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No. S 653

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS ACT(CHAPTER 253)

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS (APPROVED QUALIFICATIONS)NOTIFICATION 2009

ARRANGEMENT OF PARAGRAPHSParagraph

1. Citation and commencement2. Definitions3. Qualifications specified in Schedule4. Qualifications not specified in Schedule5. Cancellation

The Schedule

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

Citation and commencement

1. This Notification may be cited as the Professional Engineers(Approved Qualifications) Notification 2009 and shall come intooperation on 30th December 2009.

Definitions

2. In this Notification —

“on-campus study”, in relation to any qualification, meansattendance on the home campus of any university, college orinstitution specified in the Schedule that awards thatqualification, and —

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(a) includes attendance on the home campus of any otheruniversity, college or institution specified inthe Schedule, or on such other campus as may beapproved by the Board; but

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(b) does not include any study through —

(i) a distance learning programme; or

(ii) a twinning programme conducted wholly orpartly by a university, college or an institutionthat is not specified in the Schedule, unless suchtwinning programme is approved by the Board;

“post-graduate qualification acceptable to the Board”, in relationto a qualification awarded upon graduation after thecompletion of an undergraduate engineering degreeprogramme, means —

(a) a Master degree or an equivalent post-graduate degreein the same branch of engineering from anyuniversity, college or institution specified inthe Schedule, with relevant majors or electives, andwhich is awarded upon graduation after thecompletion of not less than one year of full-timeon-campus study, or not less than 2 years of part-timeon-campus study; or

(b) a degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the samebranch of engineering from any university, college orinstitution approved by the Board;

“undergraduate engineering degree programme” means anundergraduate engineering degree programme with majorsor electives relevant to any branch of engineering prescribedunder section 10(8) of the Act.

Qualifications specified in Schedule

3.—(1) Any qualification specified in Part I of the Schedule shall bean approved qualification for the purposes of section 15(1)(a) of the

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Act, only if it relates to a branch of engineering prescribed undersection 10(8) of the Act.

(2) Any qualification specified in Parts II, III, IV and V ofthe Schedule shall be an approved qualification for the purposes ofsection 15(1)(a) of the Act, only if it relates to a branch of engineeringprescribed under section 10(8) of the Act, and if such of the followingconditions as may be applicable are satisfied:

(a) in the case of a qualification specified in Part II ofthe Schedule, the qualification is awarded upongraduation after the completion of a full-timeundergraduate engineering degree programme of not lessthan 4 years, or of an equivalent programme approved bythe Board;

(b) in the case of a qualification specified in Part III ofthe Schedule, the qualification —

(i) is awarded upon graduation after the completion of afull-time undergraduate engineering degreeprogramme of not less than 4 years, or of anequivalent programme approved by the Board (notbeing a programme referred to in sub‑paragraph (ii));or

(ii) is awarded upon graduation after the completion of afull-time undergraduate engineering degreeprogramme of not less than 3 years, and issupplemented by a post-graduate qualificationacceptable to the Board;

(c) in the case of a qualification alluded to in Division I or IA ofPart IV of the Schedule —

(i) the qualification is awarded upon graduation after thecompletion of a full-time undergraduate engineeringdegree programme of not less than 4 years;

(ii) the qualification is accredited by the accreditingorganisation as fully meeting the academic

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requirements for registration as a professionalengineer;

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(iii) in the case of a qualification specified in Division IA,the qualification meets the requirement specified inthe fourth column of that Division; and

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(iv) the qualification is supplemented by a post‑graduatequalification acceptable to the Board, if it is awardedbefore the date specified in the third column ofDivision I or IA (as the case may be), unless it is aqualification specified in Division II of that Part oralluded to in Division III or IV of that Part;

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(d) in the case of a qualification alluded to in Division I ofPart V of the Schedule —

(i) the qualification is awarded upon graduation after thecompletion of a full-time undergraduate engineeringdegree programme of not less than 3 years;

