Program Overview

Bachelor of Engineering Elite Programme

The Faculty of Engineering aims to nurture highly talented and top-performing engineering students to be future leaders in frontier technology developments and rapidly advancing industries. The training flexibility and curriculum elements for these students are beyond the traditional engineering education requirements to prepare them to take up new challenges in various highly competitive engineering fields, such as, but not limited to, robotics, artificial intelligence, material technology, nanofabrication, semiconductor, construction automation, and sustainable development. Through freely choosing an engineering major, receiving academic/industrial mentorship, and participating in overseas exchanges, students can aim to pursue the most competitive career paths in either academic or industrial direction.

Features of the Elite Programme

• Freely Choose a BEng Programme from the Followings to Start in Year 2
  To fully explore their unique potential, students can freely choose Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Data and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science of the School of Computer and Data Science (SCDS) as their BEng degree.
• Eligible for the BEng X + MScEng AIE Scheme
  Elite Programme students are also eligible to choose to enroll in the Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Science in Engineering in Artificial Intelligence in Engineering (BEng X + MScEng AIE) scheme to obtain a BEng Degree and a Master Degree in AI in Engineering in 4+1 Years for more interdisciplinary training.
• Special Academic Advisor and Industrial Mentor
  The Faculty will provide special academic advisors to guide students in this programme through their curriculum design and overseas exchange choices. Each student will also be assigned an industrial mentor to assist them in learning from state-of-the-art practices in the corresponding industry.
• Entrance and Overseas Exchange Scholarships
  Each student can receive an entrance scholarship of HKD100,000 and an overseas academic exchange scholarship of HKD50,000 to encourage them to pursue more challenging training opportunities.

Academic Programmes

• BEng X + MScEng AIE
• BEng Elite Programme
• BEng(CivE)Programme
• BEng(CE/EE/ElecE)Programme
• BEng(DASE)Programme
• BEng(ME)Programme
• BEng(BME) Programme
• Double Degree
• Major Minor Options
• Regulations & Syllabuses
• Timetable

Student Enrichment Programmes

• Faculty Exchange Programme

Additional Support

• Academic Advising & Orientation for Freshmen
• Student Support Centre
• HKU-Cambridge Undergraduate Recruitment Scheme
• Teaching & Learning Arrangement
• Registration for FOCUS Certification

Research Areas

The Faculty of Engineering focuses on various strategic research clusters, departmental research focus and facilities, research centres and institutes, and researcher page search.

Knowledge Exchange

The Faculty of Engineering participates in impact projects, faculty KE award, search of talents, and KE library.

News & Events

The Faculty of Engineering hosts upcoming events, news, past news & events, media coverage, feature stories, and media contact.

Alumni & Friends

The Faculty of Engineering has alumni stories, reunions & homecomings, giving, H.K.U.E.A.A., and contact update form.