Selamat datang! Faculty welcomes students from the University of Malaya

The Faculty welcomed students from the University of Malaya

The Faculty of Science and Engineering opened its doors to 52 students from Malaysia’s top ranking university, to give them a taste of life as a Manchester student.

Students tackled a range of topics from Industry 4.0, to 3D printing and smart technologies, as well as exploring the City and all it has to offer.

Enhancing Knowledge and Horizons

The final year quantity surveying students visited Manchester as part of the internationalisation programme put on by the University of Malaya. The programme aims to help its students increase their prospects and develop new skills in their chosen field.

During their weeklong visit, they attended special lectures and seminars and had access to the University’s dedicated facilities including PrintCity.

Dr Nurshuhada Zainon, Senior Lecturer for the University of Malaya Quantity Surveying Student Exchange Programme, said: “Staff from Manchester Metropolitan University made our time in Manchester very special and this trip gave students insight into Manchester as a City, not just from an academic perspective, but also from a social one.

“Students benefited from the interaction with professors, university staff and researchers, as well as local students and people, which they say they found fulfilling and enriching.

“University staff also made learning enjoyable and valuable by enriching the lectures with their own professional experiences, and the best aspect of the programme was meeting a diverse group of people and learning from them.”

Dr Eric Lou, Reader in Project Management at Manchester Met, added: “International students bring a different dimension to teaching and learning, for students here at Manchester Metropolitan, and offer them the opportunity of internationalisation, here at home.

“It was a pleasure to welcome the University of Malaya students to Manchester and I believe the week they spent with us provided them with the perfect opportunity to enhance their knowledge and horizons with us.”

Overall, the group said some of their highlights included the classroom sessions they attended which helped to ‘change their way of thinking and gave them extra knowledge’. Many also expressed their enjoyment in having their first-ever portion of fish and chips. But as ever, Manchester did not impress with its weather, with students saying they ‘would have benefitted from warmer clothes and better umbrellas’.