6th Mechanical and Electrical Exhibition at Lattakia Tishreen University Presents Students’ Creative Ideas, Research Skills

With the participation of more than 200 projects by Applied , Mechanical, Electrical and Informatics Engineering faculties , Syrian Computer Society ( SCS) ,  the Distinction and Creativity Agency  and  the National Center for the Distinguished, the 6th Mechanical and Electrical Exhibition(MEE6) was held recently at the Central Library of Tishreen University in Lattakia province.

“The MEE6 is an interactive, scientific and  cultural event which  represents the output and harvest of a full year of theoretical  and practical teaching and learning for students from a number of faculties and institutions of Tishreen university”, Dr. Bassam Hassan, Rector of Tishreen university said in a statement to the Syriatimes e-newspaper.

 He underscored that the three-day event is an opportunity to present the students’ creative  ideas with the aim of enhancing their research skills, pointing out that some of the presented projects have creative qualities that can be developed.

 The Dean of the Applied Faculty at Tishreen University, Dr. Jaber Diabah, told the Syriatimes that the annual  MEE plays a key role in  shedding light on the applied faculty students’ creative  projects which meet the needs of the business market.

He stressed that the students’ projects consolidate  their self-confidence to enter the business market, calling for supporting these projects by public or private establishments to take part effectively in the reconstruction process Syria is witnessing.

 “The number of projects submitted by the applied faculty for participation in the exhibition is more than 100 of which 60 projects were selected. These projects can be implemented in a later stage in the industrial field” the Dean of the Applied Faculty, Dr. Jaber Diabah, said”.

A number  of  participants from the National Center for the Distinguished told the Syriatimes e-newspaper that” the center’s participation is represented in 35 projects in the field of science, physics, chemistry and informatics, which are  carried out by students of the secondary school”. They added that “the MEES provide us a chance to develop our   scientific research skills as the center teaches the students from the tenth grade the basics of scientific research”. They said that they are proud that their works are being exhibited alongside those produced by the university students”.

Samaa Shbat from the center said “my project showcases the use of brainwaves to move a wheelchair or a robot for paralyzed people”.

Khadeeja Araj, a 12 years old participant from the Robotics Club of the Syrian Computer Society(SCS) told the Syriatmes “it is my first participation in the MEE . It is an important chance for me to benefit from the youths’ projects and their skills in different domains “.

She made it clear that her participation is represented in a project of a smart car, which can move in any direction by giving orders from the mobile phone by using arduino Mega.

On his part Dr. Masoud Sbeih,  the supervisor for carrying out a number of participating  projects from the Applied Faculty, stressed in a statement to the Syriatimes the necessity of supporting the students’ creative skills through linking the faculty to public and private companies to adopt these projects which meets a lot of the society’s needs.

He underscored that the MEE6 is characterized by a wide participation and the development of the techniques used in implementing the projects compared to previous exhibitions.

He made it clear that 60 projects were showcased in the field of IT, mechanic, electricity, electronics and communication, referring to a number of participating projects mainly the smart bed, observing the patients’ conditions in hospital by using IOT technique, charging a car battery by using sun or electric energy, the smart pharmacy as well as smart glass for deaf people.

For their parts students Hadi Jafaar, Jihad Issa, Mohammad Hassan and Ali Edris , who are in the 4th year at the Applied faculty made it clear that they carried out a joint project of a remote control  hybrid car, which works by electricity or gasoline, saves 60% of fuel and it can be driven by people with special needs.

 Interviewed by : Rawaa Ghanam