Campus Relay 2009

Hi guys. Hope everyone's been enjoying the past two weeks back in school. (:

On Friday, 30th October, AMS took part in its second campus relay and is proud to announce that all three teams sent in managed to clinch a position in the top 20. Two of these three teams, Mach 1 and Boomz Boomz Paul, even won 2nd and 4th position respectively.

AMS is also proud to have won the 'Best Diploma Team' award.

Comprising of lecturers and students from all three cohorts, our runners have been training rigorously after school for the past few months. Congratulations to all runners, your hard work have paid off!

Many of our students came down to support the runners in this campus-wide event. Several of the Year 2s together with our very own lecturers even came dressed up as angels and characters of Star Wars to show their support.

At the end of the day, AMS got together for mini-gathering to celebrate our win. And now that all three cohorts are in school, this event also served as a good opportunity for everyone to get to know each other better.

Thanks again to all who came down to support our event, we couldn't have done it without you. For our first batch of students in their final semester, we hope you guys enjoy yourselves fully during your last few months with us. (:

Enjoy the photos.

Catch us again at next year's campus relay! (:

Engineering Week 2009

On 21st October 2009, AMS participated in the nationwide "Engineering week 2009" organized by all the 5 polytechnics. The programme is named “Let your aviation career take flight at TP (AMS)”

In this event, our target audience was secondary school students from Pasir Ris Secondary School. Our main objective was to promote our course to young individuals especially those who have a passion in aviation.

The coordinators, along with four year 1 organizers got involved in the planning of the programme which consisted of a talk and 3 activities; namely the workshop, s211 and Skyhawk visit and paper aeroplane challenge. We're glad the participants enjoyed themselves and are extremely happy to have received positive comments and support from the secondary students.

We would like to thank Mr Cyrano, our teacher-in-charge and all the helpers who came down for the engine week to make this event a successful one.

Thank You!

AMS SCIENCE WEEK!

AMS Science Week took place on 16 September 2009 during our semester break.

This science week event was about introducing AMS and the related science topics to secondary 3 students who came down. During the event, one of our lecturers, Darren, did a short powerpoint presentation on the Principles of Aeronautical Science.

These sec 3 students were also given a tour of the SkyHawk and S211 located on campus. Many thanks to the student helpers and lecturers that helped make this event so successful! For the students who came down, we hope this event helped you understand a little more about aeronautical sciences.

ICAO Council President impressed with TP's Aviation Programs

It is indeed a proud day for aviation at Temasek Polytechnic (TP) when the President of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) council, Roberto Kobeh González, visited Temasek Polytechnic (TP) on August 5, 2009. During a tour of TP conducted by PCEO, Mr Kobeh visited LTT and IDC Asia and was very impressed with TP's aviation training programmes, the passion of TP's students and staff, and TP's innovative efforts to meet the increasing demands of the aviation industry.

The ICAO is a specialised agency of the United Nations which oversees the safe and orderly development of all aspects of international civil aviation.

Speaking at a special tea reception held in his honour at TP, Mr. Kobeh drew from his personal experiences and shared with students, staff and industry partners, his views on the present economic situation and how he thinks education will be a key initiative to steer the aviation industry from turbulence towards recovery.

Mr. Kobeh's visit to TP, his first to an educational institution in Asia, was part of his visit to Singapore at the joint invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo and Minister for Transport Raymond Lim, who is also Second Minister for Foreign Affairs.

It is under the auspices of Singapore’s International Organisations Distinguished Visitors Programme, which invites outstanding individuals from international organisations, such as the United Nations and ICAO, to visit Singapore.

Students were glad to hear from Mr. Kobeh that "Opportunities will also be created by thousands of new aircraft coming on line which would require the training of hundreds of thousands of additional pilots, mechanics and air traffic controllers, in addition to managers for the organizations that will hire them."

Mr. Kobeh also praised TP's industry guests and reinforced what many of them already knew. He said, "By working with educational institutions like TP, you stand to increase your pool of future employees, tailor their skills to suit the future direction of your business, and complement the global pool of skilled aviation personnel." and highlighted the importance of internships as "They provide opportunities for students to experience working in a real working environment, while cutting down on the time and expense of training future employees."

Mr. Kobeh concluded his speech with some very motivating words. He told the students to "keep the passion alive in whatever you do. Do not be daunted by passing difficulties. If aviation is your chosen field, remember that the industry has always, always bounced back from setbacks stronger than before. The clouds are dissipating on the horizon. Your time is coming."

With such an upbeat and inspiring message, Mr. Kobeh ended his visit by meeting with the VIPs of the occasion, the students.