UC Engineering management programmes

What to expect from our teaching experience

• Taught by engineering and business experts
• Tight-knit community; small class sizes.
• Seminars and mentoring opportunities to allow you to interact with industry
• Flexibility
• Industry project

Industry Collaboration

The Engineering Management programme's close work with industry allows students to apply the knowledge and skills obtained from their courses in a practical way.

MEM Project Sponsorship

An MEM Project Sponsorship package includes:

• A postgraduate student completing their Master of Engineering Management studies.
• The sponsor sets the goal and direction of the project to suit their business needs.
• Up to 400 hours of student work.
• Academic staff supervision as required.
• Projects typically cover an area of investigation which is technically based, but will focus on an area of process or business management.
• Typical projects include:
  • Concept, development, planning and implementation of new manufacturing processes, systems and plant.
  • Utilisation, efficiency, performance and optimisation reviews and action plans.
  • Development and application of management systems (quality, materials, work patterns, control).
  • New product/service analysis including domestic/international market assessment.
• Confidentiality is designed into the programme and students and staff sign a nondisclosure agreement. Project outcomes will only be shared publically if and when the sponsor agrees.

Types of Projects

Typical projects can involve (but are not limited to):

• Concept, development, planning and implementation of new manufacturing processes, systems and plant
• Utilisation, efficiency, performance and optimisation reviews and action plans
• Development and application of management systems (quality, materials, work patterns, control)
• New product/service analysis including domestic/international market assessment

If in doubt about the suitability of a project, please do not hesitate to contact the Director of Engineering Management Programmes.

Recent projects

• ‘Business Case Analysis for Upgrading the Refrigerated Container Infrastructure at Lyttelton Port – Lyttelton Port Company
• ‘Feasibility of Carbon Capture & Storage at the Kapuai Production Station’ – Todd Energy Ltd
• ‘Analysis of Kaikoura Earthquake Infrastructure Recovery’ – Aurecon
• ‘Investigating Improvement Options for Production Planning and Display Systems’ – Christchurch Engine Centre
• ‘Feasibility Study for a Wash Plant’ – Custom-Pak
• ‘Implementation of a Quality Assurance Management System’ – Downey Construction Ltd
• ‘Evaluation of Meridian’s Asset Management System’ – Meridian Energy
• ‘Project Management Systems: improving internal communication systems’ – Christchurch Engine Centre
• ‘A Review of Direct Labour Management at Calder Stewart’ – Calder Stewart
• ‘Special Masking Film- Business Development in China’ – Shanghai Holding-Hearten Hardware Machinery Manufacturing Co.
• ‘Development of a Quality, Health and Safety Management System’ – Integrated Hydraulics Limited
• ‘Process Improvement for the Reduction of SF6 Emissions’ – Transpower
• ‘Investment Case Analyses’ – Isaac Construction Limited
• ‘West Coast Wood Energy Investigation’ – Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu
• ‘Process Improvements for Custom Design & Construction Projects’ – Spanbild NZ Ltd
• ‘STPA analysis of Contact Energy Water Passage Systems’ – Contact Energy Ltd
• ‘Best Practice Asset Management and Plant Stability’ – Synlait Milk Limited
• ‘Water, Chemical and Energy Investigation and Optimisation for Fonterra CIP Sets’ – Fonterra Whareroa Whey Products
• ‘Cogeneration: A Technology and Feasibility Study for Powerco’ - Powerco
• ‘Identification of Projects to Meet 2020 Environmental Sustainability Metric/Glide Path Goals’ – Christchurch Engine Centre
• ‘Distributed Energy Resources Management’ – WEL Networks Limited
• ‘Syft Technologies: Marketing Analysis Project’ – Syft Technologies
• ‘Developing an Internal Timber Veneer Lining System for XLam Cross- Laminated Timber’ – Xlam Limited