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NUS Career Fair 2024 - An array of opportunities for our CDE students
As CDE students approach graduation, they are often at a crossroads when deciding on the first steps in their careers. That's where the NUS Career Fest comes in!
Held from 20-22 February 2024 and organised by the Centre for Future-ready Graduates, CDE students interacted with industry partners and prospective employers such as Dyson, ExxonMobil, and Sembcorp. Here, companies shared about the various internships and graduate programmes on offer, and students got to learn about how their experiences at CDE can help in their career prospects.
Amongst the throngs of students attending the NUS Career Fest was Shen Zhe Hao, a Yr2 Mechanical Engineering undergraduate and Engineering Scholar. He was on the lookout for employers for his Vacation Industrial Attachment (VIA).
In addition to communicating with potential employers, students also had the opportunity to attend a variety of classes and workshops aimed at helping them make a positive impression when meeting with prospective employers. From resume workshops to styling advice provided by Uniqlo and Sephora, the NUS Career Fest offered everything students needed to prepare for their future careers.
Check out the 'Discover Yourself' workshops!
Twenty-five students took part in the Discover Yourself workshops held on February 2 and 16, 2024. The workshops are a new initiative by the CDE Office of Student Life (OSL), aiming to equip students with the skills to explore their career values and motivated skills using Knowdell Card Sorts.
The workshops focused on career development and provided students with valuable insights and concepts that built the foundation for the card-sorting activity. During the activity, students were able to identify their core values and motivators through hands-on experience. They were also given guidance on how to utilise this newfound clarity to make informed career-related decisions.
Attention dear students!
OSL is organising a series of workshops to promote student wellness and to help you recharge and unwind during the semester. We have planned music box-making workshops and a 'Take a Paws' pet therapy session. It's essential to prioritise your well-being amidst your busy university life. Registration details and additional information about these events will be sent to your email, so be sure to check it frequently.
iDP student teams win big at the International Space Challenge (ISC) 2024
Our iDP students, enrolled in course EG2311, participated in the Advanced Category of the International Space Challenge (ISC) 2024. The theme for this year was "Space Mining," and the students were required to propose a spacecraft mission design that could either perform a comprehensive collection of asteroid data and materials available for mining or extract and collect usable materials from space objects.
Our students from across different disciplines exceeded expectations and won three awards this year - the Grand Prize, the Merit Award, and the Most Innovative Project Award!
The winner of the Grand Prize, Team Venator, proposed mining water (ice) on the Moon, which could potentially be used for human sustenance and for producing fuel elements for spacecraft. The team developed a novel concept that utilises an in-house designed pressure chamber subsystem, which works in the Moon's extremely low-pressure environment to facilitate the extraction process.
The Merit Prize winner, Team Orbitus, proposed a spacecraft designed to orbit an M-type asteroid with sensors and payloads that allow the capture of images of the asteroid and the retrieval of surface samples for compositional analysis. One of their novel payloads for sample retrieval and acquisition named Smash And Grab (SAG) was validated to be able to determine the potential value of mining distant asteroids and bring back a sizable sample to progress asteroid research.
The Most Innovative Project award recipients from NUS Team 1 proposed a technology demonstrator mission to extract water from near-earth celestial bodies and convert it to hydrogen and oxygen to be stored for use as rocket propellant.
EG2311 runs once a year in Semester 1, with students submitting entries annually to the ISC. The module is taught by Instructor Eugene Ee, Adjunct Assistant Professor Sing Seng Teck and Instructor Soh Eng Keng from CDE’s Engineering Design and Innovation Centre, who are also the project mentors and reviewers of these award-winning submissions.
More information about the challenge can be found at this link: https://spacefaculty.asia/isc-2024/
Our winners, crossing different disciplines!
| Team/Student | Yr | Programme |
| TEAM VENATOR | ||
| Chong Jay-En | 2 | Electrical Engineering, iDP |
| Charlyn Kwan | 2 | Computer Engineering, iDP |
| Leow Kai Jie | 2 | Computer Engineering, iDP, Internet-of-Things specialisation |
| James Wang | 2 | Mechanical Engineering, iDP |
| TEAM ORBITUS | ||
| James Hong Jey | 2 | Computer Engineering |
| Devinaa Kumeresh | 2 | Engineering Science, iDP |
| Moey Sean Jean | 2 | Mechanical Engineering, iDP, Aeronautical Engineering specialisation |
| Khoo Kye Wen | 2 | Electrical Engineering, iDP |
| NUS TEAM 1 | ||
| Hafizuddin Bin Aminuddin | 2 | Computer Engineering |
| Syed Iman Bin Syed Amir Shah | 2 | Information Security |
| Elliott Tan | 2 | Electrical Engineering, iDP, Internet-of-Things specialisation |
| Acharya Hiteshri Piyush | 2 | Computer Engineering, iDP |