Extension opportunities
Competitions & Events
Be sure to check the dedicated page for competitions & events as well.
Programming extension roadmap
The extension roadmap assumes you are already confident in the core skills of IGCSE programming.
As you work through these extension tasks please regularly save your progress into the github repo. This will help me monitor your progress - check for your understanding, see if you are getting stuck, and monitor pacing (when do I have to add additional items to this doc).
Research opportunities
City University of Hong Kong
The Summer Research Internship provides opportunities for secondary school students to undertake engineering-related research attachments for approximately one month at CityU during the summer. Students will be actively engaged in CityU laboratories under the supervision of CityU PhD students and a faculty member as an advisor.
Key info:
- Applications typically open in February, for an internship that runs for 4 weeks over the summer break.
- For year 11 students and up
- Website: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/ceng/bright-future-engineering-talent-hub/hubs-activities/summer-research-internship
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
The Junior Researcher Mentoring Programme aims to:
- Deepen students’ understanding of a chosen research topic;
- Nurture students’ analytical and research skills;
- Introduce our undergraduate programmes to students and help them make informed university programme choices; and
- Connect them with our faculty members to have a better understanding of the study life at PolyU.
Key info:
- Applications in January, for a programme that runs March to August.
- For year 11 & 12 students
- Website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/geo/prospective-students/undergraduate/local/junior-researcher-mentoring-programme/