The Bachelor of Civil Engineering students from UTM RAZAK School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia International Campus, Kuala Lumpur carried out the Global Outreach Programme at the Gold Coast and Brisbane, Australia from 1 to 8 October 2011. In this program, students have the opportunity to visit Bond University in Gold Coast and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane. This program has achieved its main goal is to provide broad exposure to the students about the research and academic culture, latest construction technologies, sustainable development, engineering and construction site safety and learning environment in an international universities. This program has broadened the student’s perspective, improve their communication skills, develop self-reliance as well as cutting and foster esprit de corps among them.
During a visit to Bond University the students were taken to the Institute of Sustainable Development & Architecture (ISDA). They have attended the briefing and lecture on sustainable development presented by Professor George Earl, Director of ISDA and Professor Jim Smith. In addition, students also attend series of lectures related to Facility Management, Construction Practice, Sustainable Development and the Urban Environment presented by Professor Michael Regan, Associate Professor Rick Best and Associate Professor Brishna Bajracharya. Students was also given an interactive tour to the new ISDA building which was constructed based on the philosophy of sustainable construction and industrialized building systems. Finally, the student was taken in the vicinity of Bond University to see the facilities at the university.
Meanwhile, a visit to the QUT, the students was given a presentation about the construction projects in Queensland and the Postgraduate Program at QUT which was presented by Professor Stephen Kajewski. Students also have the opportunity to visit civil engineering laboratories and learning facilities at the university. In addition, students attended lectures and interaction sessions with QUT students organised by Associate Professor Bambang Trigunarsyah.
Finally, Students have been brought to a new construction project site by Dr Vaughan Coffey. This technical visit was to introduce students to the latest construction techniques based on industrialized building systems, the concept of open architecture, sustainable construction, and construction site safety. Good day Mate!
