Can IT students start doing a project in their early year?

Written by Ms. Pidchayanin Chutipattana

The answer is “Yes”. Many second year students form their groups doing projects in their interested fields in spite of having no idea how to make their projects work.

At the faculty of Information Technology, King’s Mongkut Institute of Technology Lardkrabang, there are plenty of equipment and technology tools provided. All professors are willing to guide students and the laboratories are prepared.

In this year, many students have participated in competitions such as the Young Technopreneur, DEPA conceptual Fund Scholarship, the Business Brotherhood scholarship, and so on.

The Young Technopreneur project was held by the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and Samart-group companies. Two groups of IT students passed the first-round competition. One of the two groups created a work called “Usado”, which is an online shopping platform focusing on second-handed goods. The platform provides 3 things: checking the goods, taking pictures of goods and launching the goods on the website. There are four members: Phumipat Ponjaroensuk, Nattamon Thiengtham, Chanasorn Jitkraisorn and Saran Likitrujareon.

Even though the group did not pass the second-round competition, priceless experiences earned from the project are unmeasurable. Many professionals trained them during their workshop in the first round.

The group did not give up on their dreams. Eventually, they got a scholarship from Digital Economy Promotion Agency for their Usado work. The program was named “DEPA Conceptual Fund” held by the KMITL Research and Innovation Services (KRIS). The group was funded 50,000 Baht, as well as the other group from the Faculty of IT.

The Business Brotherhood, another big scholarship, is a collaboration between KMITL and Sripathum University, along with Synnex Company, the main sponsor. Two out of the seven final-selected groups are IT students. The fund was 100,000 Baht per group. One of the IT groups have five members; three of those are IT students from KMITL: Kasidis Chowasin, Phuree Kanuson and Pakorn Suppanimitwassana. Their work is “Mover: School Bus Security Platform”, a tracking system and taking care of students security on a school bus.

Most of them have done a lot of academic and non-academic activities at the faculty. It means you can manage your time wisely and enjoy both things. Time management is important for balancing your life.

In conclusion, It is suggested to start your own project at the moment with your current knowledge. The professors and other students at the faculty of IT can help and guide you along the way. With dedication and perseverance, you will walk to your destination. As long as you do not give up, all your hard work will be paid-off and you will cherish that moment.

 

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This picture is orriginated from http://www.it.kmitl.ac.th/news/content/1754

 

Team from IT KMITL students attend the workshop of The Development of Reading Ability for Disabled Students through the development of the accessible and useful book.

Ms. Nattarika Srichan, Business Information Technology, IT KMITL, 2018

KMITL students from the Faculty of Information Technology attended a workshop and competition for E-book development of reading ability for disabled students at the Rama Gardens Hotel Bangkok on 15-16 September 2018.

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The Development of Reading Ability for Disabled Students through the development of accessible and useful book contest was held by NECTEC to encourage the reading development of students, especially for disabled students, to access and use electronic books.

NECTEC has developed a bookstore system platform for sharing which everyone can access and read E-book. The project encourages the creation of electronic books according to the EPUB 3 standards. In 2017, NECTEC held the EPUB 3 electronic media contests for the first time and a team from IT faculty, KMITL passed and received an honorable mention award. And in 15-16 September 2018, NECTEC held this project for the second time.

Contestants must find their own team consisting of at least one person, but not more than three people and must have one person who has programming aptitude. To join the workshop, you need to have a laptop. There are two types of competition, creating electronic media EPUB 3 for primary level and secondary level. The total value of the awards is more than 600,000 baht.

The team from IT faculty consists of Mr. Kavepol Khunsri from IT major, Ms. Dhittaya Nuangchamnong from BIT major, and Ms. Nattarika Srichan from BIT major.

The workshop was held on 15-16 September 2018. On the first day, the professor lectured on the introduction of electronic publication EPUB 3 standards, to let us know what is an electronic book and EPUB 3 and how they are different. The lectured also focused on designing and creating storyboards. A storyboard is for framing a complete story of each page showing details that will be displayed on each page. It includes such as text, images, buttons, animations, sounds, and so on. Each detail has a sequence of what is to display before and after or at the same time. Lectured on designing electronic media and do the storyboards. For the second day, the professor taught how to create an EPUB fixed layout book with Adobe InDesign CC all day. On the last day, the professor taught how to create an accessible and useful electronic book such as adding an alternative text in every image, using the right color for eye disorders, creating a table of content, and adding sounds for accessibility.

