As one of the flagship programmes in FoSE, the Student Extra-curriculum Programme (SEP) 2025 has launched, offering a diverse range of undergraduate research practice opportunities, essential skills training and cultural experience activities to enhance skills, expand knowledge, and promote humanities literacy for FoSE students, to further enrich students’ experience in the summer holiday.
Currently, FoSE is calling for applications for three parts of SEP: FoSE Undergraduate Research Practice, Essential Skills Training and Cultural Experience (Gezhu 5.0). For detailed information of the programme and application procedures, please refer to the recent email from the Faculty.
FoSE Undergraduate Research Practice
FoSE Undergraduate Research Practice is a key programme in the Faculty, it has been run for over ten years and is a good platform for students to participate in research, it attracted the participation of hundreds of undergraduate students from FoSE each year. Students can not only dive into different stages of research, understand the essence of research, and gain research experience, but also have the opportunity to closely engage with the Faculty’s research eco-system. The students who successfully complete the projects can be nominated by supervisors for the certificate issued by the Faculty.
In the Spring semester, there are nearly 300 students participating in 91 research projects. This summer, the academic staff offer 131 research projects with 614 vacancies for the research projects. In addition to participating in interdisciplinary innovative research projects within FoSE, FoSE students can also engage in cutting-edge research projects in China Beacons Institute.
Essential Skills Training
The FoSE focuses on the comprehensive development of students. This Essential Skills Training programme is designed to empower students with supplementary skills in addition to what students have learned in the current curriculum. The Essential Skills Training programme includes Applied Engineering Advancement Programme and Introduction to AI.
FoSE has invited internal and external lecturers to deliver the training to students. The Applied Engineering Advancement Programme includes AI Face Recognition Workshop, Environmental Field Assessment and Model Making, from which students can choose one to participate in. The Introduction to AI includes Python and Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence.
Cultural Experience (Gezhu 5.0)
With the emergence of generative AI, both the design industry and traditional cultural heritage are facing opportunities and challenges. In this activity, students will have the opportunity to experience traditional and cutting-edge design processes, integrate Yangming culture into their designs, and transform their designs into practical products.
Project schedule:
· Phase I:
2 June: Project introduction, a visit to Yangming's Former Residence
3 June: Design experience
· Phase II:
4 -12 June: Brainstorming, design and produce products using technologies such as AI and 3D skills
The schedule may be adjusted according to the progress of the project.
Requirements:
· Basic knowledge of Yangming philosophy
· Aesthetic sense and interest in design
· Understanding of simple design sketching
· Basic knowledge and application of generative AI
· Interest in traditional architectural styles
External Research Placement
The Faculty has launched the research placement scheme with external institutes in the past two years, to provide students with more research opportunities. This year, there will be a few external research institutes which will accept students from FoSE under this scheme. The detailed information of the External Research Placement programme will be announced at a later stage from a separate email.
Application
For the detailed information of SEP, please refer to the email sent by SEP email account on 31 March. If you are interested in the programme, please scan the QR code below or click the "Read More" button to submit the application by 4:00pm Monday 14 April 2025.
