mechatronic engineering

Following their success as the Winner for MSC Malaysia Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards 2016, Ngie Kok Sin and John Lim Hong Aun,  Year 3 Mechatronic Engineering students, made APU and Malaysia proud at the international arena as well! At the International APICTA Awards 2016, they attained the Merit Winner at the "Oscars of IT", with their innovative solution, the Low Cost Finger Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients​. They were mentored by ​Vickneswari Durairajah and Suresh Gobee during the 9 months of preparation before participating in the Malaysia APICTA Awards and the International APICTA Awards.

Congratulations to the team! We are absolutely proud of you!

For the 23rd time since 1999, we have won ourselves an APICTA Award!

Our students from the APU School of Engineering (SoE) successfully emerged as the Winner for MSC Malaysia Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards 2016. The winning team comprises Ngie Kok Sin and John Lim Hong Aun, who are both Year 3 Mechatronic Engineering students.

Our students’ innovative invention, the ‘Low Cost Finger Exoskeleton for Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients’ stood out among all other universities in Malaysia in the ‘Best of Tertiary Student Project – Software/Hardware’ category. Prior to the participation in the competition, the duo has worked on the project for 9 months, under the supervision and mentorship of Vickneswari Durairajah and Suresh Gobee.

The APICTA Awards is an international awards program organized by APICTA, which aims to increase ICT awareness in the community and assist in bridging the digital divide. Upon their victory in the Malaysia Finals, Kok Sin and John will be representing Malaysia in the International APICTA, which will be held in Taipei, Taiwan from Friday, 2 December to Monday, 5 December 2016.

Congratulations to them for the achievement! Let’s also join our hands together to wish them ‘all the best’ for the upcoming International APICTA in Taipei.

Here’s another good news to share!

Our students from the APU Faculty of Computing, Engineering & Technology (FCET) recently made their name at the first GreenTech Youth Innovation Challenge 2016, which was organised by GreenTech Malaysia, an organization under the purview of the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water (KeTTHA), and Asia School of Business, in conjunction with the International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition & Conference Malaysia (IGEM) 2016.

Throughout the competition, our team of students, comprising Ngie Kok Sin, John Lim Hong Aun, Lee Jun On and Chan Kar Keng went through 5 stages of challenges, in which they were required to develop a prototype of a product that addresses the world’s environmental sustainability issues. Our students developed the “Intelligent Room System”, which made use of Arduino Nano, Motion & Light Sensors and Solid-state Relay to automate the switch of lights to save electricity.

Eventually, green technology is the future and we are glad that our students are exposed to it prior to their graduation. Congratulations to the team, who was mentored by Vickneswari Durairajah & Suresh Gobee, for this awesome achievement!