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Category: Extra-curricular and social activities

Reflections on a lockdown

4th May 20206th May 2020
Jordan Lee
Extra-curricular and social activities, General, Southampton experience

P.S – I am currently living in Wessex Lane Halls at Southampton. The events described here are based on my personal experiences coping with the lockdown from Day 1. Sometimes, all we need is ambiguities to bring us on an

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Lessons from a startup internship

25th February 202026th February 2020
Jordan Lee
Extra-curricular and social activities, General, Malaysia experience

As a third-year undergraduate, I had witnessed hundreds of my peers who share mixed notions of working in startups and Fortune 100 companies. Countless of them believe that adding work experience from big-shot corporations to their resumes might guarantee an

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Internship ’19

5th November 20195th November 2019
Arhum Alam
Engineering and project work, Extra-curricular and social activities, General, Malaysia experience

In May 2018, I was anxious and stressing my head off for two reasons: firstly, it was the exam season (the ‘e’ word itself is a real-life horror story for every student). Secondly, it was the internship-application season, and I

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End to start

8th September 20198th September 2019
Tan Keat Jin
Engineering and project work, Extra-curricular and social activities, General, Malaysia experience, Southampton experience, Uncategorised

One last post to conclude a certain 4-year long journey.

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The Beginning of the End

12th August 201912th August 2019
Vinura Jayewardene
Engineering and project work, Extra-curricular and social activities, General, Malaysia experience, Southampton experience, Uncategorised

It was exactly 4 years ago on a day like this, I got my offer letter from the University of Southampton, confirming my place for the 2015 intake.  For me of course, having started my degree in Malaysia, home was

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Cricket Fever

30th June 201930th June 2019
Vinura Jayewardene
Extra-curricular and social activities, Southampton experience

With the cricket world cup fever kicking in, it was not long till we tried channeling our inner Donald Bradman or dream about delivering the perfect Yorker as accurately as Lasith Malinga. For those of you who aren’t really fans

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My First Hackathon Experience

27th February 2019
Yi Gan
Engineering and project work, Extra-curricular and social activities

Every one has heard about hackathons, this is especially true for a university full of engineering students. However, not many of us has actually experienced one before. I myself had never participated in one until just recently. Before this, I

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Chinese New Year

21st February 201923rd February 2019
Priscilla Ting
Extra-curricular and social activities, General, Southampton experience

Happy Chinese New Year! 新年快乐! 恭喜发财! ( Xīn Nián Kuài Lè!  Gōng Xǐ Fā Cái! )   Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, is one of the most celebrated festivals in the Chinese culture. This is

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Y Viva España

5th January 2019
Vinura Jayewardene
Extra-curricular and social activities, General, Southampton experience

With 4th Year off to a rapid start, it was not long till I eagerly awaited the Christmas break for some time off from the constant deadlines and 9 am lectures. For me, the best part of Christmas break, or any

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What is the Li-Fi technology?

30th November 201825th December 2018
Arhum Alam
Engineering and project work, Extra-curricular and social activities, General, Malaysia experience

We’ve all been in situations where we are unable to stream videos or download the lecture notes quickly, thanks in no small part to weak Wi-Fi connection. Today, in the 21st century, these two are some of the biggest reasons

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A blog by students from the University of Southampton Malaysia Campus

Find out what it’s like to be a student at the University of Southampton Malaysia Campus by hearing from our student bloggers. Follow them on their journey as they share their experience of spending two years in Malaysia followed by two years in the UK as part of our split-campus degree programmes in engineering.

The University of Southampton Malaysia Campus offers split degrees in aeronautics and astronautics, mechanical engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering. We also offer an Engineering Foundation Year at our Malaysia Campus.

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