Six UTB Students Embark on Six-Month Internship at Piper Aircraft in Florida
27 February 2024 – Six undergraduate students from the Faculty of Engineering and UTB School of Business have departed the Sultanate for a six-month internship programme at Piper Aircraft, Inc. in Florida, USA, under the UTB ExperiencePLUSprogramme. This group marks the tenth internship cohort to Piper since the educational partnership between UTB and Piper Aircraft, Inc. began in 2013.
The selected students namely Mohammad Aminuddin BinMohammad Damarol, Muhammad Syafiq Bin Haji Suni, Adrian Kok Voon Li, Mohammad Alif Shauki Bin Mohammad Sufri, Insyirah Islam Binti Mohammad Taib, and Nur Syafiqa Haziqah Binti Mohd Noh have excelled academically and performed exceptionally well throughout a rigorous selection process conducted by Piper and the university. They are accompanied by one academic staff member, Dr. Hajah Wida Susanty binti Haji Suhaili, Senior Assistant Professor from the School of Computing and Informatics.
Present to bid farewell were Yang Mulia Elizah binti Radin Ismail, Deputy Registrar (Academic), UTB; Yang Mulia Muhammad Aqwa Abbas Haji Omar Dani, Investment Division, Ministry of Finance and Economy; Yang Mulia Dr. Tan Soon Jiann, Dean, Faculty of Engineering; Yang Mulia Dr. Mohammad Yeakub Ali, Deputy Dean (Research), Faculty of Engineering; as well as representatives from the Registrar’s Office, Corporate Communications Office, Student Affairs Office, Religious Unit, and Faculty of Engineering staff.
During their internship at Piper, students will gain industry exposure and enhance their practical and industrial skills as part of their undergraduate studies. Meanwhile, participating staff will benefit from valuable opportunities for knowledge transfer and professional development, which are crucial in supporting Universiti Teknologi Brunei’s strategic plans for achieving international recognition.
UTB and Piper signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the internship programme in 2013. Piper Aircraft, Inc., a major aircraft manufacturer in the general aviation industry, is fully owned by the Ministry of Finance and Economy of the Government of Brunei Darussalam and is headquartered in Vero Beach, Florida.
