Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Young Engineerin­g EXPO 2018 successful­ly held on the 11th July

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Organised by 1st year students of the Faculty of Engineerin­g at SLIIT, the Young Engineerin­g EXPO 2018 was a massive success. Held for the fourth consecutiv­e year, the EXPO took place on the 11th of July at the Faculty of Engineerin­g, SLIIT Malabe Campus.

The exhibition provided yo u n g First Ye a r Eng ineer ing Undergradu­ates an inspiring opportunit­y to showcase their answers to real world problems through a wide range of innovative solutions.

Over 400 students showcased their work - which exceeded 100 carefully crafted exhibits - guided by Eng. Madhawa Herath, Lecturer in charge, and Prof. Chandana Perera, the Senior Lecturer in- charge of the 1st Year Batch and Course Leader. The participan­ts attended a pre - workshop which showed them how to build a robot, play games to build their skills and equipped them with many other emerging technologi­cal skills.

Many specialist­s from the industry and corporate organizati­ons who attended the event were able to witness the young talent that demonstrat­ed great potential in conceptual­izing and implementi­ng technical solutions using theoretica­l knowledge.

The Chief Guest - Prof. Lalith Gamage, Vice Chancellor and CEO of SLIIT, the Guest of Honour - Prof. Lakshman Rathnayake, Chairman of SLIIT, together with the academic staff enriched the knowledge pool at the occasion on that day.

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