British school students experience Logistics, Engineering and Geosciences

HALBAN To learn more about the German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech), five high school students from the British School Muscat (BSM) have conducted their work experience days on campus last week. Nouf Al Hajri, Arnav Dangmali, Mohammed Al Safadi, Shahzeb Imran and Suliman Mumtaz were introduced to the Departments of Logistics, Engineering and Applied Geosciences. For most of the BSM students it was their first visit to a university.

Prof. Dr. Tobias Buer, Head of the Logistics Department at GUtech said: “Logistics will play a major role in the future of Oman. The students from the British School were curious to get some insights on how Logistics can improve our everyday-lives and our societies, for example by enabling ride-sharing services like Uber, reducing waiting time at a retail store or improving baggage handling at an international airport. We also showed the students our Simulation Laboratory that helped them to better understand cargo operations at a seaport.”

“We were delighted to welcome the students at GUtech. They were very engaged in our activities and have shown an aptitude for sciences. In our Geosciences Department we explained to them the geology itself and the different future job opportunities that require a degree in geology. During our introduction, the students saw different types of rocks and minerals and they learnt about their formation. We also showed them how important geology is to comprehend the global climatic changes happening nowadays,” said Patricia Rodgrigues from the Department of Applied Geosciences at GUtech. “In the Department of Engineering we showed the students different laboratories that are part of our Process, Environmental and Mechanical engineering programmes. We gave them the chance to experience an engineering workshop, while utilizing different tools and equipment for a small project. The students also witnessed different experiments, ongoing projects and new technologies available in our department,” said Poorya Ghafoorpoor from the Department of Engineering.

“The aim of the Year 10 Work Experience is to give the students an insight into the real world of work and develop their personal, social skills and confidence. It allows students to learn about the different roles and structures within an organisation. At the same time it is an unique opportunity to learn more about themselves and discover what really interest them by finding out about different occupations and job groups. This will allow to develop future career plans and enhance their career aspirations,“ said Ajay Khushalbhai, Careers Adviser at the British School Muscat.

 

Zero Emissions Car: GUtech team participated in the Shell Eco-marathon 2019

HALBAN The GUtech team ‘Megalodon’ participated in the annual Shell-Eco-Marathon Asia competition ‘Make the Future’ that took place at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia between 29 April 29 and 2 May. The Shell Eco-marathon Asia is an annual competition held for student teams in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions. Over 100 teams from Asia and the Middle East demonstrated their self-built, energy-efficient, eco-friendly cars. The challenge is to use the least amount of energy for a long distance. In the past four years GUtech teams participated in the diesel category.

“This year, the team Megalodon made its debut as the first student team from the Middle East participating in the Prototype Category with a Hydrogen Fuel Cell three-wheel vehicle,” said Prof. Dr. Emmanouil Bouzakis from the Mechanical Engineering Department at GUtech and supervisor of the team. “The competition is always very demanding, especially for all the hydrogen teams, having to meet high safety standards as well an advanced technical level. In my view, our GUtech team has gained important technical experience with Zero-Emissions Automobile Technologies during this competition and we all are very optimistic for great future achievements in this field,” said Prof. Bouzakis.

The GUtech team is grateful to all their sponsors and supporters: INFINITI Oman and PAINTGREE as well as Shell Oman and GUtech.

GUtech ‘Megalodon Team’ members:

Neeraj Krishnan Gopikrishnan, team manager

Hussam Al Siyabi, deputy team manager

Iman Al Maawali, driver

Al Jaziya Al Nazwani, reserve driver

Anoud Al Wahaibi, team member

Fatma El Sheibany, team member

Sadiyah Manidhar, team member

Sulaiman Al Shaaili, team member

Zamzam Al Farsi, team member

(c) GUtech

Student Achievement Awards Ceremony held

HALBAN The annual GUtech Achievement Awards were celebrated in the amphitheatre of the university on Monday. Prof. Dr. Ing. Michael Modigell, Rector of GUtech, stressed in his inaugural speech that the awards recognize the achievements of students and at the same time they encourage all students to work hard and to be involved in the university’s activities. The students were awarded in different academic and non-academic categories. In the category ‘the Dean’s List’, awards were given to students with a GPA higher than 3.5 and who were top 10 achievers in their study-programmes last year. The category ‘Best & Brightest’ honored students for their outstanding performance in extra-curricular, academic activities, research and special projects conducted in their 3rd or final year. In the category GU Student Company a total of 23 students were awarded for being involved in establishing the companies Burjass and ENF. In the category ‘Student Academic Clubs’ awards were given to students who participated in eight different student clubs such as the Computer Science Club, the Applied Geosciences Club, the English Club, the Logistics Club,  Business Club, Engineering Club, Hardware Club and the Talking Stick Club. The members of the Student Advisory Council also received awards for their continuous work. In the category ‘Non-Academic Competitions” GUtech students were awarded for their involvement in national and international non-academic competitions. In the category ‘Social Clubs’, awards were given to students who participated and contributed in the Student Media Centre, Theatre Club, Community Services Club, the Arts Club or the International Club. The ‘Volunteer’s Award’ was given to students who dedicated their time and their minds to organizing GUtech events. Finally, the sports awards were given to students who participated in sports activities and who won different sports tournaments.

Caption: Dr. Hussain Al Salmi, Deputy-Rector for Administration and Finance awarded GUtech students during the ceremony