| Lyna Mohamad |
THE 120 undergraduates from Universiti Teknologi Brunei’s (UTB) Faculty of Engineering, School of Business and School of Computing & Informatics who attended the two-day Amec Foster Wheeler Training Programme received their certificates yesterday.
The presentation ceremony took place at the university’s Lecture Theatre 2, Library Complex.
Present as the guest of honour was the Vice-Chancellor of UTB Professor Dr Hajah Zohrah binti Haji Sulaiman.
The ceremony began with the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah and Doa Selamat followed with closing remarks by Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Industry and Services) Haji Ady Syarmin bin Haji Md Taib.
Also in attendance were the Vice-President of Amec Foster Wheeler SE Asia Upstream and the Amec Foster Wheeler Project Director.
The assistant vice-chancellor in his speech noted that such training was the third one conducted by Amec Foster Wheeler since the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in 2013.
He said Amec Foster Wheeler is committed to make the programme an important value-added component for UTB’s undergraduate teaching and learning.
Haji Ady Syarmin hoped that the training gave the students a valuable insight into the exciting world of industry and will also help them to contextualise their studies.
He added that the university will continue to provide opportunities for the students to acquire industry knowledge and experience outside classroom throughout their study.
“I encourage you to actively participate in our industry lecture series. Make the most of your industry internship under the UTB ExperiencePLUS, whether in Brunei or abroad, and take part in your respective Student Chapter activities of PUJA, IMechE, IChemE, SPE and IET,” Haji Ady Syarmin said.
Through such experiences, plus the attitude and outlook developed from them, the students can go a long way in a competitive job market – in terms of distinguishing themselves from the crowd, he concluded.
The Amec Foster Wheeler programme, in collaboration with UTB, was facilitated by 10 industry experts from Amec Foster Wheeler, covering topics on Project Controls, Finance and Commercial, HSSE, Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement, Risk Management, Engineering Design, Supply Chain Management and Offshore Construction.
The programme is designed to help bridge the gap between academic knowledge and industrial knowledge, while giving students an overview of possible career options upon graduating.
It also gave the students an opportunity to interact with experienced professionals and exposed them to contemporary industrial practices.
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