In the Global Employability University Ranking , HKUST continued to shine, being ranked at No. , its highest place yet. It also marked the third year straight that the University had been ranked No. in Greater China. The ranking was based on the views of over , recruiters from major companies in countries on the ideal attributes for graduates and universities, and the institutions they thought produced the best performers. The survey was organized by Emerging, a French human resources consulting agency, and executed by Trendence, a German market research rm. proved a notable year for HKUST’s global engineering standing, with highly positive worldwide rankings in a variety of renowned surveys. In the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings of Top Universities for Engineering and Technology , the University was placed at No. , the highest position for any local university since this subject ranking was established in . HKUST has achieved the No. spot in Greater China in this league table for ve consecutive years. The rankings were based on ve criteria: teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income. Meanwhile, in the QS World University Rankings by Faculty – Engineering and Technology, HKUST was ranked No. , rising one place from the previous year to reach an all-time high. The University also retained its No. position in Hong Kong in this category for the sixth year in a row. Rankings indicators included academic reputation, student- to-faculty ratio, employer reputation, international faculty ratio, citations per faculty, and international student ratio. Rankings Reinforce Global Recognition IN FOCUS 3 SENG’S Research Excellence Shines of strategic importance to the long-term development of Hong Kong and contribute to advances on grand challenges. They encourage collaboration among di erent institutions in Hong Kong and multidisciplinary research (see P and P for more on SENG’s projects). Under the Research Grants Council’s Earmarked Research Grant, the School saw General Research Fund support rise over % to HK$ . million in , up from HK$ . million the previous year. This was the largest amount for this type of funding among engineering schools in Hong Kong, representing % of the total share for engineering. he School of Engineering (SENG) has seen the excellence of its research further recognized through the results of signi cant assessment and funding exercises carried out recently. The School received outstanding results in the major Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) , conducted by international experts on behalf of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee (UGC). The RAE aims to assess the research quality of the eight UGC-funded institutions in Hong Kong and to delineate their areas of relative strengths and weaknesses. It covered a six-year period from , and involved a criterion-referenced assessment against quality levels de ned by international standards, as stated by the UGC. On average, over % of the School’s research activities were rated world-leading (four stars) or internationally excellent (three stars). With regard to four-star plus three-star results, Civil Engineering, Computer Studies/Science, Electronic Engineering and Mechanical Engineering achieved the best performance among all universities in Hong Kong. In the highly selective and prestigious Theme-based Research Scheme, under the UGC’s Research Grants Council, two of the School’s projects were approved in . This brings the total to four projects in the ve annual rounds announced to date. Overall funding comes to more than HK$ million. Projects approved under this competitive scheme focus on research T Times Higher Education World University Rankings of Top Universities for Engineering and Technology Global Employability University Ranking QS World University Rankings by Faculty – Engineering and Technology No. ^ No. * No. * * No. in Greater China ^ No. in Hong Kong
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