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24 July 2018 – A mix of 20 students from various disciplines of both undergraduate and postgraduate studies from Yunnan University, Kunming, China paid a short visit to Faculty of Engineering, UNIMAS. The visit was part of UNIMAS International Summer Programme 2018 Campus Tour: Hop-On-Hop-Off. During the visit to Faculty of Engineering, the Yunnan University students were accompanied by two of their university officials and Dr. Amalia Madihie the summer programme coordinators who is also the Deputy Dean (Industry and Community Engagement and Commercialisation) for Faculty of Cognitive Sciences & Human Development. The main objective of the visit was to be exposed the visitors to the STEM education initiatives conducted by Faculty of Engineering. For the first part of the visit, the visitors were briefed at STEM Laboratory by Dr. Nazeri Abdul Rahman, Deputy Dean (Student Affairs and Alumni), on the aim and activities undertaken by the STEM Unit at Faculty of Engineering. The visitors were also informed on the challenges faced by STEM education in Sarawak as well as the initiatives undertaken by both UNIMAS and the State Government to tackle the low percentage of students enrolled in STEM related study. For the second part of the visit, the visitor managed to visit Printed Circuit Board (PCB) laboratory located at lower ground floor of Electrical and Electronic Building where they were briefed byDr Shafrida Sahrani, Head of Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. During that visit, the visitors were also presented with a demonstration of etching process by Mdm Dayang Rohhayati Abang Ahmad and Mr Nasri Eli, senior assistant engineer and assistant engineer, respectively, from department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. The Yunnan University visitors departed from Faculty of Engineering at 4.00 to resume their next adventure at other interesting venues of UNIMAS campus.
