The Industrial Engineering Study Program of the Medan Area University held a Fieldtrip to Malaysia-Singapore on 17-21 July 2019. There were 25 Fieldtrip participants consisting of Students, Lecturers and staff of the Faculty of Engineering. On the first day the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Deputy Dean of Bid. Student and Deputy Dean Bid. The Academic Faculty of Engineering released the departures of Fieldtrip participants in front of the UMA Faculty of Engineering Building.
The agenda for the Fieldtrip visit was to the Nationality University of Malaysia in the Meeting Room of the Faculty of Engineering and Alam Bina. the participants were welcomed by Prof. Ir. Dr. Shahrum Abdullah (Chair of the Journal of Mechanical & Materials Engineering), Prof. Madya Dr. Badariah (Chair of the Dictatorship Program), Prof. Madya Dr. Zainuddin Sajuri (Chair of Journal of Industrial Engineering) and Prof. Madya Dr. Roszilah Hamid (Head of the Bachelor Program).
Representatives from UKM delivered a presentation on the profile of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, especially the Faculty of Engineering and Alam Bina to all Fieldtrip participants. Followed by the presentation of the profile of the Medan Area University to the attending SME lecturers and staff. On that occasion UMA lecturers and students asked questions about UKM and how to proceed if the Masters program continued there.
The event continued with the giving of placards from UMA to Prof. Ir. Dr. Shahrum Abdullah from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. and ended by inviting Fieldtrip participants to tour the Faculty of Engineering and Nature Building such as Laboratory Room and Lecture Room accompanied by some practices on how to use laboratory equipment there.
Hopefully with this Fieldtrip visit, students will already know about the latest technologies developing in other countries, and establish good relations between the University of Medan Area and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Fieldtrip visits like this will continue to be held every year and are expected to attract more students who follow it.
