{"id":264,"date":"2019-02-18T05:43:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T05:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/?page_id=264"},"modified":"2025-03-08T01:25:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T17:25:14","slug":"what-is-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/beng-me\/what-is-me\/","title":{"rendered":"What is ME?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\nMenu\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-undergraduate\"><li id=\"menu-item-13683\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/admissions\/\">Admissions<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-15989\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/admissions\/\">Admission Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13684\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/scholarships-financial-aid\/\">Scholarships &amp; Financial Aid<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13686\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/faq\/\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-16157\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/admissions25-e-open-house\/#ReimaginingTechnology\">Overview Videos<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-16133\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/brochures\/\">Programme Brochures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13671\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/beng-me\/overview\/\">BEng (Mechanical Engineering)<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13670\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/beng-me\/what-is-me\/\">What is ME? 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Virtually every aspect of modern life is touched by mechanical engineering, from tiny electronic components to huge spacecrafts, and even the human body.<\/p>\n<p>This versatility is evident in the\u00a0<strong>enormous range of <a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/beng-me\/what-is-me\/#ME-Careers\">career options<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for our graduates, who may design products, develop processes, or analyse and solve problems in key industries including aerospace, healthcare and medicine, energy conversion, transportation, robotics and manufacturing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ixqOuRVDfmI&amp;t=7s\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWatch Overview Video\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tor\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/nus-cde\/docs\/cde_16_mechanical_web_v2\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrowse ME Brochure\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h3>Why NUS ME?<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\" \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/02\/t2.png\" alt=\"T2\" width=\"130\" height=\"83\" \/><\/td>\n<td>ME@NUS goes beyond theory to integrate practical learning into our curriculum through design projects with industry partners solving real-world problems!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\" \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/02\/t4.png\" alt=\"T4\" width=\"169\" height=\"74\" \/><\/td>\n<td>ME is inherently broad-based in its subject areas, and the ability to consider solutions from multiple perspectives are particularly important as the world becomes increasingly complex. The flexiblity in the NUS CDE curriculum also encourages exploration outside of ME to equip you with different skillsets, which strengthen your career resilience in an ever-changing world.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\" \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2019\/02\/t3.png\" alt=\"T3\" width=\"113\" height=\"97\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The ubiquity of ME and the international standing of NUS translate to some of the most extensive global opportunities for our students. Immerse yourself in a new country and culture through our Student Exchange Programme, NUS Overseas Colleges, and other tie-ups with renowed partner universities and institutes worldwide. NUS CDE is unique in the world to have year-long student exchanges with both Cambridge and Oxford Universities for selected engineering disciplines, including ME!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t<h3><a id=\"ME-Careers\"><\/a>Career Prospects<\/h3>\n<p>Apart from careers in high technology industries, the skills you develop in problem solving, data analysis and teamwork are also highly sought-after in non-engineering fields such as consulting, management and finance.<\/p>\n<p>You will find NUS ME Alumni in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aerospace<\/strong>: Airbus, Pratt &amp; Witney, Rolls-Royce<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biomedical<\/strong>: GE Healthcare, Medtronic, Thermo Fisher Scientific<\/li>\n<li><strong>Defence<\/strong>: DSO, DSTA, ST Engineering<\/li>\n<li><strong>Energy<\/strong>: PSC Consulting, Schneider Electric, SP Group<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manufacturing<\/strong>: Dyson, Micron, Siemens<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marine<\/strong>: Halliburton, SembCorp, SLB (Schlumberger)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transportation<\/strong>: LTA, SMRT, Thales<\/li>\n<li><strong>Public service<\/strong>: CAAS, EMA, PUB<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consulting, management &amp; finance<\/strong>: DBS, JP Morgan, McKinsey<\/li>\n<li><strong>Research<\/strong>: A*STAR, NTU, NUS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h3><a id=\"GES\"><\/a>Graduate Employment Survey (GES)<\/h3>\n<p>Find out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moe.gov.sg\/post-secondary\/overview\/autonomous-universities\/nus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how our recent graduates fared (see section &#8220;Graduate Employment Survey&#8221;).<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also check out the historical GES data in the charts below.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ixqOuRVDfmI&amp;t=7s\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWatch Overview Video\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tor\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/nus-cde\/docs\/cde_16_mechanical_web_v2\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrowse ME Brochure\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Menu Admissions Admission Requirements Scholarships &amp; Financial Aid FAQ Overview Videos Programme Brochures BEng (Mechanical Engineering) What is ME? 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