HKUST Annual Report 2016-17

69 EMPLOYMENT (2016) Undergraduates Postgraduates PhD MPhil Taught Master (Except MBA) MBA Employment Situation % % % % % Employed 82.9 60.8 33.6 32.7 100 Further Studies 11.7 1.9 43 6.1 0 Returned to Home Country or Emigrated 1.5 34.8 22.4 60.1 0 Others 3.9 2.4 0.9 1 0 Employment Situation by Industry % % % % % Commerce and Business 55.6 6.7 26.9 56.1 75.9 Engineering and Industry 30.6 15 26.9 24 20.7 Education 6.9 76.7 41.8 15.1 1.1 Government and Related Organizations 3.2 1.7 4.5 4.1 0 Community and Social Services 3.7 0 0 0.7 2.3 Percentages may not add up to 100%, as they are rounded to the nearest percent. FACULTY FACULTY MEMBERS (as of 30 Jun 2017) (Full-time Equivalent)^ School/ Area Regular Visiting Total Science 146 19 165 Engineering 200 12 212 Business and Management 131 13 144 Humanities and Social Science* 149 6 155 Interdisciplinary Programs 15 3 18 Total 641 53 694 ^ The above faculty numbers are reported in Full-time Equivalent (FTE) basis to reflect faculty’s service distribution to each school. * The teaching staff of the Centre for Language Education are included following its merger with SHSS on 1 July 2012. RESEARCH NO. OF NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS AND FUNDING (2016-17) Number Funding (in HK$M) UGC 448 117.6 RGC 218 191.3 Others 455 382 Total 1,084* 690.9** * No. of projects does not add up due to projects with multiple sponsors. ** Includes R&D projects administrated by R and D Corporation and Mainland platforms. NO. OF PATENTS (2016-17) Filed 205 Granted 134