The competition of The Development of Reading Ability for Disabled Students through the development of accessible and useful E-book is an interesting contest. You will know how disabled people use electronic media. To create E-book, it is more than just writing or typing on each page. You need to consider the readers and help them access your E-book effectively.

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IT Freshy Activity 4.0

AUTHOR : Dhittaya Nuangchamnong
Location : Faculty of Information Technology, King Mongkut’s  Institute of Technology Ladkrabang.

Freshy activities of the Faculty of IT, KMITL, are regularly held every year. The purpose is to let seniors and juniors get to know each other by doing activities together. In addition, they help to continue the tradition of the faculty including the need to wear appropriate student  uniforms. In July 2018, second-year students of Faculty of IT, KMITL, created a web application by using the knowledge of the information technology and programming languages such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript for use in the freshy activities.

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After the web application had been launched in August, 2018 for use in the activity, it received a good response from many students because it’s new and just has been used in the first year. I decided to interview the creators of this web application about the idea of using this web application for the activity.

The first question,“What is Web Application ? and why did you choose to use this?”

“Web application is a web development system which the system is circulated online both LAN and Global on the Internet, so it is suitable for Real Time Data Requests. We decided to use the web application and QR code for this activity. Due to a large number of IT freshmen, the activity can not be organized in the same way, so we would like to change the way of participating in activities by using IT knowledge. We use the information technology and programming languages of HTML, CSS and JavaScript to create The Web Application.” – The team said.

The second question, “What are inside this Web Application?”

“This web application consists of a ‘user profile’ page, which contains user’s information such as name, surname, and student ID. The next page is ‘friends list’ page. It will display the details only when the user has scanned the QR Code from friends. Click ‘go to qr code’ and scan from others. Friend’s profile will display on friends list page. The interesting thing is that this QR Code would change every 30 seconds, so other people would not be able to use it after 30 seconds. The next page is ‘page quests’ which contains information about the activities that user would have to join. After the user has passed the activity, it will be confirmed by the admin and displayed on this page.”

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Next question, “What are the advantages and disadvantages of using this Web App instead of using paper?”

“The advantage of using this web application is reduce time, more convenience to keep data in storage and reduction of paper waste, which can help to reduce global warming. The disadvantage is participants need to pay close attention to the use of mobile phones and because of this web application activity is relatively fast, so participants have less time to get to know each other.”

Last question, “What were the challenges of developing this web application and system?”

“The challenge is problems because we have to plan a new system that has never been. We need to simulate the various situations that may occur to prevent problems as much as possible, although we have some protection. However, when the web application was launched, it is encountered problems in many parts. But the developer made corrections at that time.”

In conclusion, these creative ideas could come true because students want to bring their knowledge and skills to apply to the activities of the faculty. IT enhances tradition to be more attractive. This year, it was successful and attracted much attention from outsiders.

My Impression about the field trip with the Faculty of IT to Malaysia

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author : Dhittaya Nuangchamnong  16 september 2018

 

My first field trip to Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya in Malaysia, with the faculty members and graduate students from 13 -14 September 2018, gave me many impressive experiences. We learned about the culture and lifestyle of Malaysians which help widen our perspectives.

The purpose of this trip to Malaysia was to exchange knowledge and create academic cooperation between the IT Faculty of the University of Malaya and IT Faculty of KMITL. Faculty members, academic support staff and students in both Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree from KMITL, altogether 18 people, joined this unforgettable trip, including  a travel program for 2 days 1 night to visit many important places in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. It was a great experience.

The trip started on September 13, 2018. I met up with two other friends near my dorm at 4:50 am to get to the airport. We arrived at the airport at 05:30 am earlier than we had planned. So we decided to buy a SIM card and exchange money. After all, we went to the gate and boarded the plane at 8:20 am. It took 2 hours and 15 minutes and we  arrived in Malaysia at 10:50 am.

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After passing the immigration checkpoint, we met  a tour guide who would take care of us on this trip. His name is Jimmy, a Malaysian who speaks Thai quite clearly. Jimmy took us all to lunch at a Chinese restaurant, located at a freeway stop, from the airport to Kuala Lumpur. The first place he took us to was Istana Negara, the National Palace, in Kuala Lumpur. We could only take pictures of the front yard of the palace but could not get inside.

