MPhil Stream

Students are required to complete at least 4 graduate courses with a total of 12 units as approved by the Division and register for the relevant thesis research course every term throughout their studies. In addition, a research project is required for which a thesis is to be submitted with a pass in an oral defence for graduation. 

PhD Stream

All students in the PhD stream will be admitted initially to the 'pre-candidacy' status. Upon satisfying the Division's candidacy requirements, the student will be allowed to progress to the 'post-candidacy' status. As a requirement for graduation, students must carry out a substantial amount of research which will lead to original results worthy of publication in scholarly journals.

Pre-candidacy:

Students are required to complete

1. at least 4 graduate courses with a total of 12 units as approved by the Division;
2. register for the relevant thesis research course every term throughout his/her studies;
3. pass the candidacy examination, submit a thesis proposal and pass an oral examination of the thesis proposal.

Post-candidacy:

Students are required to complete

1. graduate courses with at least 9 units as approved by the Division;
2. register for the relevant thesis research course every term throughout his/her studies;
3. submit a thesis and pass an oral defence of the thesis for graduation.

Please visit the Division's homepage for more information.

The Division will consider admissing of part-time PhD students with Master's degree and strong academic records. Part-time students will be required to take regular graduate courses offered in the day time. 

Fields of Specialization

• Biomechanics and Medical Devices
• Building Energy and Environmental Engineering
• Design and Advanced Manufacturing
• Combustion and Propulsion
• Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage
• Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics
• Ultrafast Laser Applications & Biomedical Optics
• Quantum Computing and Quantum Information
• Precision Engineering and Instrumentation
• Robotics
• Sensors and Actuators
• Smart Materials and Structures
• Sustainable Fuel Production
• Systems and Control
• Vibration and Energy Harvesting

In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants should have majored in a discipline that is related to their intended field of MPhil or PhD studies. All applicants are required to submit a list of research publications, if any. 

For MPhil applicants: 31 January 2018

For non-HKPFS PhD applicants: Applications are accepted throughout the year.

1 December 2017
1.  By 12:00 noon (Hong Kong time) - to submit an initial application to RGC; and
2. By 5:00 p.m. (Hong Kong time) - to submit full application to CUHK
Please refer to HKPFS page for more details.