UNAIR NEWS – Twenty-five students of the Faculty of Advanced Technology and Multidiscipline Universitas Airlangga (FTMM UNAIR ) have carried out “Reciprocal Mobility Programmed” student outbound at Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. The student outbound activity was held on July 25-29, 2023.
The twenty-five FTMM UNAIR students came from five different majors. They were accompanied by two teaching staff and two administrative staff from FTMM UNAIR. Maissy, FTMM UNAIR student representative, explained that the outbound student activity included module seminar on Artificial Intelligence and Drones. Also, including visiting several landmarks in Kuala Lumpur.
“We also visited the Bank Negara Malaysia Museum, Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur Craft Complex, and Dataran Merdeka,” said Maissy in an interview with UNAIR NEWS on Sunday, August 13, 2023.
Maissy said that when their team arrived in Kuala Lumpur, they were warmly welcomed by host, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaya. The next day, they attended the opening ceremony by Dr. Suraya Hamid as Deputy Dean of Student Affairs at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology.
Learning to fly drone
“After that, there was a learning activity, a module seminar on the Artificial Intelligence for Everyone about artificial intelligence, and a hands-on session in the laboratory,” explained Maissy.
On the third day, Maissy continued, they attended lessons about drones and learned to practice flying them. Each group gets the opportunity to fly drones through the programming language that has been created.
“Besides practicing flying drones, we also did a truss bridge practice where we had to build two bridges using Lego. This truss bridge tests the resilience of the bridge to be built,” said Maissy.
Visiting landmarks of Malaysia
On the fourth day, they visited various landmarks in Kuala Lumpur. One of them is the Bank Negara Malaysia Museum & Art Gallery. The museum has a lot of information about money, such as the history of money, money from various countries, the process of making money, and education about money. The visit continued by visiting the Petronas Twin Towers at Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur Craft Complex, and Dataran Merdeka.
“On the last day, we attended the closing ceremony and received certificates from Dr. Suraya Hamid. We also had time to attend the FCSIT’s (Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology , ed) Open Day festival, which was taking place there,” said Maissy.
Maissy admitted that the student outbound experience was one of her most memorable experiences because it was her first time studying abroad. According to her, the learning is very comprehensive because students can practice directly, and it is packaged in games that are not boring.
“Students, teaching staff, and all Universiti Malaya staff are very friendly and kind. We are very grateful to have been warmly welcomed while there. Hopefully, UNAIR and Universiti Malaya can continue to work together in the future,” concluded Maissy. (*)
Author: Dewi Yugi Arti
Editor : Feri Fenoria