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After spending about 30 minutes there, it was time to travel. Jimmy took us to the biggest chocolate factory in Malaysia, “Cocoa Boutique”, where there are many types of chocolates to try and buy back home. The staff described the special quality of their chocolate that the chocolate does not need to be refrigerated because it does not melt or break. This is very surprising. After we had finished shopping at 4:30 pm, Jimmy took us to Petronas Twin Towers, the most prominent architecture in Kuala Lumpur and the tallest twin buildings in the world, not far from the Cocoa boutique.

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At the bottom of the building, there is a shopping mall. The guide let us walk and photograph until 06:30 pm. Then we went to dinner at a Chinese restaurant, not far from the hotel. The food here was quite salty. Jimmy said that in Malaysia there is no fish sauce. Most of foods are seasoned with soy sauce or salt. After dinner, we arrived at Hotel Sentral Pudu which is a 3-star hotel in Malaysia.

On the following day, we woke up about six o’clock (according to the local time). We departed at 8:30 am to the  Faculty of Information Technology at University of Malaya to visit the place and sign the exchange agreement with them. After that, at 2:00 pm we traveled to Putrajaya, the new capital city of Malaysia . It is a well-planned city, built-up with a beautiful lake and official buildings of various shapes and sizes. At 04:30 pm, we went to the airport to return to Thailand on the flight at 8:30 pm and we arrived at Don Muang Airport at 10:45 pm. This was the end of the trip.

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In conclusion, this trip  gave me many memorable experiences. We learned about the lifestyles, culture and architecture of Malaysia which are different from Thailand. We achieved the purpose of this trip to exchange knowledge and create academic cooperation with the Faculty IT of University of Malaya.

Super amazing things that students and Professor Loo at University of Malaya did

Written by Pathompong Subtechitmanee

In the second day of travel in Kuala Lumpur, I was able to visit the University of Malaya which is the best University in Malaysia. Here, I will share about things that IT students in this university are working on.

On 14 September 2018, 9.00 am, we arrived at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya.

We walked around inside the building for almost 10 minutes and unfortunately, we realized that we were in the wrong faculty! Because the faculty name was written the in local language, so we were unable to know if it was the right or wrong place. And when the dean knew, he just asked us to leave and hop on the bus to move to another faculty located deeper in the university.

Finally, we arrived at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, and we were given a warm welcome by a professor there.

That professor showed us video about his faculty and informed us about what our faculty and his faculty are going to work together.

After we had discussed for an hour, the professor took us on a tour of the faculty. At first, we just saw facilities in this faculty and saw some classes which were going on. Then we were shown a project that students worked on which was the “Autonomous Traffic Lights Control”.

The idea of this project is using google map to detect the traffic conditions and then fix it by auto turning on the green light. For example, assume that there is intersection A and B. If the intersection A in google map is scanned by the satellite and detected as traffic conditions, the traffic light will turn green automatically. Also, in the case of ambulance and emergency car this “Autonomous Traffic Lights Control” will do the same thing too. This is a very interesting project for IT students.

After that, we had lunch and after the meal, we went to Professor Loo’s lab where is in another place.

We arrived at Prof. Loo’s lab around 1.00 pm. The professor and our faculty board sign MOU together for collaboration of work and then we were shown the project that Prof. Loo was working on.

It was the project about AI robot. Here, we were invited to a café where the project was taking place. It was the robot that recognizes the emotions of customers who used the service and records their satisfactions for improving the service.

I think all the projects that the University of Malaya does are cool and it can be used in our daily life. The Autonomous Traffic Lights Control is the one that I like the most because it can solve traffic problem in everyday life. But sadly, I do not think that it will work in Thailand. Most of Thai people disrespect the traffic rules, even when the light turns red, they still move their vehicles. So, we need to fix this problem before going ahead and working on this genius traffic light system.

These two projects of the university are not difficult for our IT faculty to develop some similar things. We can use those projects as the models or we can develop something new by observing problems in our country or at our institution just like those who are in the University of Malaya did.

