Five undergraduate students from the Faculty of Engineering, School of Computing and Informatics, and UTB School of Business left the Sultanate for a six-month internship programme hosted by the Piper Aircraft, Inc. in Florida, USA under the UTB ExperiencePLUS programme. The group is the eighth internship cohort to Piper since the educational partnership between UTB and Piper began in 2013.
The students include Awang Chang Jin Herng, Dayang Sonia binti Abdullah Jamaris, Dayang Nur Amera Aqilah binti Noor’ Ash, Awang Muhammad Danial Fakhrul Rizqy bin Awang Haji Bakar, and Dayang Nur Ameera Syafina binti Haji Ariffin who have excelled in their academic records and performed exceptionally well throughout a rigorous selection process conducted by Piper and the University.
Present to bid farewell were Yang Mulia Dr Mohamad Saiful bin Haji Omar, Acting Vice-Chancellor of UTB; Yang Mulia Mr Lim Chui Hua, Registrar and Secretary of UTB; Deans of Faculty of Engineering, School of Computing and Informatics, and UTB School of Business; Student Affairs Officers; Administration Officers; and Corporate Communications Office members.
Students will gain industry exposure and enhance their practical and industrial experiences as part of their undergraduate degree studies at Piper. The students will also be monitored by the University through submissions of progress reports.
UTB and Piper signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the internship programme in 2013. Piper Aircraft, Inc., one of the major aircraft manufacturers in the general aviation industry, is fully owned by the Ministry of Finance and Economy of the Government of Brunei Darussalam and headquartered in Vero Beach, Florida.
Source: Universiti Teknologi Brunei