(ii) the qualification is accredited by the accreditingorganisation either as fully meeting the academicrequirements for registration as a chartered orprofessional engineer, or as meeting the academicrequirements for registration as a chartered orprofessional engineer subject to further learning; and

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(iii) the qualification is supplemented by a post-graduatequalification acceptable to the Board, if —

(A) it is awarded before the date specified in thethird column of that Division, unless it is aqualification specified in Division II of thatPart; or

(B) it is accredited as meeting the academicrequirements for registration as a chartered or

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professional engineer subject to furtherlearning;

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(e) at least one-half of the total modular credits or academicunits required for graduation in the undergraduateengineering degree programme for the qualification hasbeen obtained through on-campus study; and

(f) if the qualification has been obtained partly on account ofadvanced standing credits awarded for any otherqualification —

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

(ii) the advanced standing credits must not exceed one-half of the total modular credits or academic unitsrequired for graduation in the undergraduateengineering degree programme for the qualification.

Qualifications not specified in Schedule

4.—(1) Where a person holds a qualification in any branch ofengineering prescribed under section 10(8) of the Act, but thequalification is not specified in the Schedule, the Board may considerhim for registration as a professional engineer, if —

(a) the qualification is awarded upon graduation after thecompletion of a full-time undergraduate engineering degreeprogramme of not less than 4 years, or of an equivalentprogramme approved by the Board;

(b) the qualification satisfies all applicable conditions set out inparagraph 3(2)(e) and (f);

(c) the qualification is supplemented by —

(i) a Master degree in the same branch of engineering,with relevant majors or electives, from the NationalUniversity of Singapore or the NanyangTechnological University; or

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(ii) a degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the samebranch of engineering from any university, college orinstitution approved by the Board;

(d) the qualification is accredited by a national accreditationorganisation or an international accreditation organisationacceptable to the Board;

(e) the qualification is recognised for independent professionalengineering practice by a local authority of the country orregion in which the qualification was awarded; and

(f) the undergraduate engineering degree programme for thequalification is preceded by a course of education leadingto the award of the Singapore-Cambridge GeneralCertificate of Education ’Advanced’ Level Certificate orof an equivalent qualification approved by the Board.

(2) The Board may, if it thinks fit in any particular case, waive all orany of the conditions under sub‑paragraph (1)(a) to (f).

Cancellation

5.—(1) The Professional Engineers (Approved Qualifications)Notification 2005 (G.N. No. S 768/2005) is cancelled.

(2) Notwithstanding sub‑paragraph (1), the Professional Engineers(Approved Qualifications) Notification 2005 shall continue to apply,as if this Notification had not been made, to any application to theBoard for registration which is pending immediately before30th December 2009.

THE SCHEDULE

Paragraphs 2 and 3

PART I

Degrees from the National University of Singapore or the Nanyang TechnologicalUniversity.

PART II

First column Second column Third column Fourth column

Country University, Collegeor Institution

Qualification Branch ofEngineering

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THE SCHEDULE — continued

INDIA 1. Indian Institute ofTechnology,Bombay

BTech CivilElectricalMechanical

2. Indian Institute ofTechnology, Delhi


3. Indian Institute ofTechnology,Guwahati


4. Indian Institute ofTechnology,Kanpur


5. Indian Institute ofTechnology,Kharagpur


6. Indian Institute ofTechnology,Madras


7. Indian Institute ofTechnology,Roorkee


PEOPLE’SREPUBLICOF CHINA

1. TsinghuaUniversity

BEng Civil

2. Tianjin University BEng Civil

3. SoutheastUniversity

BEng Civil

4. Tongji University BEng Civil

5. ZhejiangUniversity

BEng Civil

6. ChongqingUniversity

BEng Civil

7. Harbin Institute ofTechnology

BEng Civil

8. Hunan University BEng Civil

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9. Xi’an Universityof Architecture &Technology