KMITL IT students and their first field trip experiences in Malaysia with faculty board and some Phd students during September 13-14, 2018

Written by Pathompong Subtechitmanee

My name is Pathompong Subtechitmanee. I am one of the IT students that went to Malaysia for a field trip. I will share with you my 2-day experiences traveling in Malaysia.

The destination was Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. I and the other 15 people from IT KMITL landed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 11.30 am Malaysia time.

We went through passport check and then met Jimmy who was our local guide. What surprised me the most about him was his Thai language skill. He speaks Thai fluently so that he speaks Thai along the trip.

We spent almost 15 minutes walking to the exit because the airport is very big.

The very first place that we went was a Chinese restaurant on a highway. There, we had our first meal in our neighboring country. I sat at a table with my 6 friends and 1 Phd student and then I got to know him and we talked like we had known each other for a long time.

The food was salty in every dish and the restaurant was empty, just 17 of us (including Jimmy) and some waiters.

After we had finished lunch, we went to Istana Negara which is the National Palace. We walked around in the courtyard. We shot some photos and then took off to the next place.

The next place we went to was Medaka Square. Jimmy told us that this square is similar to Sanam Luang in our country. So, my 2 friends and I decided to stay on the bus while the others were enjoying their photographing.

After we had left Medaka Square, we went to Hariston Boutique which is a famous chocolate factory in Malaysia. We tasted some chocolate samples and they were really delicious, so I decided to buy some of them as souvenir. I saw the dean bought some too!

After we shopped at the chocolate factory, we went to the very famous landmark of Kuala Lumpur, the Petronas twin towers. The real building is taller than I expected. We shot some group photos with the towers and then went inside.

In the twin towers, there are many brand-name shops in every corner. They also have premium toilets which you need to pay 2 Malaysian Ringgits to use it. We spent some hours in the building and then left for dinner.

10 minutes later, we arrived at a Bakuteh restaurant (Bakuteh is a Chinese food made out of pork similar to Kha-Moo in Thailand). We ate the exactly same dishes as lunch, and the only new dish was Bakuteh.

After we had finished dinner, we went to the hotel. When we had checked-in and stored our bags in our rooms, my friends, 2 Phd students and I went to 7-Eleven next to the hotel together. In the shop, they sold everything that you can find in our country, and we ended up buying some drinks and went back to the room. We took a shower and played some card games, making us closer to each other.

On the next day, we went to the University of Malaya which was our destination for this field trip.

We went to the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology. We watched the video that introduce this faculty, toured around the faculty, and had lunch in that place.

After that, we went to Dr. Loo’s lab. Dr. Loo is the professor that collaborates his work with ours. There, the IT board signed the MoU with them and then we were shown a café that has a robot that can detect facial expressions of customers to rate the service satisfaction. The robot is Dr. Loo’s project, so our IT board discussed with him for a long time.

The next place after we had left the university was the new city, Putrajaya. This place had a nice view and the atmosphere was very pleasant. It is the place that I like the most in this trip. We had some snacks and took photos and then we left for the airport to fly back to Bangkok.

In summary, this trip was amazing. I felt like I stepped into the world that I didn’t know before. I met new people in my faculty. I also became closer to my friends who I had not talked to a lot. Thanks to this trip. Lastly, I got to know the faculty dean from this trip because I did not have a chance to see him before.

Is Network and System Technology (Network) the right decision?

Written by Pidchayanin Chutipattana 60070175
Edited on 13 November, 2018

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Studying at the Faculty of Information Technology of King’s Mongkut Institute of Technology Lardkrabang (KMITL), IT students will select their specialization when they are in the first semester of their second year of studies. There are three options: Network and System Technology (Network), Software Engineering (SoftEn) and Multimedia and Game Development (Multi).

Focusing on the Network and System Technology field, students of this field will study theories and concepts related to networking: how two computers communicate, process of network from the moment you enter a website till when the information displays on the computer screen, etc.

In the third year, IT students will decide either to do a project for their senior year or to join a cooperative work program.

Students can choose the project topic from their own interests. After selecting the topic, they can find a professor to guide them along the way. One of the successful projects last year was completed by Ms. Supawan Keerinnon and Mr. Supasakorn Jirachoke-nukraoh, network students graduating in 2018. The title of their project is “A study on gateway load balancing in Mobile Ad-hoc Network”. The project owners were fascinated by Mobile Ad-hoc Network. After studying about this type of Network, they were aware that this Network, if done properly, people can use it without paying monthly bills for mobile network services.

