Civil Engineering The University of Hong Kong

Overview

Civil Engineers are responsible for the design, construction, and management of our infrastructure and built environment, ensuring that our buildings, roads, railways, bridges, slopes, dams, and tunnels, are safe and sustainable. They also oversee stormwater drainage systems to prevent flooding, collect and properly treat wastewater to protect the environment, and ensure that all infrastructure components function in a safe, effective, and sustainable manner.

The Department’s research integrates the key areas including climate change, carbon neutrality, Modular Integrated Construction, AI & machine learning, sustainable infrastructure, and digital building engineering, water and environmental engineering. It also encompasses all components of civil engineering: from a fundamental understanding, through assessment of impacts, to the development of improved or new technologies and solutions.

Exciting Opportunities

Students will build solid foundations in civil engineering through active learning, capstone experience, hands-on activities, internship, exchanges and research-based studies, which prepare them to pursue a professional civil engineer career.  

Career Prospects

Employers included various government works departments (e.g. Architectural Services Department, Civil Engineering and Development Department, Drainage Services Department, Environmental Protection Department, Geotechnical Engineering Office, Highways Department, Housing Department, Transport Department, Water Supplies Department, etc); the MTRC; developers; and consulting and construction firms. Our graduates have normally been able to become qualified/chartered engineers within a few years.

Accreditation

The BEng(CivE) programme is fully accredited by the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE).