Students Flock to Engineering and Science Fair
The wide range of interactive displays, engineering models and experiments caught the attention of the hundreds of students who attended the Fiji National University (FNU), Engineering and Science Fair yesterday.
Held at the College of Engineering, Science and Technology (CEST) at Derrick Campus, the event gave students the opportunity to learn first-hand the programmes offered at CEST that best suited their interests. Students were able to speak with FNU staff and students and enquired more about the courses and participated in experiments to further understand the work of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in designing and innovation.
With the tour beginning at the School of Mathematical and Computing Science, students then proceeded to the exhibitions from the seven other schools and the Fiji Maritime Academy.
Nasinu Secondary School Year 12 trio Tevita Bainivalu, Josefa Naibe and Ethan Whippy were spotted admiring the building model and asking questions about its design. “I want to be an architect so this really caught my attention,” Bainivalu said.
“This is one of the highlights of the tour for me. We have been waiting to come here for so long and know that we are here, there are so many things to see.”
“I think it is great that FNU organises events like this so that high school students like me can come and see things for ourselves and most of us are already coming with so many questions to ask.” Whippy added that he made it a point to visit the School of Mechanical Engineering becuase he planned to enrol at FNU after high school to study and become a mechanical engineer.
“We are technical science students so to actually see the experiments and models done by the students here is exciting to watch,” Whippy said.
“I can’t wait now to finish high school and enter university to pursue my interest.”
Naibe said he liked designing and would study in a similar field.