The Faculty of Engineering is one of the two founding faculties of The University of Hong Kong when it was first established in 1912. It is one of the largest comprehensive engineering faculties in Hong Kong. It encompasses most if not all disciplines of engineering and has a strong tradition of research in both traditional and novel areas. The Faculty has five departments: Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

The Faculty of Engineering continues to attract the best students from Hong Kong and elsewhere to study a range of diverse programmes. It offers nine undergraduate programmes, twelve taught postgraduate curricula and two research postgraduate programmes, with an enrollment of over 2,000, 1,590 and 550 students respectively. The Faculty has more than 200 academic staff and more than 150 non-academic staff.