Media Coverage (From The News Straits Times - 16th April 2008)

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Welcoming Speech

Dear Fellow Mechanical Comrades,

Greetings to all! The existence of this blog marks another great leap towards the progress of the student chapter. This blog will serve as a medium to update members and the mechanical department on the progress of the club and upcoming activities. I hope members will frequently visit this page as there will be updates from time to time. If there is any ideas, please do voice out your opinions on the shout out box on the right bottom of the page.

Till then, Happy holidays to those who are just relaxing at home for the next 3 months, happy working for those who are doing industrial training and part time jobs and all the best in whatever you guys are venturing! Hope to see you guys soon.

Mechanical Department : Geared for Excellence!
Cheers,

Dominic Hua Shi Hao
Chairman IMechE UNITEN Student Chapter
Membership no: 80089433

2008 Media Coverage ( 05 April 2008 ) by Utusan Malaysia

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UNITEN’s BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering Accredited by iMechE

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers or widely known as iMechE has recently awarded UNITEN’s BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with full five years accreditation to cover the 2007 until 2011 student cohort intakes. This accreditation will contribute towards meeting the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements, in full, for membership of the Institution and the exemplifying academic benchmark requirements, in part, for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

Students who are awarded with an accredited BEng (Hons) will be required to complete an approval format of the further learning pursuant to the requirements of UK-SPEC. The BSc (Hons) fully meets the academic requirements for registrations as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng). Over 150 years, iMechE, a renowned United Kingdom’s qualifying body has been the home of Mechanical Engineers. Around 75,000 engineers world-wide are its members. Thus, with this prestigious accreditation from iMECHE, UNITEN is gradually carving its path in becoming a world class university.