Have fun through Virtual Penang Smart City Camp 2022 (P-SMACC) / Prof. Dr. Noorsuhada Md Nor, Prof. Dr. Abdul Hadi and Ts. Dr. Adi Izhar Che Ani

11th - 21st October, 2023: Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Penang Branch, was commissioned to host a programme involving national and international students as part of the Virtual Penang Smart City Camp 2022 (P-SMACC) programme held in October 2022. The programme was organised by Academic Affairs, UiTM Penang Branch, in collaboration with the Civil, Mechanical, Chemical and Electrical Engineering Studies of UiTM Penang Branch. National and international co-hosts of this programme were Malaysia Board of Technology (MBOT), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universitas Negeri Malang (Indonesia), Universitas Gadjah MADA (Indonesia), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, (Bauchi, Nigeria) and others. The aim was to harness the combined efforts of multidisciplinary engineering students from different countries to develop sustainable and practical solutions to the chosen issues. The programme was led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Hadi from the Chemical Engineering programme, UiTM Penang Branch, and supported by secretariats from other engineering disciplines. The beauty of this programme, which was the first edition of P-SMACC, was the challenges posed to young engineers by the key themes of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (SDG 2030). This edition of the camp focused specifically on SDG#9 (Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure) and SDG#11 (Sustainable Cities & Communities). During the virtual camp, students had the opportunity to gain a broader perspective on smart city issues and explore various solutions, including changes in societal behaviour and the adoption of appropriate technologies to address numerous sustainable smart city challenges, especially in the post-pandemic era.