EVENT

CEFAR Annual Award 2023-2024 cum Term-end Gathering

To recognize the outstanding performance from the MSc FinTech students who engaged in FinTech industrial project,

The CUHK Engineering FinTech Applied Research (CEFAR) Academy held the CEFAR Annual Award 2023-2024 on 20 April, arranging an award winning presentation to 6 outstanding performers from the MSc FinTech students who engaged in FinTech industrial projects, showcasing their learning experience, innovativeness and impactful result in the project throughout the academic year.

The event provided an enjoyable occasion for participants, students and judges to mingle and network.

The competition
Programme Leaders and Panel of Judges (From the left): - Prof. CK CHAN, Programme Director of the Master of Science in FinTech, CUHK; Secretary, CEFAR Academy, CUHK - Ms. Karry CHUNG, Associate Fintech Director, Fintech Facilitation Office of Hong Kong Monetary Authority - Mr. Victor YIM, Head of FinTech of Hong Kong Cyberport - Prof. Hon Ki TSANG, Interim Dean of Engineering, CUHK - Dr. HL YIU, Chief Corporate Development Officer, Hong Kong Science and Technology Park - Mr. Simon LEE, Senior Director of Client Development in FinTech, PropTech & Art-Tech, HK Applied Science and Technology Research Institute - Prof. Irwin KING, Programme Director of Master of Science in Computer Science, CUHK - Prof. Tan LEE, Associate Dean (Education) of Engineering, Head of Graduate Division of Financial Technology, CUHK
Prof. Tan LEE giving out a welcoming address to start the event.	Prof. CK CHAN introducing the background and information of CEFAR Award.
One of the contestants Ms. Min ZHONG presenting her works.	Judges in the Q&A session, giving comments towards contestants' presentation.

Diamond	Gold	Silver
Prof. Hon Ki, TSANG presenting the award to Ms. Baihui CEN.	Award presented by Ms. Karry CHUNG to Mr. Haodong HU.	Mr. Junhua ZHANG receiving the award from Mr. Simon LEE.
Honourable Mention
Award presented by Dr. HL YIU to Mr. Ziheng YU.	Ms. Min ZHONG receiving the award from Mr. Victor YIM.	Prof. Irwin KING presenting the award to Mr. Chi Hin Nestor FOK.

After the event
Everyone taking a group photo of the event.
Participants enjoying beverages.	More mingling after the event.

Real-world asset tokenization competition & 

visit to the hong kong monetary authority

Panel of Judges of the competition (from the left): - Mr. York TSANG, Associate Fintech Director, Fintech Facilitation Office, Hong Kong Monetary Authority - Ms. Nancy CHENG, Principal, Strategic Planning and Corporate Development, Hang Seng Bank Limited - Prof. CK CHAN, Secretary, CUHK Engineering FinTech Applied Research (CEFAR) Academy
Groups presenting their ideas on the topic to the judges.
Everyone taking group photo after the competition.

Real-world asset tokenization competition & 

visit to the hong kong monetary authority

Prof. CK CHAN presenting the Second Runner-up Award to Mr. Chit Wang Felix CHEUNG Mr. Chun Ming Andrew MAK	The First Runner-up Award goes to Ms. Wai Fan Fanny MOK Award presented by Ms. Nancy CHENG
Ms. Natalie CHAN, Fintech Director, Hong Kong Monetary Authority presenting the  Award to the Champion Ms. Ashley Jeyin TAN Mr. Johnson KONG	The representatives from the co-organizers and sponsors take a group photo with the contestants.
Students enjoying their visit at the Information Centre of HKMA..

Visit to The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank (HSBC)

HSBC is one of the most prominent bank around the world, it is always great to learn from the renowned international bank.

On 25th March 2024, our programme has the honour to visit the renowned HSBC Archives in Hong Kong, one of the two archives in the HSBC Group (the other one in London), telling the story of HSBC 's roots and growth in Hong Kong. Allowing our students to understand more about the bank, from the internal working culture and atmosphere, to the long and decorated history, expanding their horizon.

Let's revisit the day with photos.

Guided Tour to HSBC Archive	Photo taking after the in-depth history visit
Students concentrated in sharing by HSBC leaders	Group photo taking to conclude the tour

Visit to Cyberport

Our Division arranged a visit to Cyberport with a view to introducing the vision and mission of Cyberport, as well as its endeavours to support entrepreneurs and start-ups in particular those related to FinTech, opportunities for students, etc. The visit includes an introduction to Cyberport, presentations/discussions with start-ups followed by a guided tour.

We are honoured to invite Mr. Victor Yim, the Head of FinTech, Cyberport to host the event, giving 30 of our MSc FinTech students a insipiration welcome remark and introduction of Cyberport, marking the start of a fruitful visit. Our students benefits from the sharing by Mr. Victor Yim, Prof. Floyd Newsum and Ms. Honnus Cheung, and followed by an in-depth guided tour to Cyberport.

