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PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS ACT

(CHAPTER 253)

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (APPROVED QUALIFICATIONS) NOTIFICATION 2005

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 (1) (a) of the Professional Engineers Act, the Minister for National Development, after consultation with the Professional Engineers Board, hereby makes the following Notification:

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1 Citation and commencement
2 Approved qualifications
3 Qualifications from universities not specified in Schedule
4 Cancellation

THE SCHEDULE

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S 768

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS ACT

(CHAPTER 253)

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (APPROVED QUALIFICATIONS) NOTIFICATION 2005

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 15 (1) (a) of the Professional Engineers Act, the Minister for National Development, after consultation with the Professional Engineers Board, hereby makes the following Notification:

Citation and commencement
1.   This Notification may be cited as the Professional Engineers (Approved Qualifications) Notification 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st December 2005.

Approved qualifications
2. —(1)   Subject to sub-paragraph (2), any qualification specified in the Schedule shall be an approved qualification for the purposes of section 15 (1) (a) of the Act.

(2)   The qualification specified in the Schedule shall be an approved qualification only if the following conditions are satisfied:

(a) the qualification is awarded upon graduation after the completion of a 4-year full-time engineering programme or an equivalent of such programme as may be approved by the Board;

(b) at least one-half of the total modular credits or academic units required for graduation in the engineering programme has been obtained through on-campus study; and

(c) if the qualification has been obtained partly on account of advanced standing credits awarded for any other qualification —

(i) that other qualification must be approved by the Board; and

(ii) the advanced standing credits must not exceed one-half of the total modular credits or academic units required for graduation in the engineering programme for that qualification.

(3)   The qualifications specified in the third column of Part I of the Schedule shall be in respect of the branch or branches of engineering specified in relation thereto in the fourth column.

(4)   In this paragraph, "on-campus study" means attendance on the home campus of the university, college or institution that awards that qualification and —

(a) includes attendance by way of a student exchange programme on the home campus of another university, college or institution named in Part I or alluded to in Part II or III of the Schedule or on such other campus as may be approved by the Board; but

(b) does not include any study through —

(i) a distance learning programme; or

(ii) a twinning programme conducted wholly or partly by a university, college or institution that is not named in Part I or alluded to in Part II or III of the Schedule, unless such twinning programme is approved by the Board.

Qualifications from universities not specified in Schedule
3.   Where a person holds a qualification in any branch of engineering prescribed under section 10 (8) of the Act from a university, college or institution that is not specified in the Schedule, the Board may consider him for registration as a professional engineer if he has, in addition to that qualification, the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in that branch of engineering from a university, college or institution specified in the Schedule.

Cancellation
4.   The Professional Engineers (Approved Qualifications) Notification (N 1) is cancelled.

THE SCHEDULE

Paragraphs 2 and 3

PART I

First column
 
Second column
 
Third column
 
Fourth column
Country
 
University, College or Institution
 
Qualification
 
Branch of Engineering
AUSTRALIA   University of Adelaide   BE   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    Curtin University of Technology   BE   Civil & Construction
Electrical
Mechanical
    James Cook University of North Queensland   BE   Civil
Electrical
    University of Melbourne   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical &
Manufacturing
    University of New South Wales   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Monash University (Clayton Campus)   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Newcastle   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Queensland   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Queensland University of Technology (QUT)   BE   Civil
Electrical
Electrical and
Computer
Engineering
Mechanical
    Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Sydney   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of South Australia   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
Mechanical
(Manufacturing option)
    University of Western Australia   BE   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    University of Wollongong   BE   Civil
Mechanical
Electrical
BELGIUM   Katholieke Universiteit Leuven   Burgerlijk
Bouwkundig
BurgerlijkElectrotechnisch- WerktuigkundigIngenieur- richtingmechanicaBurgerlijkelektrotechnisch Ingenieur
  Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Universiteit Gent   Burgerlijk Bouwkundig Burgerlijk

Electrotechnisch- Werktuigkundig Ingenieur- richting mechanica

Burgerlijk elektrotechnisch Ingenieur
  Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Vrije Universiteit Brussel   Burgerlijk
Bouwkundig
Burgerlijk

Electrotechnisch-
Werktuigkundig
Ingenieur-
richting
mechanica

Burgerlijk
elektrotechnisch
Ingenieur
  Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
             
CANADA   University of Alberta   BSc(Eng)   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of British Columbia   BA Sc(Eng)   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Calgary   BSc(Eng)   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Carleton University   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Concordia University   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Dalhousie University (formerly Technical University of Nova Scotia)   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Ecole Polytechnique   BSc A   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Lakehead University   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Universite Laval   BSc A   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    McGill University   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    McMaster University   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Manitoba   BSc   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Memorial University of Newfoundland   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of New Brunswick   BSc E   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Ottawa   BA Sc   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Queen's University of Kingston   BSc(Eng)   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Royal Military College of Canada Kingston, Ontario   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Saskatchewan   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Sherbrooke   BSc A   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Toronto   BA Sc   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Victoria   B.Eng   Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Waterloo   BA Sc   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Western Ontario   BE Sc   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Windsor   BA Sc   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
             
