New Program at HKUST Trains Building Services Engineers

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[evdate 1997-10-29] For release

29 October 1997

New Program at HKUST Trains Building Services Engineers

Students who intend to choose building services as their careers can now study in a new program offered by the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

This new program produces graduates with training in building services engineering. Third-year students can now choose a series of courses in air-conditioning and ventilation, indoor air-quality monitoring and control, water supply, lighting and fire protection, lifts and transport, and building automation.

Building construction is one of the most important industries in Hong Kong. Over half of the previous graduates from the Mechanical Engineering Department are now working in jobs related to building services.

Honeywell, a US based company and one of the biggest suppliers of building services control equipment in Hong Kong, is one of the supporters of the new program. The company has a strong interest in training students in this field and in promoting joint research with the department.

The Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department at HKUST, Prof Ping Cheng said, "We follow the American mechanical engineering educational system in which building services is a stream within the mechanical engineering discipline. The students in the new program will be provided with special training in building services based on the fundamental knowledge of mechanical engineering obtained during their first two years. Thus, with a broad mechanical engineering background and special training in building services, these graduates will be more competitive in job markets, and will have a wider range of career options."

The new program will be offered through the JUPAS system this year for entry in September 1998. JUPAS applications close on 1 December 1997.

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