Transcript ABET Accredited Degree in Engineering outside USA

A Journey of Confidence and
Compassion :
from Technician to
Technologist/Engineer
[信心和同情; 感恩之旅]
Dr Sam Man Keong (岑文强)
Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists
(SIET)
Website: www.siet.org.sg
Email: [email protected]
Highlights
About the Speaker – Dr Sam Man Keong
 My Early Days in Malaysia (1958 – 1970)
 My Venture to Singapore (1971 – 1974)
 My Journey to become a “Qualified
Engineer” by Self-Study (1969….)
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Highlights
Back to Universities (1982 – 1995)
 My Journey with SIET (1980…)
 Ventures outside Singapore (2002 – 2008)
 Concluding Remarks.
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About the Speaker
- Dr Sam Man Keong (岑文强)
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Singapore : SP/NUS/NTU.
Australia :
MelbU/RMIT/CQU.
Chartered Engineer
(UK/Ireland/Australia)
Chartered Builder (UK)
Chartered Mathematician
(UK)
Chartered Scientist (UK)
Chartered
Environmentalist (UK).
A life-long learner.
My Early Days in Malaysia
(1958 – 1970)
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1958 – 1963 : Pei Hwa
Primary School
(Chinese), Kota
Tinggi, Johor.
1964 – 1969 :
Laksamana
Secondary School
(English), Kota Tinggi,
Johor.
Laksamana Secondary School
[English School]
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1964 : “Remove Class”
Form 1D  Form 2C  Form 3B  Form
4A  Form 5A
1967 : Lower Certificate of Education (LCE)
Exam
1969 : Cambridge School Certificate
(CSC)/GCE(O)/Malaysia Certificate of
Education (MCE) Exam
Laksamana Secondary School,
Kota Tinggi, Johore, Malaysia
1970…The Year of Uncertainty
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What is next after CSC/MCE?
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No Junior College in Kota Tinggi, Johore, Malaysia.
Nearest Junior College (English College – now Maktab
Abu Bakar): Johor Bahru…
1970 : Choices ?? Can you afford the tuition fee
& living cost to study in JB ??
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Working….temporary teacher (Primary School)….jungle
…construction site
Preparing for Cambridge HSC in 1971 by Self-Study.
Johore River @ Kota Tinggi (1970)
My Venture to Singapore
(1971 – 1974)
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1971 – 1974 : Singapore
Polytechnic
Campuses : Prince
Edward  Ayer
Rajah/Dover Road.
Full-time student but ‘parttime studies’???
1974 : Technician Diploma
in Civil Engineering
My Journey to become a “Qualified
Engineer” by Self-Study (1969…)
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GCE(O)[1969] 
TechDip(Civil)[1974]
 SOE Part 2
(Design)[1975] SOE
Part 3
(Management)[1977]
 PEng(UK)[1978)
CEI Part 2 [1982] 
CEng(UK)[1991]
SOE - Examinations
CEI Exams, UK
Towards my first CEng(UK) - 1991
SPE-PEng(UK); EC – CEng(UK)
Back to Universities (1982 – 1995)
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1982 :
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1984 :
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University of Melbourne - Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
with Honours
RMIT – Graduate Diploma in Applied Statistics (with OR)
National University of Singapore- MSc(Civil Engineering)
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Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.MSc(Geotechnical Engineering)
Australia – University of
Melbourne/RMIT (1982 – 1983)
1986 – MSc(Civil Engineering), NUS
1995 – MSc (Geotechnical Engineering), NTU
1993 – NTU – Group Photo
My Journey with SIET (1980…)
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1980 : Initiated the Formation of SIET.
1981 – 1999 : served in various positions –
Honorary Secretary, Vice President &
President; Chief Editor (Yearbook/Quarterly
Journals)
2005 : Rebirth of SIET.
2005 – Now : served in various positions –
Honorary Secretary & President.
Before SIET : SPCES -1972/1973
Formation of SIET in 1980
SIET – Constitution & Byelaws
SIET – Publications (Quarterly
Journals – 1981)
First Issue of SIET
Journal : January
1981
SIET – Publications (Quarterly
Journals - 1999
Last Issue of SIET
Journal:
December 1999
SIET – Publications (Yearbook –
1981)
SIET – Publications (Yearbooks
(1991; 2000)
SIET – Special Meeting – 23 Oct 2005
SIET – Group Photo of Past Presidents @
SIET’s 25th Anniversary (23 August 2005)
L – R : Sam MK/Osman/Allan Ang/TRC Raja
SIET – Publications
after 2005 :
Yearbook
(2006/2007)
SIET –
Publications
after 2005 :
Yearbook
(2007/2008)
Official Opening of SIET – Professional
Activities Centre @ Aljunied on 9 January 2010
Front View of SIET@Aljunied in 2010
SIET@SCWO - 2011
Ventures outside Singapore
(2002 – 2008)
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2002 : Papua New Guinea - Lae
2005 : Philippines -Zamboaga
2006 : PR China - Suzhou
Papua New Guinea (2002 - 2003)
Main Entrance to Unitech (2002)
Materials Testing @ Unitech (2002)
Materials Testing @ Unitech
2005 – WMSU – Philippines –Prof
(Civil)
2006 - 2008
2008 (January) – Snow in Suzhou,
China
Suzhou – Badminton - 2008
Concluding Remarks
Life is a journey.
 It is not important to hold all the good
cards in life, but it is important how well
you play with the cards which you hold.
 Take time to enjoy all the little pleasures
that life has provided you....
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把握當下，莫等待。
A Journey of Thousand Miles
begins with a single step.
…..a Chinese Saying
Thank You