What do a Mechanical Engineering major, a Computer Engineering major, and a Theatre Studies major have in common?
They are all hard at work solving real-world problems in the Innovation and Design Programme (iDP)! The iDP is second major option for students from any discipline, bringing together not just engineers but students from different domains to create projects that make a difference in the real world.
From the friendly moving robot "Ah Bot" keeping the elderly company at Sengkang General Hospital, to a labour-saving bird health monitoring system at the Singapore Zoo, iDP students develop their projects while working with real companies and real people - and they have their fair share of amusing anecdotes as well as ups and downs along the way.
Associate Professor Loh Ai Poh, director of iDP, said: "It is through these cycles of success and failure that [iDP students] grow to be confident and to believe that success will always triumph if they persevere. We have a great programme that nurtures students, not just in multi-disciplinary learning, but also in providing a safe environment for self-discovery, and at the same time, learn good engineering skills.
Find out more about the iDP students' brushes with pesky parrots and unexpected phone calls in this article at NUS News.
Also watch our video about the iDP below:
