Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The Dean of Engineering Prof Khaled Ben Letaief is pleased to announce that, effective 1 September 2013, the name of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (機械工程系) will be officially changed to the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (機械及航空航天工程系), with an abbreviation of “MAE”.
Echoing HKUST's mission to promote the advancement of society by producing global leaders, innovators and new knowledge, the School of Engineering envisions a strong demand for Aerospace Engineering education for the society and expanding opportunities for our graduates. Building on our existing strong faculty team in the School of Engineering, “Aerospace Engineering” is identified as a new strategic area of education, research and knowledge transfer.
The MAE Department looks forward to further enhance its contribution to the society with the full support of the School of Engineering and the University. It will also continue to provide an inspiring and rigorous learning environment for students, staff, and faculty members with a common vision of building another world-class School of Engineering program at HKUST with strong support from industry and the community.
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (www.ust.hk) is a world-class research university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. HKUST attained the highest proportion of internationally excellent research work in the Research Assessment Exercise 2014 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee, and is ranked as the world’s best young university in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2019. Its graduates were ranked 16th worldwide and top in Greater China in Global University Employability Survey 2018.