Here's some details of the event.

Date: 30 Jan 2024

Time:  3:00pm - 5:00pm

Welcome Remarks & Introduction of Cyberport Mr. Victor Yim, Head of FinTech, Cyberport	Presentation (1) - Robotics Process Automation HK Limited Adjunct Assitant Professor, Floyd Newsum, Founder and Director, RPA HK LTD
Presentation (2) – On-Us Ms. Honnus Cheung, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer	Group photo
Cyberport visiting tour	Cyberport visiting tour

CEFAR GBA CONNECT PROGRAMME EXECUTIVE SHARING SERIES

The first talk under the newly launched CEFAR GBA Connect Programme Executive Sharing Series was held on 20 November. Mr. Hong Wei Zhu, Payment Cloud President of Yeahka shared his insights under the topic “From Payment to Metaverse – Transformation of Offline Consumption in a Decade”. Mr. Eros Ye, Programme Lead of the CEFAR GBA Connect Programme and Director of Technology Centres China, Digital Business Services of HSBC China moderated the talk. Over 70 undergraduate and postgraduate FinTech students attended the talk and shared fruitful discussions with the speaker and the moderator after the event.

2022-2023 alumni sharing on job seeking

The 10 Nov 2023 continued in the afternoon, with 4 of our alumni sharing their successful experience to our current students, especially on job seeking, preparing our current students of the coming challenges after graduation.

We certainly hope the sharing could be of use to our students,  nurturing their excellence beyond academic performance.

2022-2023 Msc & pgd graduation ceremony

10 Nov 2023 is a memorable and busy day of our 2022-2023 Graduate Class,  having 3 activities to attend to.
The day started off with the Graduation Ceremony, where our gradutes being awarded their degree.

After the ceremony, our graduates gathered happily to take photos together, with our Programme Director, Prof. C.K. Chan.

Regulators' Briefing Session for MSc Financial Technology students of 2023-24

To provide students with a good understanding of the financial services regulatory framework in Hong Kong, the programme has arranged a workshop on 20 Oct 2023.

Conducted by four regulators in HK including Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Insurance Authority (IA) and Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority (MPFA), the workshop is a success and provided our students more knwoledge on the financial services regulatory framework.

Let's re-visit the workshop together.

hang seng hypothetical e-hkd campaign

One of the major initiatives in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) FinTech 2025 strategy is to explore the launch of eHKD as part of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) project. As one of the banks participating in the trial, Hang Seng Bank invited our students to participate in the Hang Seng Hypothetical e-HKD Pilot Campaign.

Hang Seng conducted a CBDC Real-Life Simulation event, provided an opportunity to showcase the practical applications of an e-HKD, also simulate a real-world usage of an e-HKD by allowing our students to make purchases at selected merchants in CUHK via an e-HKD wallet.

Our students not only get a chance to participate in a trial campaign, also enjoyed an afternoon tea and snack at Vegetarian Food Shop and Coffee Corner at Benjamin Franklin Centre (BFC).

Let's have a look back to this enjoyable event on 11 Sep 2023!

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Msc/pgd fintech inauguration ceremony 2023-24

Everyear, our Division looks to educate more professionals and elites for the industry, which is no difference this year, MSc FinTech has garnered interest from the globe and admitted more than 100 students for 2023-24 academic year.

On 31 Aug 2023, we held an Inauguration Ceremony for our new MSc FinTech admittees, welcoming them to joining our programme and get ready for the new challenges and excitement from the programme.

The eventful ceremony is certainly enjoyed by all our guests and students, let's have a review of the day.

Dialogue with HSBC Technology Leaders

Regulatory Workshop

Visit to Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)

Visit to Cyberport Career Fair

Cyberport Career Fair 2023

Cyberport Career Fair 2023 is a one-stop platform for career and entrepreneurship opportunities, as well as updates on the Cyberport community. It is designed for youth, job seekers, and future entrepreneurs who are interested in exploring the digital tech industry. This is a great opportunity for talents to connect with industry experts and gain access to 1,000+ hot job opportunities (full-time, part-time, internships) across different job functions including business, STEAM, design, and more offered by 100+ companies from Smart Living, FinTech, Digital Entertainment and Cyberport Partners. 50+ talks and free career development resources will be offered to registered talents.

MSc FinTech Graduation Dinner

A night to remember

Our MSc students' hardwork and intelligence were rewarded by the University, to graduate in MSc Financial Technology.

It is our pleasure to seeing our graduates in the graduation dinner, to celebrate their graduation from the University together in such a memorable event.

Let's get back to the night by viewing some of the best photos, here's also a link for you to take these great photos with you, enjoy!