The upcoming 27th edition of the annual Engineering Projects Exhibition, will showcase the projects carried out by the undergraduate engineering students during the final year of their four year B.Eng.(Hons) degree programme and also postgraduate engineering students. Projects will be on display at the various laboratories at the Faculty of Engineering (Msida Campus) which will be open to the public on Friday 1 July from 17:00 to 20:00 and Saturday 2 July from 09:00 to 12:00.
The total number of exhibits this year amounts to 94. These exhibits will include a wide selection of topical areas related to the biomedical field, renewable energy, the environment, electronic products, robotics, transportation, manufacturing processes, new materials and surface treatments.
Throughout the years, the exhibited projects have portrayed state-of-the-art technological and research achievements. The aim of the exhibition is to give all students ranging from primary to post secondary education, employers and employees within the industrial, health and services sectors and the general public an opportunity to view the projects first hand and to meet with graduating students of the Faculty of Engineering. The exhibition gives the opportunity to visitors to tour the Faculty’s laboratory facilities and gather a better understanding of the Engineering profession. It will entice young pupils to aim for a career in Engineering and gives them a glimpse of the vast opportunities available to professional Engineers through their studies at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Malta. It will also serve as a meeting place where employers meet prospective engineering graduates. Representatives of a number of leading local industry firms and parastatal companies participate in the exhibition and offer their support each year.
The Faculty of Engineering offers tuition and supervision at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The undergraduate mechanical and electrical engineering programs of studies are designed to enable students to grasp the engineering fundamentals while allowing them enough flexibility to direct their studies towards various aspects of engineering. The degree programmes give graduates job flexibility and ability to further their studies in various engineering fields at postgraduate level. Past graduates have been enjoying excellent job and postgraduate study opportunities in highly regarded companies and Universities worldwide.
The Faculty has been very active in research in various disciplines of engineering, being relevant to both the national needs as well as international science and engineering communities. Members of the Faculty have attracted funding to upgrade their laboratory facilities in recent years and were highly successful in securing competitive research funds on both national and international levels. Faculty members regularly publish papers in high profile international journals and conference proceedings and is the owner of a number of European and International patents.