Baze University Gold Star Parents 59-60

Fig. 1: Students presenting their Low Power Inverter Project Fig. 2: Students Presenting their Biogas Production Project

Although learning is an important tool for solving the many sustainability challenges we face today, new kinds of partnership are required to make the necessary changes in the way we do things, act, and utilize the skills that is gained. The faculty is working hard towards securing more partnerships with industries that offer sustainable solutions to global issues. One of the subsisting partnership is with Blue Camel, a renewable energy firm that provides renewable energy services; particularly looking at greener ways to generate electricity with the use of solar photovoltaic systems. A number of our students have completed their internships in this firm and have learnt how to analyze and design solar energy solutions for domestic and industrial use.

The faculty understands the challenge of unemployment faced by most university graduates, so students are being given an understanding of certain engineering applications/softwares. A knowledge on these applications can help students create jobs for themselves. These applications include MATLAB, AUTOCAD, REVIT, Excel, etc. MATLAB is a programming software that helps in system design and optimization. These systems could be power generation systems for electrical and electronics engineers, automobile systems for mechanical engineers, process systems for petroleum and gas engineers, etc. At 200 level, students are exposed to the basics of this application and some carryout their final year projects using this same application. With this knowledge, students can become private consultants for industries looking to optimize their systems.

AUTOCAD and REVIT are computer aided applications used by Architects, Engineers, and construction professionals to create exact 2D and 3D drawings. Tasks like comparing drawings, counting, adding blocks, establishing schedules, and more can be automated. Students in civil, mechanical and electrical engineering learn how to use software from 300 – 500 level. This knowledge will easily make students design engineer entrepreneurs after graduation given the continuous infrastructural developments going on the country.

Entrepreneurship Studies

Students of the faculty, as part of the University’s requirement, take courses like Entrepreneurship Studies (I & II), History of Ideas, Peace and Conflict Studies, Advanced Communications Skills, Project Management and Economics, to give them an understanding of their immediate environment and ways they can connect to it. Looking at problems and ways they can address such issues. Engineers are known to be problem solvers; we see the challenges in our surroundings and proffer solutions to mitigate them. Engineering students are introduced to the principles and practices of technology entrepreneurial thinking and entrepreneurship. These courses offer life skills in entrepreneurial thought and action through lectures, case studies, business proposals, and student presentations. Students can use these abilities to create technological startups or execute R&D projects in huge corporations. In today's engineering environment, innovation and entrepreneurship are critical, and the push for sustainable products, services, and technology is more important than ever. Many people are looking for sustainable solutions to tackle serious environmental concerns, from big corporations to small businesses, national governments to municipal governments.