In view of the successful launch of the Master of Environmental
Engineering Management (MEEM) Programme with the University of Technology,
Sydney last year, the Hong Kong Management Association(HKMA) is
proud to announce that the second intake of the MEEM Programme is
now open for applications and the deadline will be 10 February 2001.
In recent years, the Hong Kong community, as other major cities
in the world, has been very concerned about environmental protection
and the Hong Kong SAR government has placed great emphasis on the
quality of our environment and the concept of sustainable development.
It is now a consensus that the correction of past environmental
abuses and the prevention of future abuse will be the most critical
tasks of the Hong Kong business sector and the society as a whole.
With this major change in public awareness, there is a significant
demand in Hong Kong for engineers and other environmental professionals
with enhanced skills and knowledge in related areas of environmental
engineering management. Such professionals are sought after by numerous
enterprises including the water supply and sanitation industry,
waste management industry, manufacturing and energy industry, housing
development and construction industry, town planning and transportation
industry, and in the rapidly growing environmental management sector
of the economy, including rehabilitation of degraded areas as well
as minimising the environmental impact of new activities.
The Master of Environmental Engineering Management Programme caters
to Hong Kong in-service engineers, scientists, technologists, surveyors,
health and other environmental professionals as well as business
executives who perform, or who aspire to perform, environmental
engineering management tasks. It provides a valuable opportunity
for participants to earn a widely recognized Master Degree conferred
by a prestigious Australian university through part-time study.
The MEEM Programme is of 15-month duration and is built on a 48-credit
point structure with 8 six-credit point subjects comprising 6 cores
and 2 electives. All subjects are delivered through a combination
of distance learning, self-directed study and study group meetings.
The core subjects have additional intensive weekend seminars which
are held in Hong Kong and conducted by UTS academic staff. Discussions
with academic staff of UTS may also be conveyed via fax or e-mail.
Candidates with a degree in engineering or other technological/applied
science field and suitable experience will enrol directly into the
MEEM Programme. Candidates without a degree but with other acceptable
qualifications and relevant experience will enrol in the Graduate
Certificate in Environmental Engineering and Management and, on
successful completion of the four subjects in the Graduate Certificate,
will transfer into the MEEM with full credit for completed subjects.
Credit exemptions may be granted to candidates who hold an appropriate
postgraduate qualification, or relevant post-experience courses
previously done, e.g., The Hong Kong Management Association/Lingnan
Joint Diploma in Management Studies (DMS).
With 25,000 students, 925 academic staff and 1,193 support staff,
the University of Technology, Sydney is one of the five largest
universities in Australia. It offers a wide range of courses from
accounting to animal ecophysiology, from Bachelor Degrees to Doctorates.
Apart from this Master of Environmental Engineering Management Programme,
the UTS and the HKMA also jointly offer two Master courses : the
Master of Engineering Management and Master of Arts in Training
and Human Resourse Development.
Interested parties are reminded to apply for the MEEM Programme
before 10 February. For course enquiries, please contact Mr Marco
Ho on 2774 8541. You are also welcome to visit the HKMA website
at WWW.HKMA.ORG.HK.
Issued by The Hong Kong Management Association on 13 January 2001.
For press enquiries, please contact Ms Titania Woo/Ms Cecilia Wong
on 2526 6516/7392 3505.