25-27 February 2026
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
PISCATAWAY, NJ – IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN), the honor society of IEEE, is proud to announce the approval of 30 university chapters as recipients of the 2024-2025 Outstanding Chapter Award (OCA). This prestigious award, recognizing excellence in chapter activity and…
When the virtual countdown began on November 14th, IEEE-HKN members from around the world opened their laptops with one shared goal: helping IEEE-HKN chapters and IEEE Student Branches thrive. In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the merger between Eta…
Innovating the Future, IEEE-HKN’s first in-person, technical papers conference, is here! And to help students prepare for submission, writing papers, surviving reviews, and preparing for presentations, we are offering a special 5-workshop series which is open to everyone, regardless of…
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,…
THE BRIDGE
IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN)’s signature publication, THE BRIDGE, is an interactive digital magazine published three times a year.
