School of Engineering

Two SEG students pursuing Diploma in Digital Precision Engineering participated in a 2-month overseas internship programme at Arburg, in Lossburg, Germany. The internship provided Seungho and Kington a very rewarding and enriching experience, working with international colleagues from different Arburg subsidiaries from Malaysia, China and Brazil. They had the opportunity to be attached to the Assembly, Production and Applications Departments, working on plastic injection machines, assembly machines and data analytics. The scenic mountainous landscape of Lossburg is an added highlight to the internship. 

Three SEG students participated in a 3-month overseas internship programme at Stryker, Suzhou, China. The students were posted to different departments, Wei Qin in the Reliability & Quality Assurance Department working on product quality assurance, Ceppellin in the Continuous Improvement Group working on data analytics, and Rachel in the Engineering Department working on the documentation of an on-going project. During the internship, the students experienced the work ethics and culture in China and learnt new technical and professional skills; they also visited many places of interest and learnt the rich Chinese history and culture.

Seven SEG students participated in a 3-month overseas internship programme offered by the National Chi Nan University in Puli, Taiwan. Throughout the duration of the internship, the students worked under the supervision and guidance of the university professors and graduate students, embarking on various R&D projects. Kyo and Clarissa worked on using artificial intelligence for image and video processing, Qhairul researched on CMOS capacitive fingerprint sensor chips, Jemima and Gina developed IoT systems, Qing Tian and Max worked on the implementation of the hardware-in-the-loop and augmented reality simulation of a robotic arm. The internship offered the students a wonderful opportunity to experience and explore the unique Taiwanese food and culture.

SEG student, Xuan Ming, did a 3-month overseas internship programme at the Tan Chong Subaru Automotive in Bangkok, Thailand. He was attached to the logistic and assembly line departments, and embarked on various projects involving warehousing and integrated manufacturing system, working on production processes enhancement and automotive assembly line balancing. The internship also offered him a wonderful opportunity to experience and learn the Thai language and culture by cultivating friendship with many colleagues in the company.

Four SEG students participated in a 3-month overseas internship programme at the National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College. The students embarked on various R&D projects during their overseas internship programmes. Seetoh Hwee Hong researched on semiconductor thin film solar cells. Evien researched on relation between chemical structure and antioxidant activity. Shu Min created an augmented reality application in unity for use in visualizing human anatomy imaging data. Adren researched on classifying different types of Eczema using deep learning algorithm. The students had a great learning experience.  The attachment also offered a wonderful opportunity for the students to experience the Japanese culture and gain valuable friendships with the Japanese and international students. 

Four SEG students participated in a 3-month overseas internship programme at National Institute of Technology, Kurume College. The students embarked on various R&D Projects during their overseas internship programmes. Anson Liew created a distance/motion detector PCB for the use of preventing collision. Edison Kwok research on cars powered by electrified road. Edmund Yang researched on an image classifier for Diabetic Retinopathy. Godwin Tong researched in crack detection on pavement/road. The students had a great learning experience. The attachment also offered a wonderful opportunity for the students to experience the Japanese culture and gain valuable friendships with the Japanese and international students

Two SEG students were selected by OPM, Japan for an overseas internship. Both students were attached to the R&D department. This internship has provided them an enjoyable, fruitful and unforgettable learning experience in the local work culture and helped them to improve their grasp of the Japanese language. This gives final year students an opportunity to work in overseas companies, and gain regional and global exposure to the latest development in Hybrid Metal Additive Manufacturing Technology for precision engineering.

Two SEG students participated in a 3-month overseas internship programme at Flinders University, Australia. The students embarked on various R&D projects during their overseas internship programmes.  Elson was tasked to research on a dual cure polymer system for additive manufacturing and Tom was tasked to research on producing carbon nanotubes for solar cells fabrication.  The students had a great learning experience doing research work with the professors at Flinders University and they learned to work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.  The attachment also offered a wonderful opportunity for the students to experience the life of living abroad and gain valuable friendships with the people they worked with.  

“I am glad that NYP offers the overseas internship programme as I am able to experience life in an unfamiliar place, bringing me out of my comfort zone. This allows me to become a more independent 

Two SEG students participated in the first ever 12-week Overseas Internship at Korea Polytechnics (KOPO). They attended CNC programming and machining courses at KOPO. Classes usually starts in the morning and in the afternoon. They also worked on group design project and fabricated the parts themselves. This internship had exposed the students to CAD and CAM technology. From this internship programme, the students gained valuable immersion experiences in the Korean culture, language, food and work ethics.

Two SEG students participated in a three-month overseas internship programme at ESIEE Paris France. The students embarked on various R&D projects during their overseas internship programme. Aloysius Cho worked on “Exploration of open source vision systems for navigation of unmanned vehicles” while Abigail Tan worked on “Development of adaptive cruise control for a driverless vehicle using MATLAB-Simulink”. This three-month internship has both been an enriching experience for them and provided them with a memorable overseas learning journey.

Two SEG students participated in a 3-month overseas internship programme at the Georg Fischer Machining Solutions, Switzerland. At GF, both students have hands-on training and observations on the assembly of highly precision CNC milling machines. Each of the students have completed two mini- projects involving research on the megatrends and short-term & long-term solutions of tracking system of spindle repair status for Step Tec Ag. Through this internship programme, both students have gained valuable immersion experiences in the Swiss culture, language, food and work ethics.

Two SEG students participated in a 5-month overseas internship programme at TVS Motor at Hosur, India. The students were posted to the production engineering department where they embarked on different production engineering and improvement projects. Jonathan was tasked to improve the efficiency of a milling machine work-cell and Edmund’s project involved the reduction in production space of 50% with the use of technology.  Both students have a great and yet unique working and learning experience in a fast-paced and fulfilling attachment.

Two SEG students participated in a 3.5 month overseas internship programme at RLC Callender, UK.  The two students worked together with a group of professional engineers to design jig and fixture for turbine engine components. This overseas internship has provided them a fun-filling experience as they had the opportunity to learn the British culture, their working life and also visited many places of interest.

SEG student, Tay Kun Yao, went to Redmond USA for a 15-week DigiPen Poly Foundation Course. The course is part of the Young Talent Programme (YTP) – Market Immersion under IE Singapore. During the course, Kun Yao got the opportunity to take 1^st year University level modules in Game Programming, Maths and Computer Science. He was also involved in 2 projects - developing a robotic tank that can navigate a maze and a command driven interactive game. He had the opportunity to work with students of different nationalities and expanded his network of friends.  It wasn’t all studies and no play, Kun Yao took part in a pumpkin carving event organised for international students during Halloween week and explored the sights and culture of the greater Seattle area during his spare time. Overall, Kun Yao had a unique learning experience that will better prepare him for further studies.

SEG student, Timothy participated in a 3-month overseas internship programme at British Columbia Institute of Technology, BCIT. He was posted to Novadaq, a medical device company that specializes in endoscopic fluorescence imaging systems for real-time visualization of blood perfusion. The student had the opportunity to work with specialists in different technical fields and developed programming skills in medical image processing and data analysis.  He also immersed in local culture and enjoyed the working experience as a member of a project team.

Three SEG students participated in a 4.5-month overseas internship programme at Scandinavian Health Limited (SHL), Taiwan. SHL is currently the world largest maker of drug delivery system. SHL manufactures manual drug pen-injectors and auto-injection system. Students were attached to the Automation System Department and undertook several projects ranging from test development to characterization of equipment.