Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) organised the annual Asasi Education Fair 2016 on 2nd March 2016 at Dewan Besar PKKSSAAS this year. The education fair was participated by all the faculties in UPM including Faculty of Engineering and the faculty has invited student clubs to also participate in the event. IEEE Student Branch of UPM participated by setting up a booth to promote Electrical & Electronic Engineering to the public.
The objective of the education fair is to expose the academic programmes offered in UPM to high school, STPM, matriculation and foundation students. This one-day event was participated by all faculties by exhibiting materials at their booth to attract the students to drop by and learn more about the programme. The faculty representatives were also presented and briefed the visitors about the academic programmes being offered.
For engineering faculty’s booth, each department’s club has their own booth including IEEESB UPM. IEEESB UPM to share information about electrical and electronic engineering for instance, the details on the minimum qualifications required and also provides knowledge in choosing their desired programmes. Besides that, the visitors were also being briefed about student club activities and achievements. One of the attractions at IEEESB booth was the demonstration of Freescale Car which was programmed by EE students for a Freescale Cup competition.
In conclusion, the education fair is one of the important mechanisms in promoting UPM to the community especially to the school leavers and matriculation graduates to further their studies in UPM.