GERMANY   Rheinisch-
Wesfatlische
Technische
Horchschule
Aachen
  Dipl-Ing   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Technische Universitat Berlin   Dipl-Ing   Civil
Electrical
    Technische Universitat Carola-Wilhelmina Zu Braunschweig   Dipl-Ing   Civil
Electrical
    Technische Universitat Darmstadt   Dipl-Ing   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Technische Universitat Munchen   Dipl-Ing   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Universitat Stuttgart   Dipl-Ing   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
             
HOLLAND   Technische Universiteit Delft   Ingenier (Ir)   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Technische Universiteit Eindhoven   Ingenier (Ir)   Electrical
Mechanical
    Universiteit Twente   Ingenier (Ir)   Electrical
Mechanical
             
HONG KONG

Special
Administrative
Region,
Peoples'
Republic of
China
  University of Hong Kong   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
             
IRELAND   Dublin University   BA I   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
             
JAPAN   Chiba University   BE   Electrical
Mechanical
    Hiroshima University   BE   Electrical
Mechanical
    Hokkaido University   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Kobe University   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Kyoto University   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Kyushu University   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Nagoya University   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Osaka University   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Tohoku University   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Tokyo University   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Tokyo Institute of Technology   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    Yokohama National University   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
             
MALAYSIA   University of Malaya   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
             
NEW ZEALAND   University of Auckland   BE   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Canterbury   BE   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
             
REPUBLIC OF KOREA   Seoul National University   BSc (Engineering)   Civil
    Hanyang University   BSc (Engineering)   Civil
    Yonsei University   BSc (Engineering)   Civil
    Korea University   BSc (Engineering)   Civil
    Kyungpook National University   BSc (Engineering)   Civil
    Pusan National University   BEng   Civil
             
SINGAPORE   National University of Singapore   BEng   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    B. Tech   Mechanical
    Nanyang Technological University   BEng   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
             
SWEDEN   Chalmers University of Technology   Civilingenjor   Civil & Structural
Electrical
Mechanical
    The Royal Institute of Technology   Civilingenjor   Civil & Structural
Electrical
Mechanical
    Lund Institute of Technology   Civilingenjor   Civil & Structural
Electrical
Mechanical
SWITZER-LAND   Ecole
Polytechnique
Federale de Zurich/Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Zurich
  Dipl. Ing   Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    Eidgenoissische Technische
Hocheschule
Lausanne/Swiss
Federal Institute of Technology
Lausanne
  Dipl. Ing   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
             
UNITED KINGDOM   University of
Aberdeen
  BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    University of Aston in Birmingham   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    University of Bath   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    Queen's University of Belfast   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    University of Birmingham   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electronic &
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Bradford   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil & Structural
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    University of Bristol   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    Brunel University   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    University of Cambridge   BA/M.Eng   Electrical & Information Sciences Engineering
Tripos (Part IB & Part II options in Civil & Structural Engineering)
Engineering Tripos (Parts IA, IB & II)
    City University   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Mechanical
Electrical &
Electronic
    Coventry University   BEng (First Class Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
             
    University of Durham   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Dundee   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    University of Edinburgh   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electronics &
Electrical
Mechanical
             
    University of Exeter   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Mechanical
    University of Glasgow   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electronics &
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Greenwich   BEng (First Class Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    Heriot-Watt University   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    University of Hertfordshire   BEng (First Class Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    University of Hull   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Mechanical
    University of Lancaster   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Mechanical
    University of
Leeds
  BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    University of Leicester   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    University of Liverpool   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    Liverpool John Moores University   BEng (First Class Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Mechanical
    University of London Imperial College   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    University of London King's College   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Electronic &
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of London — Queen Mary and Westfield College   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Mechanical
    University of London — University College   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electronic &
Electrical
Mechanical
    Loughborough University of Technology   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Mechanical
Electronic &
Electrical
    University of Manchester   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electronic &
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electronic &
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Northumbria at Newcastle   BEng (First Class Hons) or M.Eng   Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    University of Nottingham   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
Engineering Science (Civil)
Engineering Science (Electrical)
Engineering Science (Mechanical)
    University of Portsmouth   BEng (First Class Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    University of Plymouth   BEng (First Class Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    Reading University   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Mechanical
    University of Salford   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electronic &
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Sheffield   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil & Structural
Electrical
Mechanical
    Sheffield Hallam University   BEng (First Class Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
    University of Southampton   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical
Mechanical
    South Bank University   BEng (First Class Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    University of Strathclyde   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    University of Surrey   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electronic &
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Sussex   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    University of Wales College of Cardiff   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electrical &
Electronic
Mechanical
    University of Wales Swansea   BEng (Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Electronic &
Electrical
Mechanical
    University of Westminster   BEng (First Class Hons) or M.Eng   Civil
Mechanical.

PART II

Degrees which are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc, United States of America, in the branches of engineering prescribed under section 10 (8) of the Act.

PART III

Degrees awarded under the Accredited Engineering Programmes which are based on the evaluation and acceptance of the Commission des titres d'ingenieur, France in the branches of engineering prescribed under section 10 (8) of the Act.

Made this 29th day of November 2005.

TAN TEE HOW
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore
.

[ND 202/1-36 Vol. 6; AG/LEG/SL/253/2003/1 Vol. 2]

  

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