Swinburne’s SSIET Club organises study tour for students
KUCHING: Swinburne Sarawak Institution of Engineering and Technology On Campus (SSIET) Club recently organised a 10day study tour for its members comprising 20 Swinburne students from countries such as Malaysia, Australia, Hong Kong and Vietnam.
According to a SSIET press release, the students from Kuching and Melbourne campuses are currently taking courses such as electrical and electronic engineering, robotics and mechatronics engineering, civil engineering, computer science, and business. During the tour, the students visited 12 companies located in Kuching, Penang island, Seberang Perai, Kuala Lumpur and Negeri Sembilan. They were accompanied by Swinburne’s School of Engineering deputy head Dr Chua Hong Siang, lecturer Ismat Hijazin and organising chairperson Tsen Xin Hui.
The group visited companies that were involved in industries such as semiconductors, machine vision, automation, photovoltaics, 3D printing, high- accuracy measurements, food and beverage, ceramics, industrialised building system ( IBS) and mass transportation.
“The companies were X-FAB, LONGi, Master-Pack, Kim Hin Industry, ViTrox, Cincaria, Intel Technology, Keysight Technologies, Yakult, Materialise, MMC Gamuda KVMRT and Gamuda IBS System.
“On top of the technical site visits, the students also explored heritage sites and popular tourist attractions such as Batu Caves, National Monument, Merdeka Square, National Palace, Thean Hou Temple, Penang Street Art, Penang Hill, and Chew Jetty,” the statement added.
They also attended networking dinners with professionals from the industry where they shared and exchanged information related to their studies and field of work.
SSIET is an active student chapter of the Institution of Engineering and Technology ( IET), a multi- disciplinary professional engineering institution based in Stevenage, United Kingdom.
Over the years, it was recognised twice as the Best Student Chapter in Malaysia by IET Malaysia Network, and the Best Academic Club by the university. It is headed by Peter Ling Ting Rang, the first Malaysian to have reached the global final of IET Present Around the World Competition in London.
To find out more about SSIET or for collaboration opportunity, visit its website at www.ssiet.tk or email to ietinswinburne@ gmail. com.
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