Science Your Future winners tour UTS Engineering and IT

In July two winners of the Indonesia Science Your Future competition visited the Faculty of Engineering and IT.

Four people sit and stand in a brightly lit room full of computer screens and gadgets on shelves, and look to the left of the camera

St Louis of Surabaya students visit the Games Studio

High school teams from across Indonesia submitted entries for the competition, with five winning teams selected by judges from Australian ATN universities. The awardees won a week-long study tour of their partner university.

Two students from St Louis Surabaya impressed judges with their innovative development of an alcohol-free hand sanitiser made from coconut husk. 

The two winning students, Maureen Priscilla and Liliani Chandranata, were accompanied by their teacher, Novan Ali, during a week-long study tour of UTS.

To kick off their tour of the Faculty of Engineering and IT, the girls and their teacher visited the Centre for Autonomous Systems robotics labs for an up close and behind the scenes introduction to ground-breaking UTS robots. Moving across to the Engineering and IT building, the students visited student learning spaces, labs, and the Women in Engineering and IT space.

The visitors quizzed students in the Games Lounge about the future of gaming, and discussed design thinking with Women in Engineering and IT.

We really enjoyed it a lot and learned a lot of exciting things.

Liliani Chandranata, winning student

For an overview of the competition and details about other finalists, visit the Australian Embassy in Indonesia media release.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.