KUCHING – Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus’ Student Final Year Research Project (FYRP) Conference for the second semester this year was held virtually on 2 December.
The FYRP Conference, which was started in 2015, is usually held in the final week of a semester, twice a year. The event provides an opportunity for the university to explore further collaborations and to strengthen ties with industry partners.
The event on 2 December was the third online conference held since 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The virtual conference was an exciting showcase of the final year students’ year-long research projects, which are essential for their professional career preparation.
The conference started at 9am on Microsoft Teams (MS Teams) with the Dean’s opening address by Professor Su Hieng Tiong, Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science, Swinburne Sarawak.
This was followed by the plenary session on ‘Digital Academy & Exploration and Production (E&P) Training Programmes in Oil and Gas’ by the Centre of Technical Excellence Sarawak Sdn Bhd (CENTEXS) before the commencement of the students’ oral presentations and the showcase of their projects.
A total of 127 individual student projects were presented from various disciplines, including Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Science (Biotechnology).
Industrial guests from across West Malaysia and East Malaysia were invited to participate in the conference and the students’ presentations. Approximately 20 representatives from local companies attended the conference, such as CENTEXS, Maltimur Resource Sdn Bhd, X-FAB Sarawak Sdn Bhd, Sarawak Energy Berhad, Epsilon Jurutera Perunding Sarawak Sdn Bhd, GBU Consultant, Taiyo Yuden, Public Works Department, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, PTV Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd and James Dyson Foundations (Johor).
In total, more than 250 Swinburne Sarawak students, staff and industrial guests attended this virtual conference across multiple parallel presentation sessions by various disciplines.
The presence of industry representatives and their feedback on the students’ projects provided insights and served as motivation to the aspiring engineers who are about to embark upon their professional careers.
Plenary Session on ‘Digital Academy’ by CENTEXS
Photo session after the Dean’s opening address and the plenary session.
Students’ oral presentations on Microsoft Teams.
Students’ oral presentations on Microsoft Teams.