BEng Civil

10. SouthwestJiaotongUniversity

BEng Civil

11. Beijing JiaotongUniversity

BEng Civil

12. Dalian Universityof Technology

BEng Civil

13. Shanghai JiaoTong University

BEng Civil

14. Hohai University BEng Civil

15. Wuhan University BEng Civil

PART III

First column Second column Third column Fourthcolumn

CountryUniversity, College or

Institution QualificationBranch ofEngineering

BELGIUM 1. KatholiekeUniversiteitLeuven

BurgerlijkBouwkundigIngenieurBurgerlijkElektrotechnisch –WerktuigkundigIngenieur – richtingmechanicaBurgerlijkElektrotechnischIngenieur

CivilElectricalMechanical

2. Universiteit Gent BurgerlijkBouwkundigIngenieurBurgerlijkElektrotechnisch –Werktuigkundig


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Ingenieur – richtingmechanicaBurgerlijkElektrotechnischIngenieur

3. Vrije UniversiteitBrussel

BurgerlijkBouwkundigIngenieurBurgerlijkElektrotechnisch –WerktuigkundigIngenieur – richtingmechanicaBurgerlijkElektrotechnischIngenieur


GERMANY 1. Rheinisch-WestfälischeTechnischeHochschuleAachen

Dipl.‑Ing. ChemicalCivilElectricalMechanical

2. TechnischeUniversität Berlin

Dipl.‑Ing. ChemicalCivilElectrical

3. TechnischeUniversitätCarolo-Wilhelmina zuBraunschweig

Dipl.‑Ing. CivilElectrical

4. TechnischeUniversitätDarmstadt

Dipl.‑Ing. CivilElectricalMechanical

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5. TechnischeUniversitätMünchen

Dipl.‑Ing. ChemicalCivilElectricalMechanical

6. UniversitätStuttgart

Dipl.‑Ing. CivilElectricalMechanical

7. TechnischeUniversitätClausthal

Dipl.‑Ing. Chemical

8. TechnischeUniversitätHamburg-Harburg

Dipl.‑Ing. Chemical

THENETHERLANDS

1. TechnischeUniversiteit Delft

Ingenier (Ir) ChemicalCivilElectricalMechanical

2. TechnischeUniversiteitEindhoven

Ingenier (Ir) ChemicalElectricalMechanical

3. UniversiteitTwente

Ingenier (Ir) ChemicalElectricalMechanical

4. RijksuniversiteitGroningen

Ingenier (Ir) Chemical

SPAIN 1. UniversidadPolitécnica deCataluña

Ingeniero deCaminos, Canalesy Puertos

Civil

MásterUniversitario enIngeniería de

Civil

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Caminos, Canalesy Puertos

IngenieroIndustrial(with specialisationin electrical ormechanicalengineering)

ElectricalMechanical

MásterUniversitario enIngenieríaIndustrial(with specialisationin electrical ormechanicalengineering)


2. UniversidadPolitécnica deValència


Civil

MásterUniversitario enIngeniería deCaminos, Canalesy Puertos

Civil



MásterUniversitario enIngenieríaIndustrial


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(with specialisationin electrical ormechanicalengineering)

3. UniversidadPolitécnica deMadrid


Civil


Civil





4. UniversidadAlfonso X elSabio


Civil


Civil

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5. Universidad deCantabria


Civil


Civil



MásterUniversitario enIngenieríaIndustrial(with specialisationin electrical or


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mechanicalengineering)

SWEDEN 1. ChalmersUniversity ofTechnology

Civilingenjor ChemicalCivil &StructuralElectricalMechanical

2. Royal Institute ofTechnology


3. Lund Institute ofTechnology


SWITZERLAND 1. EidgenössischeTechnischeHochschuleZürich/SwissFederal Instituteof Technology inZurich

