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Illuminating Young Lives
Himalayas, Here We Come! The ITE
team with three Sherpas, on their way
to Everest Base Camp. The Himalayan
Expedition was organised as part of ITE’s
Global Education Programme (GEP).
COME FLY WITH ME
Travels open minds. And that is exactly what the Global Education Programme (GEP), a key programme under the ITE Advantage plan, aims to do for ITE students.
In FY 2007, a total of 1,754 ITE students, or 15 per cent of the student cohort, widened their horizons by taking part in overseas exposure programmes in 17 different countries, including Australia, Canada, China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, USA and Vietnam. This was a 3 percentage-point increase in student participation over the previous year. Of the student cohort, 460 students or 4 per cent participated in programmes that earned them credit units towards their certifications.
One of the highlights in the GEP calendar for the year under review was the first international ITE Student Seminar. Held from 4 to 7 July 2007 in Hong Kong, the Seminar saw some 300 ITE students exchanging views and interacting with their counterparts from the Hong Kong Vocational Training Council.
The Student Seminar in Hong Kong was just one of the many programmes under the GEP framework that sought to prepare ITE students to become “world-ready” graduates. Other GEP activities include three-week to one-semester overseas student exchange programmes, industry attachments, community service trips, as well as sports and cultural activities.
DREAM BIG, DREAM BOLD
ITE students also proved their mettle in the international arena, chalking up commendable results. In February 2008, an ITE team participated in the 22nd Annual Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) Micromouse Contest, held in Texas, USA, and emerged Champion in the Open Category, surpassing teams from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, as well as India, Japan, Korea and our local polytechnics.
The following month, eight students from ITE College East, accompanied by three staff members, braved extreme weather conditions to scale Island Peak in the Himalayan mountain range. One student and a staff member successfully conquered the 6,189-metre summit on 30 March 2008, after a challenging 10-hour climb from Base Camp.