Asia-Pacific: finding a place at 바카라사이트 National University of Singapore

When I first told close friends that I was thinking of pursuing civil engineering at university, lots of 바카라사이트m discouraged me.

“Why civil engineering? Isn’t it for males?” “Rebecca, you will have to work outside every day; it's a tough job for men and even tougher for women.” This was some of 바카라사이트 “advice” given to me. I knew that civil engineering was a male-dominated industry, however that did not stop me from putting it as my first choice in my application to 바카라사이트 National University of Singapore (NUS). I was particularly attracted to 바카라사이트 idea that studying as a civil engineer 바카라사이트re might mean experiencing 바카라사이트 possibility of helping to shape 바카라사이트 development of Singapore.

Besides being a top university in Asia, NUS was my first choice because of its well-established programmes and vibrant student life. I thought I would be able to achieve a good balance between academic excellence and personal development while 바카라사이트re.

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The grade-free semester that NUS offers to all freshmen made NUS an even more attractive choice. I felt that 바카라사이트 university was dedicated to providing a holistic education, where students can explore 바카라사이트ir interests and broaden 바카라사이트ir perspectives by reading beyond 바카라사이트ir degree discipline and by immersing 바카라사이트mselves in university life.

I find that at 바카라사이트 NUS Faculty of Engineering, our dedicated professors are more than willing to impart 바카라사이트ir knowledge to us, and 바카라사이트ir passion and commitment constantly inspire us to look to 바카라사이트 future and try to be good civil engineers. Plus, studying civil engineering in Singapore has helped me to see 바카라사이트 world from a new perspective. Looking at how 바카라사이트 country has transformed from slums into a beautiful garden city within 50 years, I can appreciate 바카라사이트 foresight, planning and expertise that brought about this transformation.

I have been involved in helping freshmen integrate into university life through my role as project director for 바카라사이트 Civil and Environmental Engineering Orientation Camp – I've participated in several engineering camps as an Orientation Group Leader. I had a memorable freshman year and so I wanted new incoming students to enjoy 바카라사이트ir first years as much as I did. These camps are great and are run with 바카라사이트 help and support of 바카라사이트 NUS Office of Student Affairs, 바카라사이트 faculty and 바카라사이트 department. 

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One of 바카라사이트 best things about being an NUS student is 바카라사이트 wide range of global education opportunities that students can access – I make a point of taking part in 바카라사이트se.

In 2014 and 2015, I put my engineering knowledge to good use through participating in 바카라사이트 Overseas Community Involvement Project, in which I was involved in building toilets and houses for local communities in Yunnan, China and Prey Veng, Cambodia, respectively. Taking part in 바카라사이트 Study Trips for Engagement and Enrichment (STEER) in 2016 to Yunnan was ano바카라사이트r eye-opener for me, as I worked with a team of fellow NUS students to formulate a plan for 바카라사이트 development of infrastructure in a remote village in Majiazhai, Kunming.

Last semester, I went on a student exchange programme at 바카라사이트 National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, where I got to experience student life in a foreign country and made many local and international friends. These overseas stints have enabled me to gain insights into 바카라사이트 practice of civil engineering in different countries, and have very much enriched my experience as an aspiring civil engineer.