AT THE FOREFRONT OF ENGINEERING
EDUCATION
The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) awarded
provisional accreditation to the School’s four-year
undergraduate degree programs under the outcome-
based education approach, making the School the first
in Hong Kong to acquire this. It represented the long-
held HKIE recognition of the School.
In suppor t of the School’s tri-modal education
initiative – a career aspiration track based on students’
preference for research, professional engineering, or
entrepreneurship – the first project-based Engineering
The School extended its education experience, research opportunities
and continued its strong international presence. The
Times Higher
Education
World University Rankings of Top 100 Universities for
Engineering and Technology 2013-14 ranked HKUST first in Greater China
and 21st globally
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Team Airship Design course was delivered to 56
undergraduates. A new Minor in Entrepreneurship,
jointly offered with the School of Business and
Management, was launched, with a Minor in Design
planned and due to commence in 2014-15.
Further to the success of the undergraduate summer
research program with Princeton University, a research
program was piloted with Harvard University. The
Department of Industrial Engineering and Logistics
Management continued its collaboration with the
China Academy of Art, offering a Design Thinking
course to encourage cross-disciplinary creativity.
Undergraduate exchange participation reached 38% in
2013-14, up from 21% in 2008-09.
A new MPhil Program in Technology Leadership
and Entrepreneurship began accepting applications.
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