Grooming global graduates

First City University College’s FEC students are actively involved with tech-driven collaborative projects with its industry partners

GLOBAL graduates are graduates who have the required skills and attributes for them to be part of the workforce of the globalising world. This is in addition to having the values and attitudes needed to become a socially responsible global citizen.

First City University College’s Faculty of Engineering and Computing (FEC) is dedicated to shaping its education agenda to produce ‘global graduates’.

For FEC dean, Assistant Prof Mah Siew Kien, global graduates begin by ensuring students receive a well-rounded engineering and computing education.

For a start, FEC puts heavy emphasis on project-based learning (PBL) in its curriculum. PBL is integrated in the core modules and extensively engaged during internships, research projects, and laboratory work.

Building a successful partnership with the industry is also another key strength of FEC. The faculty is reputed to have fostered strong industry linkages with many industry players in the engineering and computing fields. This has benefited the students greatly as industry partnerships open doors to endless opportunities and possibilities.

In areas such as future technologies, FEC has established close partnerships with some highly reputed industry partners. These partnerships have witnessed various arrangements in collaborative research and sharing of expertise in developmental works related to robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and sensors.

Touching on technology and its related facilities, Mah shared that FEC comes equipped with 12 engineering labs (eight electrical/electronics labs, three mechanical engineering labs and an engineering workshop) and 10 computing labs capable of catering to the varying learning needs of engineering and computing fields.

FEC students are privileged to be given the opportunity to use Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools such as Mentor Graphics, Cadence and Synopsis as part of their learning.

Mah added, “Staying current with technology is particularly important in engineering and computing education.

“The programme curriculum needs to be regularly updated to reflect the latest advances in technology and for the programmes to be future-proof. This is especially important when students are actively involved in tech-driven collaboration projects.”

Besides all the hard skills, community engagement is also given emphasis at FEC. Students are provided with real-world experience in their engagement with the community through volunteerism and community leadership role in ESG activities. Students are empowered with resources for them to contribute to society by sharing their talent, time, and effort.

By emphasising skills and attributes such as global communication, critical thinking and problem solving, entrepreneurship and innovation, social responsibility, adaptability and resilience, FEC can help its students become well-rounded ‘global graduates’ who can leverage on technology to drive positive change in the highly interconnected and diverse global environment.

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To find out more about First City University College’s industry-driven programmes and its study awards and special incentives for 2023, call 03-7735 2088 / 016-301 8166 / 016-302 8166.