In general, when one uses mobile network services such as from DTAC, the signal will link to DTAC antenna and it will go through the path DTAC has set up. Basically, the transmission from the source, for example Mr. A’s mobile phone, will physically go to the medium before reaching the destination, Mr. B’s mobile phone, even if Mr. A and Mr. B are sitting next to each other. If the medium does not work, no one can communicate via the Internet with others.

The Ad-hoc Networks is a different system. The network is independent. The transmission from source can be sent to destination directly without any mediums.

However, the Ad-hoc Network is still in the developing process. It needs tons of more research to solve many undesirable disadvantages the Network itself possesses.

Their project solved one of the Ad-hoc disadvantages. The project focused on developing a decision-making process to select the best transmission path to make sure no phone’s battery will be drained out because of being used as a transmission medium. If any particular mobile phone is used to send transmission all the time, that mobile phone’s battery will decrease rapidly. Thus, the security is also low. It is easy to have a sneak peak on sending messages as any nearby phones will be chosen to be a transmission medium. Imagine you send a romantic letter to a guy but he is far away. So you send the letter from friends to friends until the guy gets the letter. In this case, you represent as mobile phone source, the guy is the mobile phone destination, your friends who help you pass the letter to the guy is a transmission medium and the letter is the sending message. When your friends have the love letter in their hand, they are able to steal a glance at the letter. That is exactly what happens in the Ad-hoc network.

Transmission delay is also one of the problems. As the owner of the mobile phone may be walking all the time, it is difficult for the phone source to find the best way to send messages. As a result, it may take more than 10 minutes to send one LINE message. If you are in a public place and even though you have not used the device at all, the battery could be drained out because it keeps transmitting for others.

To say clearly, the Ad-hoc Network at the moment is only good for specific situations but can not be used in daily life. For instance, in disastrous situations where there is no internet network, meaning no communication with others, the Ad-hoc Network could be a key to use in the case.

There are many factors that encourage people to choose to study Network. “I fell in love with the laboratory section in the Network class I took before choosing this field. It was a simulated networking programme called Cisco Packet Tracer. I thought the programme helped me understand Networks more clearly. When I attended lectures with the professors, I had no idea how the network works but I got to understand it with the programme.”, said Mr. Supasakorn Jirachoke-nukraoh.

“Network is challenging. It is a study about things around us and things we are using nowadays. I am always excited when learning about it. Network studies are not about memorizing but understanding.”, said Ms. Supawan Keerinnon.

“Before choosing the field, I was unsure that I could cope with hard work that I would have to do. Many people said Network is hard and not many Network students get good grades because of the difficulties of the field. Some said only clever students study Network so there are so many A students. But It turned out to be opposite. I met many good friends and we supported each other to study. The professors were more than good. I got even better grades than in my previous semesters. The classes were enjoyable. There is only one thing in particular I would like to tell students who are in hesitance. With your strong intention, nothing is too hard to accomplish. JUST GO FOR IT!”, said Ms. Supawan Keerinnon.

In conclusion, Network is an interesting field and there are many projects and classes waiting for students to enjoy. If you decide that Network is right for you, there is nothing you have to wait for.

The major reasons freshmen 2018 chose to study at the Faculty of Information Technology, KMITL

Written by Chutipattana P. 60070175
Edited on 13 November, 2018

 

King’s Mongkut Institute of Technology Lardkrabang (KMITL) is a well-known public university located in Lardkrabang, Bangkok. There are many faculties and colleges, including the Faculty of Information Technology. More than thousands of people studied at the Faculty of IT to pursue their degrees. There are many reasons why freshmen in 2018 decided to study at the Faculty of IT. By interviewing  twelve freshmen selected randomly, some surprising results have been revealed in the study.

Found in 1994, the Faculty of Information Technology currently provides Bachelor’s degrees, Master’s degrees and Doctoral degree. There are three undergraduate majors: Information Technology (IT), Data Science and Business Analytics (DSBA) and Business Information Technology (BIT, an international program).

Information Technology is the oldest major at the faculty. It focuses on building strong fundamental Information Technology skills and deep insights in their chosen specialization. According to the latest curriculum, every Information Technology student will choose their specialization when they are in the first semester of their second year of study. There are three options: Network and System Technology (Network), Software Engineering (SoftEn) and Multimedia and Game Development (Multi). In the following semesters, their classes will be more specialized relating to the chosen field.