Dipl. Ing. ChemicalElectrical &ElectronicMechanical

2. ÉcolePolytechniqueFédérale deLausanne/SwissFederal Instituteof Technology inLausanne

Dipl. Ing. ChemicalCivilElectricalMechanical

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PART IV

DIVISION I

Degrees from engineering degree programmes which are conducted within thecountry or region in the first column and accredited by the accrediting organisationin the second column —

First column Second column Third column

Country/Region Accrediting Organisation Date

AUSTRALIA Engineers Australia 1st January 1989

CANADA The Canadian EngineeringAccreditation Board ofEngineers Canada

1st January 1989

FRANCE Commission des Titresd’Ingénieur, France

1st January 1991

IRELAND The Institution of Engineers ofIreland

1st January1989

JAPAN Japan Accreditation Board forEngineering Education

1st January 2005

MALAYSIA Board of Engineers Malaysia 1st January 2009

NEW ZEALAND Institution of ProfessionalEngineers New Zealand

1st January 1989

PEOPLE’S REPUBLICOF CHINA

China Association for Scienceand Technology

1 January 2016

REPUBLIC OF KOREA Accreditation Board forEngineering Education ofKorea

1st January 2007

RUSSIA Association for EngineeringEducation of Russia

1 January 2012

SINGAPORE Engineering AccreditationBoard of the Institution ofEngineers, Singapore

1st January 2006

SOUTH AFRICA Engineering Council of SouthAfrica

1st January 1999

SRI LANKA Institution of Engineers SriLanka

1 January 2014

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TAIWAN Institute of EngineeringEducation Taiwan

1st January 2007

TURKEY Association for Evaluation andAccreditation of EngineeringPrograms

1 January 2011

UNITED STATES OFAMERICA

The Engineering AccreditationCommission of theAccreditation Board forEngineering and Technology,Inc

1st January 1989

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DIVISION IA

Degrees from engineering degree programmes which are conducted within thecountry or region in the first column accredited by the accrediting organisation inthe second column and which meet the requirement in the fourth column —


Country/Region

AccreditingOrganisation Date Requirement

INDIA National Boardof Accreditation

1 January2014

The engineering degreeprogramme is providedby a University, Collegeor Institution recognisedby the National Board ofAccreditation as a Tier 1provider

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DIVISION II




AUSTRALIAEngineersAustralia

1. University ofAdelaide

BE ChemicalCivilElectrical &ElectronicMechanical

2. Curtin Universityof Technology

BE ChemicalCivil &ConstructionElectricalMechanical

3. James CookUniversity ofNorth Queensland

BE CivilElectrical

4. University ofMelbourne

BE ChemicalCivilElectricalMechanical &Manufacturing

5. University of NewSouth Wales

BE ChemicalCivilElectricalMechanical

6. MonashUniversity(Clayton Campus)


7. University ofNewcastle


8. University ofQueensland

BE ChemicalCivil

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9. QueenslandUniversity ofTechnology(QUT)

BE CivilElectricalElectrical andComputerEngineeringMechanical

10. Royal MelbourneInstitute ofTechnology


11. University ofSydney


12. University ofSouth Australia

BE CivilElectricalMechanicalMechanical(Manufacturingoption)

13. University ofWestern Australia

BE CivilElectrical &ElectronicMechanical

14. University ofWollongong

BE CivilMechanicalElectrical

CANADAThe CanadianEngineeringAccreditationBoard ofEngineers Canada

1. University ofAlberta

BSc(Eng) ChemicalCivilElectricalMechanical

BA Sc(Eng)

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2. University ofBritish Columbia

