The sky is the limit as job prospects in aviation soar
- With China tipped to become the world’s largest civil aviation market within five years, HKUST can help supply aeronautical engineers
When it comes to masters’ degrees that open up new career opportunities, few do so better than the newly introduced Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering (MScAE) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).
According to professor David Lam, MScAE programme director and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, demand for engineering talent in the aviation industry is at an all-time high, especially in the Greater China region. “The growth of aviation in China is driving the need for talent in the aviation industry,” Lam says. “Aeronautical engineering is in a high growth phase driven by the need for talent in Hong Kong for the third runway and the strong growth in China.”
The programme, first established in 2016, is offered in partnership with French aviation university Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile (ENAC), currently Europe’s largest aeronautical university.
“ENAC has great pre-eminence in the aviation industry,” Lam says. “Its graduates dominate the aviation industry both in terms of government jobs, and in major European airline companies like Airbus, which is sponsored by the French government.”
Lam says HKUST’s partnership with ENAC makes the MScAE one of the most well respected aeronautical engineering degrees in Asia – as it has a well-balanced blend of Eastern and Western teaching philosophies.
“The programme is Asian-based, industry-oriented, with a selection of courses taught by senior industrial professionals, with a European flavour thanks to our partnership with ENAC,” he says.