Data Science and Business Analytics (DSBA) and Business Information Technology (BIT) have just been opened recently. DSBA focuses on Data analytics and Business.

For BIT, an international program, all courses are taught in English. It has a small amount of students per class to support learning needs of individual students and create a dynamic learning environment. The program focuses more on business knowledge and English skills.

At the faculty, there are plenty of various technological facilities, e.g. IT Laboratories, Computer rooms, e-learning, etc. The Facilities are used to foster academic and professional development.

From the interviews, only half of the students decided to choose IT as their first priority. The others who wanted to study something else in college, somehow,  eventually made a decision to study at this faculty.

“I have always been interested in computers and this faculty at KMITL is quite famous in this field. I once went to ToBeIT event at the faculty. I felt like this place is right for me after seeing the classrooms and facilities. The IT college students I met were nice and I could feel that they welcomed me with warmth,” said Naruebes Lueangrungudom, a freshman IT student majoring in Information Technology. He also explained that both of his parents supported his college decision. They wish for their son to study what he wants so he would be happy.

Before enrolling at the faculty, about half of the interviewees wanted to study somewhere else. They explained that IT was out of their interests but they eventually chose this place. However, after studying IT for almost two months, they find it interesting and fun.

“I never imagined myself studying here because I graduated from a science-math program and I expected myself to go for Health Science studies such as Pharmacy. However, I found myself enjoying IT and I don’t regret choosing this place,” said Pakaporn Rattanasethyuth, a first year IT student majoring in Information Technology. She added that she was lucky enough that her parents let her choose her educational path.

Where and what the freshmen wanted to study at first before they enrolled for IT are diverse. Some students wanted to study at other universities such as Mae Fah Luang University, Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University, Burapha University and others. A few students wanted to go to IT-related faculties such as Software Engineering at The International College of KMITL. Some were hesitant  because they had more than one choice in mind.

In the past, it was common in Thailand that parents had significant impact on their children’s decision especially for education. Contrastly, most of the students said they were able to choose what they desire for. Their parents support them and give them advice when necessary. This is a good sign that Thai culture has changed and Thai parents give more freedom to their children.

In conclusion, the study showed that the number of students who wanted to study IT at first and the number of students who wanted to study something else was approximately equal. Students who are interested in Technology and coding take IT at KMITL as their very first choice.  Those who had no interest in IT, later,  discovered their deep interests in it. Most students are fascinated by classes they are taking. They are getting new experiences and are happy with their college life academically and socially.

Trip to Malaysia for the MoU Signing Ceremony between the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, UMCH, University of Malaya and the Faculty of Information Technology from KMITL

Written by Srichan, N.

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On 12 November, 2018

The faculty members and the second-year students from Business Information Technology of the Faculty of Information Technology, KMITL went to Malaysia for the MoU Signing Ceremony with University of Malaya and UMCH on 13-14 September 2018.

This is the first time that I went to Malaysia with the academic members of the Faculty of Information Technology including the dean, professors, master and doctoral students, and second-year students from Business Information Technology major. This trip took 2 days. We took the AirAsia flights from Don Mueang International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport. On the first day, we went to Kuala Lumpur, and on the second day we went to the Faculty of Computer science and Information Technology at the University of Malaya to joined the MoU Signing Ceremony with UMCH.

 

Before the semester started, the IT Faculty informed that second-year students of BIT could go to Malaysia between 13-14 September without any charge. We were very happy to go overseas! Then, we needed to send our passports to the office to prepare documents. The staff told us that we had to meet at Don Mueang International Airport at 6 AM. After arriving at the airport, we went to the airline counter for check in and went inside before departure at 8 o’clock. The flight took around 2 hours before it was landing at Kuala Lumpur International Airport before 11:55.

