City University of Hong Kong (CityU) is a public research university in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1984 as City Polytechnic of Hong Kong and became a fully accredited university in 1994. It is one of eight government-funded degree-granting tertiary institutions. Located in the heart of Hong Kong, CityU has a well-earned reputation as an innovative hub for research and professional education and for addressing global issues and empowering positive change.

Introduction

As mechanical engineers are irreplaceably important in society, Mechanical Engineering represents a fundamental branch of engineering knowledge. To fulfill the rapid demands of expanding markets in the area of automation engineering, dynamical and control analysis, engineering design, and materials/product testing, CityU's Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering program at City University of Hong Kong has been established in order to offer a comprehensive and dynamic curriculum which prepares students with analytical and quantitative skills to tackle scientific and engineering problems, independent and critical thinking to develop/enhance engineering products, and integrated creativity and expertise to generate novel product designs to support sustainable development of the industries.

• Motivated by the fact that the prospects for the development of the Mechanical Engineering industry are greatly expanding, the future manpower demands in the related Mechanical Engineering fields will be greatly increased.
• Since the establishment of the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) policy back in 2006, original design manufacturing (ODM) of all the “made-in-HK” consumer products, which involves conceptual engineering design and product research and development, has become the key role of Hong Kong companies.
• In the coming years, it is expected that Hong Kong will have stronger needs in the Mechanical Engineering applications such as intelligent consumer products, improved product design and manufacturing, robotics and industrial automation, synthesis and testing of new materials, micro-devices and instrumentation for medical/healthcare purposes.

Objectives of the Major:

The aim of the major of Mechanical Engineering is to prepare students with a solid background of the required fundamental knowledge in view of the great need in the industries. Their graduates are expected to serve and contribute to a broad range of mechanical engineering industries in their future careers, including chartered engineers, chief administrators/managers of technical teams, and technology consultants. Some of them can even choose to be entrepreneurs for their own start-up companies.

The objectives of the major are:

• To provide a systematic curriculum by combining education, research, and development of innovative technology and enable students to tackle engineering problems in mechanical related areas efficiently and independently.
• To equip students with critical thinking, independent research, qualitative and quantitative analysis capacities. Students can perform high-impact and leading-edge research and development for the continuous advancements of both industrial and academic expertise.
• To prepare students for professional employment in areas such as engineering design of materials, dynamical and control analysis, automation engineering, and micro and nanotechnologies.
• To nurture students to contribute to the community and professional groups with both academic achievements and knowledge transferable products.

Career Prospects

Their Bachelor's degree program on Mechanical Engineering was launched in view of the great need in the industries. Long-term careers of our graduates in the industries include qualified mechanical engineers, consumer product designers, automotive system designers, “heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)” engineers, system automation engineers, chief administrators/managers of technical teams, and technology consultants. Graduates can also choose to further study in graduate schools for inventing state-of-the-art technologies. Some of them can even choose to be entrepreneurs for their own start-up companies.

Professional Recognition
This major is designed to meet the accreditation requirements of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), a signatory member of the Washington Accord, under which all members agree to recognize each other's accredited engineering degree programs.

While maintaining the major aspects of mechanical engineering knowledge (e.g. engineering mechanics, materials engineering, mechanical product design, mechatronics, dynamics and controls, and thermal fluids), this programme would focus on the following areas for the future needs of the society:

Product design with comprehensive considerations in high levels of functionality (e.g. smart home and appliances) and the environment-friendly product design and manufacturing.
Automation (with control algorithms, sensors and actuators) and system integration of machines ranging from consumer products, building facilities to transportation vehicles.
Solid background on both conventional and emerging mechanical engineering techniques, as integrated knowledge, such that graduates can generate new products, and at the same time can serve as the next generation to handle and inherit obligations of the existing occupations.
The choice of electives will provide students with the opportunities to enhance their interests in applying what they have learnt. Appropriate quality assurance processes and guidelines will be adopted to ensure that the new programme will be managed and delivered as all other well-recognized international undergraduate programmes.

The major requires a total of 120 credit units. Applicants with Associate Degree, Higher Diploma or equivalent qualifications may be admitted with Advanced Standing I or II(admission with Advanced Standing II will be considered from 2018-19 onwards).

Located in the heart of Hong Kong, CityU has a well-earned reputation as an innovative hub for research and professional education and for addressing global issues and empowering positive change.

The university has five colleges and four schools: the College of Business, College of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, College of Science, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, and the School of Creative Media, School of Data Science, School of Energy and Environment and School of Law.

Some of the CityU rankings and achievements are: #1 for [THE] World University Rankings 2020 "Most International University"; #52 for [QS] World University Rankings 2020; #15 for [THE] Asia University Rankings 2019, #4 for [QS] "Top 50 under 50" in 2020; and #90 for [QS] Graduate Employability Rankings 2020.

Research

The City University of Hong Kong identify solutions to critical global challenges by extending the frontiers of knowledge both within and beyond existing research paradigms. Their highly qualified academics are drawn from all over the world, bringing a wealth of research and professional experience to their programmes. Their world-class labs and state-of-the-art teaching facilities, as well as their state key laboratories, a national engineering centre and a suite of institutional-level research centres, enable their researchers to maintain a positive trajectory. They also pioneer new forms of expression by bringing science and the arts together.

