Two Young Technologists Wins Prestigious IET Prize

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Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
 

Two graduates from the local vocational and technical institutions were awarded the prestigious IET Local Network Prize during the 11th Convocation of the National Vocational and Technical Institutions, Ministry of Education held at the International Conventional Center.

The Institution of Engineering and Technology or IET Local Network Prize is given to reward excellence in students who have completed a course in the field relevant to the professional interest of the IET. The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a community of more than 150,000 engineers and technologists with a extensive range of interests and skills, sharing the vision of creating a global, inclusive and interdisciplinary knowledge network. The IET is the largest professional engineering society in Europe and the second largest of its type in the world. The IET has a Brunei Darussalam Network with the vision in sharing and advancing knowledge throughout the global science, engineering and technology community contributing towards the national development.

Muhamad Ayub Khan Abdul Rauf Khan showed excellent academic performance in his National Diploma program in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Sultan Saiful Rijal Technical College (Maktab Teknik Sultan Saiful Rijal). Muhamad Ayub Khan participated in various technical activities including the OGDC Robocon Challenge and construction of college arch. In addition, he is an active student council member in his college and is active in sports.

Yong Tham Fook graduated with excellent results from the National Diploma in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering program from Jefri Bolkiah College of Engineering (Maktab Kejuruteraan Jefri Bolkiah). Yong was the Champion in Level 4 Category of Inforama 2008 and has won a 3rd place in the Mathematics Competition among Vocational and Technical Institutions in 2008. In 2008, Yong’s team grabbed the Championship in the Zone 3 Basket Ball Tournament.

The IET Local Network Prize is recognized by the IET internationally; in other words it is an internationally recognized award. There is only one prize allocated for each eligible institution. The recipients were nominated by his or her establishment on the basis of having shown distinction in the course of study and demonstrated a combination of commitment and determination to succeed in Engineering and Technology and excelled in their overall achievement. Few criteria are used to assess the nominees, which include the academic achievement, engineering involvement and non-engineering involvement. A nomination would not be made if a candidate of sufficient merit cannot be identified.