Singapore, 10 May 2003

Informatics and Northumbria University Offers the Best Employment for Graduates in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

According to a recent survey done on degreehunter.com, engineering job opportunities generally are expected to be good through 2010 because the number of engineering degrees granted is not expected to increase significantly over the 2000-10 period.

Engineering Job Assessment:
· Engineering job opportunities are expected to be good overall, but to vary by engineering job specialty.
· A bachelor's engineering degree is required for most entry-level engineering jobs.
· Starting engineering salaries are significantly higher than those of college graduates in other fields.
· Continuing education is critical to keep abreast of the latest technology.

The chart below details that out of the employment statistics in the various fields of engineering, Electrical engineering jobs emerged top in the engineering employment, garnering a high of 20 percent. This is followed by Civil and Mechanical Engineering hovering close to 15 percent.

http://www.degreehunter.com/engineering_jobs.html

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How does one then define an Electrical Engineer job: - Electrical engineering jobs call for one to design, develop and supervise the manufacture, installation, operation and maintenance of electrical systems for the generation, distribution, utilization and control of electric power or electronic systems used for computer systems, communication systems and other industrial applications.

According to another site on jobweb.com, the discipline that tops employer’s preference in today’s job market are engineering from engineering/surveying firms and electrical and electronics machinery firms.

nformatics Group (Singapore) with Northumbria University is proud to announce that *subject to validation, the final academic year degree, Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering* will have its first classes starting this year. Graduates with Engineering Diploma(s) awarded by Polytechnics in Singapore or its equivalent and can gain entry with advanced standing into the Engineering Orientation Workshop before entering the academic year of study.

Northumbria University is a large metropolitan university, first established as a polytechnic in 1969 and inaugurated as a university on 1 September 1992. Since gaining this status, Northumbria University has gone on to become one Britain’s leading new universities, producing famous graduates other than Jonathan Ives, but proud to count its honorary graduates such as Rt Hon Tony Blair MP, United Kingdom Prime Minister as well as Her Royal Highness Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand, Her Royal Highness Queen Sonja of Norway and lastly the rock musician Sting.

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Northumbria University’s School of Engineering and Technology prides itself on the quality of its courses and the support it provides for its students, as recognised by "excellent" ratings in recent teaching quality assessments.
In addition, Northumbria University has also gained numerous quality recognition:

Shortlisted for the Sunday Times University of the Year

Three UK National newspapers have voted Northumbria as ‘Best New University’ including The Sunday Times and the Daily Telegraph

“Northumbria has a teaching record bettered by only 17 universities in the country, a performance that makes it the leading new university for the second consecutive year”

“Northumbria [is] among the universities which take most seriously their responsibilities to this important [overseas partner] group of students” John Randall, Chief Executive QAA

The Times Good University Guide 2002 ranked Northumbria University as top-10 best new universities
“With the evident quality recognition that Northumbria University has belted, and the optimistic job employment in the field of electrical and electronics engineering, I am indeed confident that my degree in Engineering with Northumbria will increase my market value upon my graduation," said, Gregory Chan, polytechnic graduate of Diploma in Electrical and Electronics. “I am very happy that Informatics Singapore, being one of the few private education providers is now able to offer a ‘taught’ engineering degree with real laboratory work, so I am very excited about this,” added Gregory.

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With Engineering, statistically, among the most secure of all professions, and according to the Engineering Council, allowing for the normal ‘churning rate’, engineering represents virtually zero unemployment for graduates. At Informatics School of Engineering, we know that our college-going-students seek an education that will be the key to realise employment potential after graduation. As universities are starting to offer asynchronous master’s degrees directed at practicing engineers, education is becoming available when and where it's necessary to support engineers’ needs in remaining technically vital.

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