CityU's 10 faculty members were named as Highly Cited Researchers for 2018 by Clarivate Analytics, while they rank #1 in Hong Kong in Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents (2018) and #2 in Hong Kong for Citations per Faculty in QS World University Ranking 2020.

CityU Campus

City University of Hong Kong is located on Tat Chee Avenue, Sham Shui Po District, Kowloon. It is near Kowloon Tong Station, which serves the East Rail Line and Kwun Tong Line of Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system. It is also adjacent to Shek Kip Mei Park, Nam Shan Estate and the Festival Walk shopping centre. The main campus covers around 15.6 hectares.

The Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre is an academic building on the campus, which was completed in 2011. It was designed by Daniel Libeskind cooperating with Leigh and Orange Ltd. and received several awards on its design. It was funded with a donation of HK$100 million from the Shaw Foundation and is named after Run Run Shaw. The building houses the university's School of Creative Media, the Centre for Applied Computing and Interactive Media and the computer science, media and communication, and English departments.

Hu Fa Kuang Sports Centre is a five-storey sports centre which houses a multi-purpose hall and four practice gymnasiums for badminton, basketball, volleyball, martial arts and dance, and other activities. In May 2016, the 1,400 square metre roof of the Chan Tai Ho multi-purpose hall at the sports centre which had been covered with a living roof just completed for two months suddenly collapsed, injuring three people.

About Hong Kong

Situated at the south-eastern tip of mainland China and in the heart of Asia, Hong Kong enjoys economic and strategic importance that exceeds its geographical size in an area of only 1,105 square kilometres.

With a population of approximately 7.34 million, Hong Kong is a densely populated city, comprising Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and the New Territories. The average population density was 6,830 people per square kilometre (as of 2017). Nonetheless, Hong Kong is also known for its beautiful and well-managed country parks and greens, located mainly in the New Territories and 262 outlying islands.

English is the teaching medium at most universities, including CityU, but both Chinese and English are the official languages in Hong Kong. English is widely used within the government and also by the legal, professional and business sectors. There is no shortage of well-educated, competent bilingual or even trilingual professionals who speak English, Cantonese and Putonghua.

Student Life

Their students are exposed to a dynamic campus life where they explore their individual potential and collaborate with others in exciting new ventures. The global linkages that we have established offer our students the chance to study at prestigious institutions on excellent programmes with highly experienced faculty.

Facts and Figures:

• 40 Countries for Internship.

• HK$124M total amount awarded for scholarships.

• 3,814 scholarship recipients.

• 10,908 Hours of Service Learning Completed.

• Ranked 9th - Grand Slam in USFHK Intercollegiate Sports – Overall Men’s Champion and Overall Women’s Champion in the Same Year.

• More than 70 Nationalities of Students in Student Residence.

• More than 80 Nationalities are Represented in the CityU Student Body.

• More than 400 Exchange Partners in 44 Countries/Regions Around the World.

Multi-Dimensional Campus Experience

All work and no play isn’t good for anybody.  CityU offers a whole host of out-of-study recreational activities to choose from, be it enjoying our many multicultural events, joining any of the numerous student societies, or working off excess energy through a variety of sporting activities.

Global Learning Experience

With over 400 exchange partners in 44 countries and regions, explore the world with CityU’s many international opportunities. CityU encourages all students to gain valuable international experience by undertaking an exchange, joint degree or overseas learning experiences. 

Career Development & Employability

University is the most formative time of life and the very best time for nurturing personal qualities. CityU helps bring out the very best of each individual - helping them to attain personal and professional excellence, to cherish life-long learning, and to contribute to society.

Caring for You

Adapting to university life can be challenging for many, so to help students facing issues of adjustment, or indeed any problems at all, CityU has a team of experienced counsellors to ease students’ transition through this important stage of personal development.

Student Facilities

Everyone on campus has access to state-of-the-art facilities for both recreation and well-being. These include Run Run Shaw Library, Computers and Internet, Chan Feng Men-ling Chan Shuk-lin English Language Centre (ELC), Activity Venues, Sports & Recreation Facilities, Joint Sports Centre, Health Care, Administrative Information Management System (AIMS), CityU Portal / Canvas and CityU Mobile.

Living at CityU

Living in the Student Residence is an invaluable university experience in enhancing one’s calibres such as independence, self-management and interpersonal skills. Their Residence Masters, Residence Tutors and students live together as a close-knitted community with enriched hall life full of joy and care. You will have a well-acclaimed platform and opportunities for self-development and meeting all kinds of people from many different cultures and nationalities.

Central Repository on Student Development Activities (CRESDA)

Universities offer a wealth of learning opportunities beyond the traditional classroom. In the absence of suitable tools, students often find difficult to keep track of all their activities and the various skills that they develop. To address this need, CRESDA is developed to keep a record of undergraduate student development activities in a mobile-friendly online central repository. It captures data that helps to provide a complete picture of students’ choices and preferences in personal development activities. The data collected is also used for big data analytics and strategic planning.

Golden Key Club

The Golden Key Club is a platform for all scholarship recipients to strengthen your competitiveness and employability through mutual sharing of success stories and exclusive opportunities in leadership training, professional development and social networking at CityU and in the community at large.

Student Leaders Training and Workshops

Diversified training and workshops in programme planning, activity management, team-building and many more useful areas will equip all CityU student leaders with the necessary knowledge and skill set to excel in leadership roles in student organisations and societies.