252 students benefit from STEM Outreach programme at SMK USJ 13

The UTAR STEM Outreach, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science (LKC FES) and M. Kandiah Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MK FMHS) jointly organised the STEM Outreach programme for 252 students from Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan USJ 13 (SMK USJ 13) on 2 August 2023 at SMK USJ 13, Subang Jaya, Selangor. The objective of the event was to stimulate secondary school students’ interest towards STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

The programme involved several educational activities such as Bridge Building Competition, Tower to the Moon, and Invisible Life: How to make micro-organisms visible? The facilitators were LKC FES academics, namely Sr Nurhayatul Khursniah binti Hasim, Assoc Prof Ir Dr Lim Jee Hock, Dr Woon Kai Siong, Specialist I Ir Ts Wong Chee Fui; MK FMHS Master of Medical Science students Teo Han Yao and Lee Jian, and Doctor of Philosophy (Medical Science) student Tan Soon Yan.

 

Students building bridges using newspapers

Briefing session for Bridge Building Competition

Tower to the Moon activity:  Students working in groups

 

Students getting to know micro-organisms

Invisible life: How to make micro-organisms visible?