Where did the 2014 Master of Architecture graduates go?

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1 I. Introduction The information in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 2014 to answer the following questions about Master of Architecture graduates:- - How many were employed six months after graduation? - Among those who pursued further studies, what programmes were they enrolled in? - Among those who were employed full-time, how long did it take them to get their first job offer? - In which sectors were they employed? - How much salary did they receive? - How many job offers did they receive? - Who were their employers and what were their job titles? II. Employment Situations in 2014 Of the 79 graduates from this programme, 71 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below. MArch HKU Overall* No. % No. % No. % No. % No. of respondents % % % % Employed 69 97% % % % Unemployed seeking F/T job 1 1.4% 0 0.0% 2 0.6% 1 0.3% Further Studies 1 1.4% 0 0.0% % 15 5% Emigrated/Returned to home country 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.3% 1 0.3% Not seeking F/T job 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6 1.7% 5 1.5% * HKU Overall refers to the figure for the HKU Taught Postgraduate Programme graduates. III. Further Studies Since the number of respondents is smaller than 5, these information are withheld to protect privacy of the respondent(s). 1 Page 1

2 IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment The time taken for graduates to secure employment is shown below. 47 % of new graduates who have secured employment 53 By the end of May or before 8.5% 0.0% June 26% 1.9% July 60% 19% August 85% 58% September 98% 91% October 98% 98% November 100% 98% December 100% 100% January 100% 100% February 100% 100% No Response = 22 V. Employment Sectors The majority of Master of Architecture graduates were employed in Commerce & Industry, while others were employed in the Civil Service. Sector % of graduates Commerce & Industry 98% 93% 57 1 Civil Service 1.7% 0.0% 0 0 Educational Institutions 0.0% 6.6% 4 59 No Response = Page 2

3 VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income The remuneration received by Master of Architecture graduates is shown below. Basic Salary Gross Income MArch HKU Average* MArch HKU Average* Mean $29,530 $28,077 $27,881 $26,051 $31,153 $28,856 $28,447 $26,575 Median $30,000 $30,000 $27,000 $25,000 $31,000 $30,000 $27,000 $25,000 Minimum $16,000 $13,000 $10,000 $10,000 $16,000 $13,000 $10,000 $10,000 Maximum $37,000 $40,000 $48,000 $50,000 $41,667 $43,333 $60,000 $60,000 * HKU Average refers to the figure for the HKU Taught Postgraduate Programme graduates. VII. Number of Full-Time Job Offers The number of job offers received by Master of Architecture graduates is shown in the following table. No. of job offers received No. of graduates (% of graduates) One 12 (26%) Two 17 (37%) Three 3 (6.5%) Four 8 (17%) Five 1 (2.2%) Six 3 (6.5%) Eight or more 2 (4.3%) No Response = Page 3

4 VIII. Names of Employers and Job Titles 13 The job titles of Master of Architecture graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below. Employers Job Titles Commerce and Industry - - A & T Design Limited - Architectural Assistant - Aedas Limited - Architect - AGC Design Limited - Architectural Officer - Andrew Lee King Fun & Associates Architects Limited - Architectural Assistant - Andrew Lee King Fun & Associates Architects Limited - Architectural Assistant - Andrew Lee King Fun & Associates Architects Limited - Architectural Assistant - APT Architects Limited - Architect I - Benoy Ltd - Architect Assistant - Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd - Architect Assistant - Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd - Architectural Assistant - Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd - Architectural Assistant - Grand Tech Construction Co Limited - Assistant Project Manager - Index Architecture Limited - Designer - Ivanho Architect Limited - Architectural Assistant - Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design Ltd. (LEAD) - Intern - Leigh & Orange Ltd - Assistant Project Designer - LWK & Partners (HK) Ltd - Architect Assistant - LWK & Partners (HK) Ltd - Senior Architectural Assistant - LWK & Partners (HK) Ltd - Senior Architectural Assistant - LWK & Partners (HK) Ltd - Trainee Architectural Assistant - OMA Architecture Firm - Junior Architect - TFP Farrells - Architectural Designer - UNStudio - Architectural Assistant Page 4

5 - Wong & Leung Archts Ltd - Architect Assistant - Wong & Ouyang (HK) Limited - Architectural Assistant - Wong & Ouyang (HK) Limited - Architectural Assistant Designer - Wong & Ouyang (HK) Limited - Assistant - Wong Tung Group of Companies - Architect Assistant - Organization's name not reported - Architectural Assistant - Organization's name not reported - Architectural Officer - Organization's name not reported - Dance Instructor - Organization's name not reported - Graduate Architect Others - - Organization's name not reported - Architectural Assistant - Organization's name not reported - Assistant Architect No Response = 13 Note: Some of the 2014 graduates indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Contact numbers can be obtained from career advisors at the Careers & Placement, CEDARS. Page 5

6 IX. Similar information on graduates from other disciplines is available for reference in the Careers Library. Please contact CEDARS for further details. (CEDARS) 3/F Wong Chuang Lai Wah Building Meng Wah Complex The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Telephone : Fax : ges@cedars.hku.hk Homepage : Opening Hours : Monday - Thursday (9:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.) Friday (9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) Saturday (9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) Jaime Fung Director of Careers and Placement April 2015 The analysis is based on information provided by the respondents, and CEDARS should not be held responsible for any errors arising therefrom. No part of this report may be reproduced in any form or by whatever means, unless with written permission from the Director of The University of Hong Kong Page 6