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Students Professional Development
Conference(SPDC):
ASME UET Lahore has organized not only the local
contests, workshops and industrial tours but has
also worked on the INTERNATIONAL Level.
The
greatest achievement of ASME UET Lahore was
Students Professional Development Conference (SPDC)
which was an international event held in UET
Lahore in 2007. It was the first international
event in the history of UET Lahore and the
credit goes to ASME UET Lahore.
It was a
3-day event which consisted of a number of
contests, workshops, seminars and recreational
activities. In this event, students from India,
Singapore and Pakistan participated. From
Pakistan, UET Lahore, UET Taxila, EME-NUST, NUST
Karachi, UET Peshawar, UET Jamshoro and NED
Karachi were the competitors in this event.
The most prominent feature of this conference
was that the winner of different contests had to
compete in the next rounds which had to be held
in USA in 2008.
The event
was not only appreciated to a great extent by
the students of UET Lahore but was also esteemed
by the UET administration. Vice Chancellor (Lt.
Gen (Rtd.) M.Akram was the chief guest of this
event who appreciated the efforts made by the
ASME UET Lahore and in the closing ceremony
awarded the certificates and cash prizes to the
winners of different contests and medals to
organizing team of ASME UET Lahore.
HSSDC (Shelter Design
Contest):
HSSDC was
an international event organized by ASME
International in which teams from a number of
countries like Australia, Japan, India,
Singapore, Pakistan etc. participated. The teams
had to design a shelter for the victims of
earthquake. ASME UET Lahore participated in this
event under the supervision of Mr. Shahid Imran
(Lecturer Mechanical Engineering Dept, UET
Lahore) and won the first prize.
Aero modeling Competition:
Aero
modeling competition was held in 2005 in GIK
University. ASME UET Lahore won the second prize
in this competition.
Presentation Contests:
ASME UET
Lahore introduced the concept of Presentation
Contest in UET which was never been held before.
The first presentation contest was held in 2007
in which students from all the departments of
the University participated. The winners were
given cash prizes.
This
contest not only helped the students to improve
their communication skills but also boosted
their confidence and enabled them to express
their thoughts in front of a large of a number
of people.
The contest
was so much appreciated by the students and the
teachers that it was held three times in 2007.
CAD Contests:
Again, the
credit goes to ASME UET Lahore for introducing
the concept of CAD Contest in UET Lahore to
enhance not only the technical skills but also
the design skills of the students.
This
contest has also been held three times in UET
Lahore till now.
Technical Poster Contest:
ASME UET
Lahore revolutionized the environment of UET
Lahore by organizing an international technical
poster contest in the University. It was a part
of SPDC in which students from Pakistan, India
and Singapore participated.
This was
again a new concept introduced by ASME UET
Lahore.
Industrial Tours:
From 2005,
ASME UET Lahore has arranged two industrial
visits. The purpose of such visits is to give
the students know-how of the industrial
environment as well as to increase their
practical technical skills.
Seminars and Workshops:
ASME UET
Lahore has arranged a number of seminars and
workshops in which professionals from different
industries have participated.
Web Conferences:
ASME UET
Lahore has arranged two web conferences in UET
Lahore on different topics in the field of
Mechanical Engineering in which an ASME
Professional Member from Australia has delivered
the lectures.
Internships and Job Resources:
ASME UET
Lahore has the credit of arranging internships
and jobs for its members in different
multi-nationals and renowned industries.
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