by webmaster FAB | Jun 1, 2016 | Featured Slider, Global Outreach Program, News
Global Outreach Programme themed Building Information Modeling Exploration Journey 2016 (GOP BIMEJ ’16) to Perth, Australia was carried out on the 3rd April till 8th April 2016. The programme was organized by a group of eight Bachelor in Quantity Surveying students and one Msc. in Construction Contract Management student from the Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment, accompanied by Dr Kherun Nita Ali and Assoc. Prof. Dr Nur Emma Mustaffa. It was aimed to acquire knowledge on Building Information Modeling (BIM) from research centres in Curtin University, namely, the Australasian Joint Research Centre for BIM and Curtin HIVE (Hub for Immersive Visualization and eResearch). Since Universiti Teknologi Malaysia has established our own BIM Research Centre, the knowledge gained from this program could contribute to the development of the centre by setting Curtin University as the role model for success. The program will lead us to future collaboration with Curtin University such as exchange student program, joint research, and educational visits to other universities. Improvement could be seen in the students’ leadership, confidence level and communication skills during the open discussion with Curtin University’s academic staff and students. The students were very attentive and analytical in directing questions during the participation in existing classes and visit to the research centres. The program was a huge success in creating more analytical, knowledgeable and broad-minded students.
by webmaster FAB | May 5, 2016 | Featured Slider, Global Outreach Program, News
The 11th Joint Workshop on Urban Design and Conservation (JWUD) was held from the 2nd till the 12th April 2016 at Mahasarakham University (MSU), Thailand. This is an annual programme between the Faculty of Built Environment (FAB), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and MSU and this year the JWUD was hosted by MSU.
For the first time, the 11th JWUD was attended by the National University of Laos (NUOL) who was also the co-organiser. A total of 65 participants from UTM, MSU and NUOL were present at the workshop. The delegation from UTM was headed by Mr. Chau Loon Wai, from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP), 3 postgraduate students who were also the coordinators of the programme and 16 undergraduate students (15 from DURP and 1 from the Department of Landscape) of FAB. Delegates were received by Associate Professor Dr. Pondej Chaowarat, Dean, Faculty of Architecture, Urban Design & Creative Arts, MSU.
The JWUD programme consisted of visits to sites reputed for its cultural heritage and recognised as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO, local architecture, urban planning, urban conservation efforts in Thailand and Laos, workshops, lectures and presentation of students work. Delegates were driven from Thailand to Laos across the Mekong River on the famous Friendship Bridge. Vientiane was the city visited in Laos and the activities carried out in NUOL included a special lecture by Mr. Chau Loon Wai, a presentation of students work attended by local leaders from around Vientiane and the final evaluation of the students work. Amongst the cities visited are Ayutthaya, the historical development of the Siamese Government and Bangkok, to view the evolution and development of the main commercial, shopping and financial centres of “old” and “new” Bangkok. Delegates from UTM left for home on the 12th of April via the Don Muang International Airport, Bangkok, Thailand.
by webmaster FAB | Mar 30, 2016 | Global Outreach Program, News
On the 18th and 19th of March 2016, a group of 26 students and 2 teachers from Seifu Nankai High School, Osaka, Japan made an academic visit to the Faculty of Built Environment (FAB), UTM, Johor Bahru. The group were led by Mr.Toshiyuki Iwawaki and Mr.Toyoda, teachers from the Comprehensive and International Department, Seifu Nankai High School. This was their second visit to FAB under the “Global Education Network Programme” in collaboration with the Centre for Innovative Planning and Development (CiPD), FAB, UTM, JB. The programme is intended to nurture young leaders to play an active role in the betterment of society. In order to achieve its intended goal, the students are required to acquire a wide range of knowledge through seminars focused on economics, societal, technological and political issues. Students participation from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP) were from Masters in Tourism Planning (10 students) and Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (3 students).
For the discussion session, four (4) groups of students were formed where each group comprises of students from DURP and Seifu Nankai. The students were required to discuss a selected topic, compare the issues and formulate recommendations where relevant. Among the topics were i) City Planning in Malaysia and Japan, ii) Malaysian/Japanese Culture; iii) Tourism in Malaysia and Japan, and, iv)Environmental Issues in Malaysia and Japan. Each group presented the topic and discussed to an audience comprising of the students themselves, teachers from Seifu Nankai High School and a lecturer from DURP.
Seifu Nankai High School is the first school in Japan selected for this new programme which was introduced in Japan High Schools as part of the Overseas Study Program (OSP). The OSP is a sub-initiative of the Japan Government’s Super Global High School Program. The visits provide a platform for student activities such as seminars, discussions, student exchange experience as well as academic visits from both countries. The two days activities ended with a tour in UTM campus led by Dr. Norhazliza Abd Halim, a senior lecturer from DURP.