 

The local time in Malaysia is one hour faster than in Thailand. After we had passed the immigration check and picked up the bags from baggage reclaim, we met Timmy who is a tour guide and he took care of us for both days. He is Malaysian but he can speak Thai. At 12 o’clock, we ate lunch at a restaurant. Malaysia does not have fish sauce so they use salt and soy sauce instead. Almost all dishes are salty. After eating lunch, Timmy took us to Istana Negara Palace first, the official residence of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the monarch of Malaysia. But we did not go inside the palace. So we only took pictures with the palace guards at the entrance to the palace. The second place was Merdeka Square which means independence. The name is self-explanatory in that this is the place that marked the independence of Malaysia from colonial rule of England on 31 August 1957. It was here the Union Flag was lowered and replaced with the flag of Malaysia. The third place where we went to was the Petronas Tower, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers. Petronas Tower is the second-tallest building in Malaysia.  After that, we went to stay at the Hotel Sentral Pudu for a night.

 

At the beginning of day 2, we went to the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology at University of Malaya, the top university in Malaysia. We joined a research collaboration meeting with the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology at the Cubes, FSKTM (Fakulti Sains Komputer and Teknologi Maklumat), to discuss an extension of the expired MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) and after that we looked around the Faculty to see the facilities and laboratories. The facilities here are quite great. There is a CISCO network laboratory like at our IT faculty. Then we visited UMCH Technology Sdn Bhd and Smart Restaurant and joined the MoU Signing Ceremony with UMCH. UMCH is an incubator company specializing in connected fitness, wellness and healthcare technology and health data analytics solutions, nurtured by the University of Malaya. The smart restaurant has a smart robot named Makcik. This restaurant will reduce the time of waiting in a line of buying foods. The process is you can order the food by using the smartphone application or the monitor at the restaurant. The order can be sent to the shop from outside the university and then the customer can pick up food at the restaurant when classes are finished. After that, we went to the last place, Putrajaya, a new city which is very well planned. It is the federal administrative center of Malaysia. Then we went to Kuala Lumpur airport to come back to Thailand.

 

This MoU Signing Ceremony will be beneficial to all parties — FSKTM University of Malaya, UMCH and FIT-KMITL. This trip is not only for the  MoU Signing, but also for knowing and learning the history, culture, architecture, and environment in Malaysia.

 

The experiences of IT students from KMITL participating in the events for the scholarship, 2018.

Written by Ms. Supawadee W. 60070177

The public relations of the faculty of Information Technology reported about the experiences of the KMITL IT students that had attended the events and received scholarships. There are 3 events: Young Technopreneur, DEPA conceptual fund, and Business Brotherhood.VrGHprg

The Young Technopreneur was an event created by a group of company that joined with the National Science & Technology Department Agency. They provided Young Technopreneurs with opportunities to turn themselves into young generation entrepreneurs. They looked for people of the next generation who have new ideas and have future thinking. This event made IT students gain a lot of experiences as they passed through the first step. In the months of May – June 2018, they learned the basics about business. There are 2 teams from the faculty of IT that passed to this event. ‘USADO’ is the name of the project that they presented which is a platform of the services that sell second – hand products online and provides benefits for customers similar to Shopee, Lazada, etc. The project is ‘ Sync & Sold’, the software for the online shops, but they have no stock and they can spend less on capital. The team that won this event received a Smart Innovations Award 2018.

The students of bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Information Technology Ladkrabang received a scholarship from DEPA conceptual fund. DEPA conceptual fund is the event of Digital start-up organization. The scholarship was provided by KMITL Research and Innovation Service (KRIS) and it provided 50,000 baht per team to support the business plan and process, and the technology or innovation of digital business. Two teams from IT faculty got the scholarship. ‘ USADO’ is the same project that they sent to Young Technopreneur and they got the scholarship. The ‘Traveler’ is another team that got a scholarship. They had sent a web application that helps in finding the signature places including the popular places for travelers nearby. The DEPA conceptual fund is from the Digital Economy Promotion Agency.

Two teams attended the accelerator program of the Business Brotherhood and won the awards. The scholarship for this competition is 10,000 baht. This project was created by KMITL and Sri Pathum University. Synnex Thailand was the main sponsor for this event. The last 7 teams have been chosen to be the entrepreneurs for start-up businesses having some professional people to guide them about the start-up. The ‘Gattle’ is the game organizer platform that helps support the E–sports from starting to the end, Live stream. The ‘Mover’ is the school bus security platform, the software that helps in looking after the school students. They use application and website to develop this software and make parents feel safe for their children. The two teams won this competition and got 10,000 baht per team.
The events show that IT students have theability to develop original platforms for the business world.