Minggu Perkasa Putra was successfully conducted on 7th September 2017 organized by Bahagian Hal Ehwal Pelajar UPM, in collaboration with PEMAJU and IEEESB UPM. This program was held between the lecturers and new students of Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering program intake 2017/2018.
The objective of this Minggu Perkasa Putra program is to introduce the new students to the Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering program offered in Universiti Putra Malaysia by providing information and resources that will allow students to make appropriate academic plans and healthy social choices. This program was held with the help from the lecturers of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering UPM to create a welcoming environment that builds a sense of community among the incoming class and in order to connect the new students to faculty, staff and their colleague.
This one-day program was started with du’a’ recitation by Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Mohammad Lutfi b. Othman and then greetings from the Head of Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd. Amran b. Mohd. Radzi. This followed by the talk from Assoc. Prof. Dr. Samsul Bahari b. Mohd. Noor regarding career prospect in the electrical and electronic engineering field.
After group photo session, a talk from the Academic Coordinators of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Dr. Nashiren Farzilah bt. Mailah and Dr. Ribhan Zafira bt. Abdul Rahman was held to help the new students begin to define their educational purpose. Minggu Perkasa Putra is ended with lunch provided by the PEMAJU.
In conclusion, this program is important in order to strengthen the bonds between the lecturers and students in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering UPM.