WELCOME TO CITY

WELCOME TO CITY

Dr J M Nouri Assistant Dean Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics

School of Engineering andMathematical Sciences

Who studies at City?• Around 14,000 students from all over the world

1,500 on Engineering and Technology related subjects

o 350 on Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics (MEA) subjects


• Gender of students 22% Female and 78% Male

• Status of students 60% UK, 11% EU and 28% Overseas

• All ages majority of undergraduates 18 - 30

• All cultural backgrounds and walks of life

Why study Engineering at City?• The People

Student satisfaction > 85% for quality of staff

Over 50% of MEA staff with industry background

• The Facilities

Extensive opportunities for practical work

Specialist Thermofluid, aeronautical and automotive laboratories

• The Standards

City is focussed upon excellence employability


What is an Engineer ???


Just look around, almost everything you see, are made by engineers If an engineer didn’t design it, then an engineer built it !

Concept Design Manufacturing Works

Engineers make things work

What will I learn at City?

Industries expectation! Professional engineers that can solve their problems, have

required CAE and communication skills, and initiate new innovative technologies.

HOW DO WE ACHIVE THIS AT CITY??



• Engineering Science Mechanics

Structures

Materials

Fluids

Thermodynamics

Mechatronics

• Engineering Practice Design

Communication

Team work

Management

• Engineering Analysis Mathematics

Computing

Problem solving




• Specialist topics! Structured Design Process

Combustion & Fuels

Energy Conversion

CFD & FEA

Gas Turbine Engineering

CATIA and Solid Work

Renewable Energy

Chassis Engineering

Languages!

Year 1 Student Engagement

• Visit to London Eye

At the start of academic year

1st week of October


• Wind Turbine Challenge

Middle of term 1 (Reading week)

Early November

• Visit to LittleBrook Power Station

Middle of term 2 (Reading week)

Middle of February

What degree will I attain?


MEng/BEng Automotive and Motor Sport Engineering MEng/BEng Energy Engineering MEng/BEng Mechanical Engineering

All Programmes are accredited by IMechE, RAeS and Engineering Council



How will I achieve all this?

• Lectures

Supported by on-line materials (presentations, activities)

• Tutorials

Smaller groups; question and answer

• Practical work

Laboratory, Workshop, Drawing Office, CAD and other CAE

• Project work

Individual Group e.g. Formula Student, EGPR, Flywheel (Energy

storage) and Development Technology

What about Placement Opportunities?

• Available after Part 2 or Part 3

• Placements in the last two years include Ford Rolls Royce Lotus BP Howden

We have introduced a Professional Liaison Unit in the School to support students to find placement

Also opportunity for studying abroad for a year under Exchange Scheme ERASMUS

Heliex Sortex Tubelines Jaguar Shell

Will I get a job afterwards?

• Recent Graduates now work throughout the profession including

Delphi Diesel AVL Ricardo Ford Howden

… and lots of smaller engineering and consultancy companies!

Heliex Rolls Royce Lotus Jaguar Holroyd

The latest destination report from HESA about our 2010 graduates

UG graduates 88.2%: 64% Industry, 8.6% Work/Study and 15.6% F Study

PG graduates 91%: 80% Industry, 5.5% Work/Study and 5.5% F Study

Research Impact: Energy and Transport Research Centre andScrew Compressor Research Centre?

• Highly active in both Mechanical and Automotive

Three industry-sponsored chairs

• Past & present research sponsors include

Yamaha, Toyota, Shell, BP, Delphi, Lotus, Sortex Heliex, Holroyd, Howden

• Continuous impact on our programmes

Part 3, Part 4 and MSc studentsinvolved in these research activities

• Companies also provide student project ideas

What do the Professions think about City?

• May 2010 accreditation of MEng and BEng programmes commended

Mix of international and home students

High levels of industrial content and flavour

Design projects at different levels and relevant field trips

• July 2010 IMechE Formula Student event

City entered Class 1A Low Carbon category

City’s Sean Canty, was leadquote in the IMechE press release


So, how do I get here?

• A Levels: UCAS 340 (BEng) or 360 (MEng) – including AS Maths essential at B/A grade (BEng/MEng); Physics desirable

• IB: 30 (BEng) or 32 (MEng) Maths 6 at higher level

• Also equivalent entry tariff with A-level Maths

• Foundation year also available MEA’s top graduate in 2010 came through the Foundation route and

finished with an 83% 1st class honours in MEng Automotive

Awards for Academic Excellence

• The Lord Mayor of London Scholarships’ Starts from you’re A-Level results

A*AA £3000 per year AAA £2000 AAB £1000 You don’t need to apply for this It will be done Automatically once we have your results It will continue for all years of your study provided you

perform well at a first class level.

• Caterpillar Scholarships’Last year we got 12 Scholarships for our Year 3 & 4 garduating

students worth £1800 each.

• IMechE Plus other Industrial Scholarships’

Why City?

• 5th largest Higher Education institution within central London

• International focus – students from over 156 countries and academic staff from 50 countries

• Produces some of the most sought after professionals - 10th for employability and highest starting salaries*

• Student centre is first UK University to receive Service Mark Quality Standard from Institute of Customer Service

• 100% UG and PG on your programmes with professional accreditation; at University level they are 42% UG and 60% PG programmes

• World-leading Interdisciplinary Centres – breakthrough thinking

• Leading consultancy and research – linking minds and markets

*Sunday Times University Guide 2011

Solve engineering problems with limited, incorrect or contradictory information

Carry out experimentsEvaluate designs and change them!

Assess risks

Management

Analyse and interpret data

TeachWork in

multidisciplinary teams

Changing the world! Develop new

technologies

Design

Research

Some examples of the roles of an engineer

Development and application of mathematical

models

Market Analysis


Welcome to your Future.

Welcome to City.

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WELCOME TO CITY