ChemicalCivilElectricalMechanical

3. University ofCalgary


4. CarletonUniversity

BE CivilElectricalMechanical

5. ConcordiaUniversity


6. DalhousieUniversity(formerlyTechnicalUniversity ofNova Scotia)


7. ÉcolePolytechnique deMontréal

BSc A ChemicalCivilElectricalMechanical

8. LakeheadUniversity


9. Université Laval BSc A ChemicalCivilElectricalMechanical

10. McGill University BE ChemicalCivil

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11. McMasterUniversity


12. University ofManitoba

BSc CivilElectricalMechanical

13. MemorialUniversity ofNewfoundland


14. University of NewBrunswick

BSc E ChemicalCivilElectricalMechanical

15. University ofOttawa

BA Sc ChemicalCivilElectricalMechanical

16. Queen’sUniversity ofKingston


17. Royal MilitaryCollege of CanadaKingston, Ontario


18. University ofSaskatchewan


19. University ofSherbrooke

BSc A ChemicalCivil

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20. University ofToronto


21. University ofVictoria

BEng ElectricalMechanical

22. University ofWaterloo


23. University ofWestern Ontario

BE Sc ChemicalCivilElectricalMechanical

24. University ofWindsor


IRELANDThe Institution ofEngineers ofIreland

1. Dublin University BA I CivilElectricalMechanical

JAPANJapanAccreditationBoard forEngineeringEducation

1. Chiba University BE ElectricalMechanical

2. HiroshimaUniversity

BE ChemicalElectricalMechanical

3. HokkaidoUniversity


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4. Kobe University BE ChemicalCivilElectricalMechanical

5. Kyoto University BE ChemicalCivilElectricalMechanical

6. KyushuUniversity


7. NagoyaUniversity


8. Osaka University BE CivilElectricalMechanical

9. TohokuUniversity


10. Tokyo University BE CivilElectricalMechanical

11. Tokyo Institute ofTechnology


12. YokohamaNationalUniversity


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MALAYSIABoard ofEngineersMalaysia

1. University ofMalaya


NEW ZEALANDInstitution ofProfessionalEngineers NewZealand

1. University ofAuckland


2. University ofCanterbury

BE Chemical &ProcessEngineeringCivilElectrical &ElectronicMechanical

REPUBLIC OFKOREAAccreditationBoard forEngineeringEducation ofKorea

1. Seoul NationalUniversity

BSc(Engineering)

Civil

2. HanyangUniversity

BSc(Engineering)

Civil

3. Yonsei University BSc(Engineering)

Civil

4. Korea University BSc(Engineering)

Civil

5. KyungpookNationalUniversity

BSc(Engineering)

Civil

6. Pusan NationalUniversity

BEng Civil

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DIVISION III

Degrees which are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc, United States ofAmerica.

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DIVISION IV

Degrees which are accredited by the Commission des Titres d’Ingenieur, France.

PART V

DIVISION I

Degrees from engineering degree programmes which are conducted within thecountry or region in the first column and accredited by the accrediting organisationin the second column —

First column Second column Third column

Country/Region Accrediting Organisation Date

HONG KONG Hong Kong Institution ofEngineers

1st January 1995

UNITED KINGDOM Engineering Council UK 1st January 1989

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DIVISION II


CountryUniversity, College

or Institution QualificationBranch ofEngineering

HONG KONGSpecialAdministrativeRegion, People’sRepublic of ChinaHong KongInstitution ofEngineers

1. University ofHong Kong

BEng (Hons) orMEng

CivilElectrical &ElectronicMechanical

UNITEDKINGDOMEngineeringCouncil UK

1. University ofAberdeen

BEng (Hons) orMEng


2. University ofAston inBirmingham

BEng (Hons) orMEng

ChemicalProcessEngineeringCivilElectrical &

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ElectronicMechanical

3. University ofBath

BEng (Hons) orMEng

ChemicalChemical & BioProcessEngineeringCivilElectrical &ElectronicMechanical

4. Queen’sUniversity ofBelfast

BEng (Hons) orMEng

ChemicalCivilElectrical &ElectronicMechanical

5. University ofBirmingham

BEng (Hons) orMEng

ChemicalCivilElectronic &ElectricalMechanical

6. University ofBradford

BEng (Hons) orMEng

ChemicalCivil &StructuralElectrical &ElectronicMechanical

7. University ofBristol

BEng (Hons) orMEng


8. BrunelUniversity

BEng (Hons) orMEng

Electrical &ElectronicMechanical

9. University ofCambridge

BA/MEng ChemicalEngineering

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Tripos (Part I)Electrical &InformationSciencesEngineeringTripos (Part IB& Part II optionsin Civil &StructuralEngineering)EngineeringTripos (Parts IA,IB & II)

