Aspiration towards accreditation success / Aimi Munirah Jalilluddin

Recently, the Faculty's programme of Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) Civil (Infrastructure) (EC221) had undergone through the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) Accreditation Visit which was held for two consecutive days i.e. 16th & 17th of May 2017 The event was held at the Blok Kuliah Blok Akademik (BKBA), Universiti Teknologi MARA Pulau Pinang. A total of nine visitors consisted of five members from the Engineering Accreditation Department (EAD) leaded as the panels for the EAC Accreditation Visit whilst four guests from the Board of Accreditation for Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE), Bangladesh as external observers. In presence also were the Campus Rector, Prof. Madya Dr Mohd Fozi Ali and the Dean Faculty of Civil Engineering, Prof Dr Azmi Ibrahim which added the supporting system and encouragement to enlighten the spirit of the faculty. The EAC's accreditation visit this time around was a continuation stage to acquire extension accreditation for the EC221 programme which was last evaluated in 2015. The accreditation processes observe on several aspects of the programme where the main focus is on the outcomes to ensure that graduates are adequately prepared to enter the engineering profession.