IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN), the honor society of IEEE, promotes excellence in the profession and in education with ideals of Scholarship, Character and Attitude.
Founded on 28 October 1904, HKN promotes professional accomplishment, service to others, and leadership development for students and professionals in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and other IEEE fields of interest. With its merger in 2010 with IEEE, the honor society now has over 200,000+ members in more than 250 Chapters around the globe.
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The 250+ IEEE-HKN chapters worldwide are your local link to the valuable resources offered by IEEE-HKN. Get involved to build your leadership, technical, collaboration, and communication skills.
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News & Updates
This SLC, HKN introduced a new recognition meant to showcase advisors that go above and beyond for their Chapter. The IEEE-HKN Advisors of Distinction recognition honors chapter advisors who have provided long-term, outstanding guidance to their chapters, mentoring student leaders,…
IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu proudly celebrates 44 of our Student Members who have been awarded the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Scholarship Plus Initiative. The IEEE PES Scholarship Plus Initiative recognizes high-performing undergraduate students with an interest in the power…
Through the generosity of IEEE-HKN Eminent Member Frank Chang and his wife, Shelly Chang, two new recognitions were established in 2025 to highlight the contributions of rising leaders in Region 10—the Frank and Shelly Chang Outstanding Young Scholar Award and…
The Key Chapter recognition celebrates Chapters that participate in activities identified as the best practices of successful Chapters. To be eligible for Key Chapter in 2025, a Chapter must complete all of the CORE ESSENTIALS, such as completing Annual Chapter…
THE BRIDGE
IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN)’s signature publication, THE BRIDGE, is an interactive digital magazine published three times a year.
