetPassword
- Navigate to "Courses" and select the link for the Online Tutorial on Pre-WIE Training
- Read the training materials before starting the test
- After passing the test, you can download a Certificate of Completion from Blackboard
A reflection report is an effective way for students to document their professional growth and development. A set of guidelines on writing the learning journal can be obtained from here.
