27 Curtin students visit industry operations in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor
MIRI: A group of 27 undergraduate engineering students of Curtin University Malaysia ( Curtin Malaysia) gained valuable insights into industry operations whilst on a two- day industrial visits to Kuala Lumpur and Selangor recently.
The trip was organised by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the university’s Faculty of Engineering and Science and the students were accompanied by senior lecturer Ir. Dr. Wong Wei Kitt.
The students visited three of Malaysia’s leading engineering and technology companies - SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd, Schneider Electric Industries Sdn. Bhd and Yee Lee Trading Co. Sdn. Bhd.
Wong said the study trip was to expose students to various engineering industries as much as possible during their course of study to understand better how they operate and the technologies involved.
“Schneider Electric Industries is a leading manufacturer of USPs using the latest technologies, while SIRIM QAS International is Malaysia’s leading certification, inspection and testing body and Yee Lee trading’s modern pilot plant developed by Mun Hean is one of the most advanced in the region,” he said.
At SIRIM QAS International located in Shah Alam, the students were shown the company’s modern product testing laboratory which conducts product safety and quality testing to facilitate conformance to safety and government regulatory requirements, user expectations as well as national and international standards.
While at Schneider Electric Industries’ Uninterruptable Power Supply ( UPS) assembly plant, they learned among other things how the plant produces customised UPS solutions for various industries and also about job placement and internship opportunities with the company.
At Yee Lee Trading, the students acquired skills on how the company invested in advanced solar energy technology and is selling electricity to Tenaga Nasional Berhad.
Third-year Electrical Power Engineering student and vicepresident of the IEEE Curtin Malaysia student branch, Cindy Lai Poh Yuan said the trip was a real eye- opener and that she gained many interesting insights into electrical and electronics engineering that could not be obtained from classroom learning and textbooks.
Meanwhile, head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Professor Lenin Gopal assured that Curtin Malaysia is committed in organising such industrial visits for students as part of their curriculum and to enhance their learning experience and understanding of engineering practice to ensure they are jobready as soon as they graduate.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering programme at Curtin Malaysia is fully accredited by Engineers Australia ( EA) and the Board of Engineers Malaysia ( BEM).