The IMechE 8th Greater China Design Competition, which is organized by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) Hong Kong Branch and co-organized by Department of Electromechanical Engineering (EME) of FST, was held from 23 to 24 March 2019 at the Student Activity Centre (E31) of the University of Macau. The Greater China Design competition is an university design competition for the universities from Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macau including the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Guangzhou College of South China University of Technology, the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi), the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the South China University of Technology, the University of Hong Kong, and the University of Macau.

The competition aims at providing a platform for engineering students to demonstrate their engineering knowledge, while in parallel strengthen their presentation skills by designing an innovative prototype on the topics ranging from environmental to social issues. This year, the topic is ‘Energy Relay’. Participants are asked to design and build four self-propelled devices which can collectively complete a relay race in the shortest period of time. By encouraging students to participate in such competition, students can broaden their horizons, gain more knowledge and learn more about different aspects, which will also benefit students’ future career and development.

由英國機械工程師學會香港分部及澳門大學科技學院機電工程系合辦的英國機械工程師學會第八屆大中華地區設計比賽於2019年3月23至24日在澳門大學學生活動中心(E31)舉行。大中華地區設計比賽是廣州、香港及澳門大專院校的設計比賽，包括香港中文大學、華南理工大學廣州學院、香港專上教育學院、香港理工大學、香港科技大學、華南理工大學、香港大學及澳門大學。

是次比賽旨在為工程系學生提供一個展示其工程知識的平台，學生需設計一個創新原型，以解決有關環境問題甚至社會問題，同時通過比賽增強他們的演講技巧。今年的主題為「能量繼電器」，參賽者需要設計及製造四個自行推進裝置，並用最短的時間來完成接力賽。藉著鼓勵學生參加此類賽事，讓學生可以擴闊眼界，學到更多的知識和了解更多不同的事物，對學生未來的事業和發展有莫大好處。

The Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) of the University of Macau (UM) is devoted to the enhancement of teaching quality and learning effectiveness, promotion of the internationalization of academic programmes, and alignment with the international standards. Upon receiving accreditation from the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) and Washington Accord Recognition, graduates are eligible to participate in the Scheme “A” Training Programme.

Recently, two graduates from the Bachelor Programme in Electromechanical Engineering (EME), Ao Ieong Man Long and Lam Ka Fai took the lead in completion of two-year Scheme “A” training. They were awarded the certificate by HKIE and become the first two Macau graduate trainees in completion of the programme through local training. Both Ao Ieong and Lam are the graduates of the Bachelor Programme in EME in 2016. After graduation, they work as engineers in Engineering Department of Galaxy Entertainment Group (Galaxy Macau), and participate in the Scheme “A” Training Programme. Galaxy Macau is the first gaming operator in Macau accredited by HKIE to offer the Scheme “A” Training in Mechanical Engineering Discipline for graduates of Bachelor programme in EME of FST, UM. Currently, there are 8 EME graduates participating in this training programme. During the training programme, the trainees will undergo different on-the-job training through job rotation in the Engineering Department of Galaxy Macau. Moreover, the working hours accumulated in the 2-year on-the-job training are also recognized by HKIE, which allows trainees to obtain the international recognized qualification of registered engineers in a faster track.

The Scheme “A” Training Programme is developed by HKIE. It aims at providing registered graduate trainees with the opportunity to achieve necessary reinforcement of theory with practice to become a professional engineer. Upon the completion of the Scheme “A” Training programme, graduates from accredited Bachelor programmes will be eligible to become Corporate Member as a HKIE Graduate Member. In order to give potential graduates a deeper understanding of Scheme “A” Training Programme, FST and Galaxy Macau held a seminar about this training programme on 29 April 2019, and invited the current trainees to share their experience. Through close cooperation with the industry, FST looks forward to helping more graduates to obtain international recognized professional qualifications, and to train more quality professionals for the engineering in Macao.

澳門大學科技學院致力於優化教學素質，提升學習成效，推進學術課程的國際化進程，並與國際接軌。隨著理學士學位通過香港工程師學會的學術評審及獲得《華盛頓協議》成員承認後，畢業生已合資格參加學會的工程畢業生培訓計劃。

近日，兩位機電工程學士課程畢業生歐陽文龍與林嘉輝率先完成為期兩年的培訓計劃，並獲香港工程師學會頒授證書，成為澳門首兩名通過本地培訓完成計劃的學員。歐陽文龍與林嘉輝都是機電工程學士課程2016年的畢業生。畢業後，於澳門銀河娛樂集團 (下稱「澳門銀河」)工程部任職工程師，並參與機械工程畢業生培訓計劃。「澳門銀河」為澳門首間獲香港工程師學會認可開辦畢業生培訓計劃的博彩營運商，為澳門大學科技學院機電工程學士畢業生提供機械工程畢業生培訓計劃。目前，共有8位機電畢業生參與此培訓計劃。培訓計劃期間，學員將透過職務輪換的方式在「澳門銀河」工程部接受不同的在職培訓。而且，兩年的在職培訓所累積的工作時數亦受香港工程師學會承認，讓學員更快地取得國際認可的工程師資格。

工程畢業生培訓計劃主要是由香港工程師學會推行與發展。這個計劃的目的是通過加強工程理論及實踐培訓來訓練已註冊的工程畢業實習生成為專業的工程師。畢業生完成這個工程畢業生培訓計劃後將符合登記成為香港工程師學會正會員的資格。為了讓應屆畢業生對此計劃有更深入的了解和認識，科技學院與「澳門銀河」於4月29日舉辦了一場關於這個培訓計劃的講座，並邀請現有學員分享經驗。科技學院希望透過與產業界的緊密合作，幫助更多畢業生取得國際認可的專業工程師資格，為澳門工程界培育更多優質專業人才。