Overseas Start-up Technology Entrepreneur Programme (STEP)

Aims & Objectives

The Overseas Start-up Technology Entrepreneur Programme (STEP) aims to offer CityUHK undergraduate students a unique opportunity to participate in entrepreneurial activities in industrial settings or business organisations at top start-up locations in Mainland China and/or overseas countries. Through STEP, students can gain valuable hands-on experience, practical understanding, and exposure to diverse entrepreneurial ecosystems across the globe.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the STEP, students should be able to:

• Identify, demonstrate and practise the soft skills that are required at workplace
• Describe the setting of the industry and the operations of the host company
• Identify and practise the roles of professionals in the industry and entrepreneurial ecosystems
• Apply and integrate the knowledge acquired in classroom at workplace and offer innovative preliminary business solutions

Programme Details

Students will be placed into a company or organisation for full-time attachment or internship during the academic terms. Before the internship, students will participate in the pre-internship training workshops. During the internship, students will join review sessions and post-internship activities to help them identify adjustment issues in the workplace and ways to improve job performance.

Course Details

After being successfully placed into a company or organization, upon approval, students from the College of Science can be registered into one of the following courses:

• CSCI4002 Industrial Attachment Scheme for Science Students (3 CUs), or
• CSCI4005 Overseas Internship Scheme for Science Student (3 CUs)*.

*Since STEP provides financial support to interns, College of Science students will not receive additional financial subsidy from the Overseas Internship Scheme.