Welcome to City!
Who studies at City?
• Around 13,000 students from all over the world
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1500 on Engineering and Technology related subjects
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350 on Mechanical Engineering & 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 aged 18 - 30
• All cultural backgrounds and walks of life
What is an Engineer?
• someone who fixes your car or boiler?
• someone who ‘does engineering’ ?
• an ‘applied scientist’?
The Engineering Council says:
“engineering is the practice of creating and sustaining services,
systems, devices, machines, structures, processes and products to
improve the quality of life; getting things done more effectively and
efficiently”
What is an Engineer?
• Almost everything around you is there because of an engineer
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If an engineer didn’t design it, then an engineer made it fit-for-purpose!
• Engineers make things work
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We are more interested in ‘how it works’ than ‘why is it so’
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We exploit scientific knowledge to achieve goals
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We make decisions based on incomplete information
Market analysis
Some examples of the roles of an Engineer
Development and
application of
mathematical
models
Management
Design
Changing the
world!
Interpretation of limited,
incorrect or contradictory
information
Reverse Engineering
and product
improvement
Research
Measurement and
analysis of system
behaviour
Risk
Assessment
Technology
Development
Trials
Teaching
Why study Engineering at City?
• The People
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Student satisfaction > 90% for quality of staff
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Over 50% of MEA staff with industry background
• The Facilities
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Extensive opportunities for practical work
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Specialist aeronautical and automotive laboratories
• The Standards
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City is focussed upon excellence  employability
What will I learn at City?
What will I learn at City?
• Engineering Science
• Engineering Practice
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Mechanics
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Design
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Structures
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Communication
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Materials
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Team work
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Fluids
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Management
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Thermodynamics
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Mechatronics
• Engineering Analysis
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Mathematics
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Computing
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Problem solving
What will I learn at City?
• Specialist topics!
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CATIA
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Airworthiness
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Renewable Energy
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Wing Aerodynamics
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Chassis Engineering
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Flight Dynamics
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Structured Design Process
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Aeroelasticity
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Combustion & Fuels
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CFD & FEA
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Gas Turbine Engineering
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Astronautics
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Languages!
What degree will I attain?
• BEng or MEng in
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Aeronautical Engineering
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Automotive and Motor Sport
Engineering
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Air Transport Engineering
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Energy Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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Institution of Mechanical
Engineers
• Accredited by
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Royal Aeronautical
Society
What do the Professions think about City?
• May 2010 accreditation of MEng and BEng programmes commended
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Mix of international and home students
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High levels of industrial content and flavour
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New flight test course for Part 2 Aeronautical/ATE
• July 2010 IMechE Formula Student event
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City entered Class 1A Low Carbon category
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City’s Sean Canty, was lead
quote in the IMechE press release
Air Transport Group Design Project – A320 Simulator enhancement
Flight Test Course
How will I achieve all this?
• Lectures
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Supported by on-line materials (presentations, activities)
• Tutorials
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Smaller groups; question and answer
• Practical work
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Laboratory, Workshop, Drawing Office, CAD and other CEM
• Project work
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Individual
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Group e.g. EGPR, Formula Student, Dev Tech, UAV Design
What about Placement Opportunities?
• Available after Part 2 or Part 3
• Placements in the last two years include
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Airbus
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British Airways Engineering
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Agusta Westland
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Tubelines
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Jaguar
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TOTAL Oil
Will I get a job afterwards?
• Recent Graduates now work throughout the profession including
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Rolls Royce (Aero Engines)
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BAE Systems
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Airbus
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Lotus
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Jaguar
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… and lots of smaller engineering consultancy companies!
What is the Energy and Transport Research Centre?
• Highly active in both Mechanical and Aeronautical
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Three industry-sponsored chairs
• Past & present research sponsors include
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Yamaha, Airbus, Toyota, Westland,
Shell, EADS, DSTL, Delphi, Lotus, QinetiQ
• Continuous impact on our programmes
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Part 3, Part 4 and MSc students
involved in these research activities
• Companies also provide student project ideas
As a graduate, I will have gained…
a solid grounding in Engineering
from staff who have been there;
a focus on current global
challenges such as sustainable
transport and energy supply.
Why City?
•
5th largest Higher Education institution within central London
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International focus – students from over 156 countries and academic staff
from 50 countries
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Produces some of the most sought after professionals - 10th for
employability and highest starting salaries*
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Student centre is first UK University to receive Service Mark Quality
Standard from Institute of Customer Service
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42% Undergraduate and 60% Postgraduate on programmes with
professional accreditation
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World-leading Interdisciplinary Centres – breakthrough thinking
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Leading consultancy and research – linking minds and markets
*Sunday Times University Guide 2011
Welcome to your Future.
Welcome to City.