First City University College holds Innovation Day
PETALING JAYA: First City University College’s Faculty of Engineering and Computing held its Innovation Day recently.
The 50 most inventive student projects were displayed, including from Bachelor of Engineering ( Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Bachelor of Science ( Hons) Software Engineering final year students.
Selected projects from Diploma in Information Technology students were also showcased.
The annual Innovation Day serves as a platform for students to connect with industry, potential employers, and partners.
Projects on display often impress industry partners, with some students even receiving employment offers.
“It is a good platform for me to expose my project and anticipate a job offer,” said Bachelor of Engineering ( Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering final year student Alice Foo Qian Hui.
“External education is important for the students as it exposes them to the real world.
It’s a way to train students for the industry,” said First City UC director Tan Sri Datuk Teo Chiang Liang.
The event also featured the talk ‘ Challenges Faced by the Engineering Profession in an Open Market Economy’ by Rocky Wong from the Board of Engineers Malaysia.
Student projects included Design of a Climbing Robot, OOTD – Social Fashion Platform with Augmented Reality, Indoor Positioning System using WiFi Localisation Technique, Eye of Horus – An Application of Face Recognition and Steganography, as well as Performance Evaluation of Various Modulation Techniques for Light Fidelity ( LiFi).
Winners were chosen through 70 per cent professional assessment and 30 per cent online voting.
First City UC constantly works with collaborative partners in relevant digital industries such as IBM Malaysia and Google Malaysia to enhance the student learning experience.
As the faculty continues innovating to keep up with industry demand, more new programmes will be offered for students wishing to pursue careers in Engineering and Information Technology, particularly in Mechanical, Mobile Computing, Networking and Security.
Degree graduates can progress to pursue a master’s degree in Software Engineering.
Various scholarships are available including Teo Soo Cheng Foundation Scholarship, merit scholarship, sports scholarship, UEC scholarship, student leader and top office bearer scholarship, and sibling incentive.