10. City University BEng (Hons) orMEng

CivilMechanicalElectrical &Electronic

11. CoventryUniversity

BEng (First ClassHons) or MEng


12. University ofDurham

BEng (Hons) orMEng


13. University ofDundee

BEng (Hons) orMEng


14. University ofEdinburgh

BEng (Hons) orMEng

ChemicalCivilElectronics &ElectricalMechanical

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15. University ofExeter

BEng (Hons) orMEng

ChemicalCivilMechanical

16. University ofGlasgow

BEng (Hons) orMEng

CivilElectronics &ElectricalMechanical

17. University ofGreenwich



18. Heriot‑WattUniversity

BEng (Hons) orMEng


19. University ofHertfordshire



20. University ofHull

BEng (Hons) orMEng

Mechanical

21. University ofLancaster

BEng (Hons) orMEng

Mechanical

22. University ofLeeds

BEng (Hons) orMEng


23. University ofLeicester

BEng (Hons) orMEng


24. University ofLiverpool

BEng (Hons) orMEng

CivilElectrical

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25. Liverpool JohnMooresUniversity


CivilMechanical

26. University ofLondonImperialCollege

BEng (Hons) orMEng


27. University ofLondon King’sCollege

BEng (Hons) orMEng

Electronic &ElectricalMechanical

28. University ofLondon —Queen Maryand WestfieldCollege

BEng (Hons) orMEng

CivilMechanical

29. University ofLondon —UniversityCollege

BEng (Hons) orMEng


30. LoughboroughUniversity ofTechnology

BEng (Hons) orMEng

ChemicalCivilMechanicalElectronic &Electrical

31. University ofManchester

BEng (Hons) orMEng

CivilElectronic &ElectricalMechanical

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32. University ofNewcastle-Upon-Tyne

BEng (Hons) orMEng


33. University ofNorthumbria atNewcastle



34. University ofNottingham

BEng (Hons) orMEng


35. University ofOxford

BA (Hons) orMEng

EngineeringScience (Civil)EngineeringScience(Electrical)EngineeringScience(Mechanical)

36. University ofPortsmouth



37. University ofPlymouth



38. ReadingUniversity

BEng (Hons) orMEng

Mechanical

39. University ofSalford

BEng (Hons) orMEng

ChemicalCivilElectronic &

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40. University ofSheffield

BEng (Hons) orMEng

ChemicalProcessEngineeringBio‑TechnologyChemicalProcessEngineeringFuelTechnologyCivil &StructuralElectricalMechanical

41. SheffieldHallamUniversity


Civil

42. University ofSouthampton

BEng (Hons) orMEng


43. South BankUniversity



44. University ofStrathclyde

BEng (Hons) orMEng


45. University ofSurrey

BEng (Hons) orMEng


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46. University ofSussex

BEng (Hons) orMEng


47. University ofWales Collegeof Cardiff

BEng (Hons) orMEng


48. University ofWales Swansea

BEng (Hons) orMEng


49. University ofWestminster


CivilMechanical

50. University ofManchesterInstitute ofScience andTechnology

BEng (Hons) orMEng

Chemical

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Made this 28th day of December 2009.

BENNY LIMPermanent Secretary,

Ministry of National Development,Singapore.

[ND 311/2-12 V69; AG/LEG/SL/253/2003/1 Vol. 2]

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