Engineering at RMIT

This video features several  RMIT engineering students talking to camera about their inspiration, study experience and future hopes.

Upbeat music plays throughout.

Duration: 2:06 minutes

[Opening title]
Engineering at RMIT
Find out what makes RMIT engineering students tick.
RMIT logo. 

[Screen title] What engineering feat inspired you?

Khalid Ismail:  I got inspired to be part of creating something new.

Fithriyah Shalihah: The discovery of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Susan Ahmad: The idea of problem solving.

Haydon Hall: I was inspired by the large hadron collider.

Nicolette Gan: It was the moon landing actually.

Zoe Anastassiou: The thought controlled bionic leg.

Megan Gaffney: You've got the typical great engineering feats of Hoover Dam.

Amalia Athanassopoulos: But at the end of the day I even find smaller projects pretty interesting.

[Screen title] Why did you choose to study at RMIT?

Megan Gaffney:  I thought it would give me an opportunity to back the theoretical knowledge with a really hands on approach.

Fithriyah Shalihah: It's known for its practical implementation of the theory work.

Nicolette Gan: They've also strong connections with the industry.

Khalid Ismail:  Coming from high school to uni was a huge jump.

Nicolette Gan: My time management.

Susan Ahmad: Picking electives.

Haydon Hall:  Long nights without sleeping while studying.

[Screen title] What has been the most enjoyable part?

Amalia Athanassopoulos: Just meeting new people.

Khalid Ismail:  Meeting new friends.

Megan Gaffney:  Getting to know other students and lecturers.

Fithriyah Shalihah: Seeing your design to work, what you've been working so hard on come to life.

[Screen title] What advice do you have for future students?

Susan Ahmad: Attend all your lectures, they are important.

Khalid Ismail:  Make new friends.

Megan Gaffney:  University ís all about having fun, meeting new people and learning about what you can potentially do in life.

Haydon Hall:  Get to know where your twenty four hour computer lab is before you get started.

[Screen title] What is your dream job?

Fithriyah Shalihah: My dream job has always been to go into space.

Haydon Hall:  Working in South America on a mine site.

Megan Gaffney:  Be working in an Engineering company with opportunities to go overseas.

Zoe Anastassiou: I like engineering because it can take you anywhere.

[Screen title] What is engineering in a nut shell?

Amalia Athanassopoulos: You're trying to figure out a puzzle, youíre trying to get an answer, youíre trying to find a solution.

Fithriyah Shalihah: Engineering to me in one word is ingenuity.

Haydon Hall:  Problem solving.

Megan Gaffney:  Engineering in one word to me is solutions.

Nicolette Gan: That would be creating.

Zoe Anastassiou: Problem solving.

Khalid Ismail:  Thereís ups and downs, but it ís always fun.

[Screen title] I love what I do because.

Amalia Athanassopoulos: Because it's fun.

Haydon Hall:  I love what I do because it never gets boring.

Megan Gaffney: I love what I do because it really challenges me.

Khalid Ismail:  I get to see new things and I get to do new things.

Fithriyah Shalihah: I love what I do because it makes a real difference.

Zoe Anastassiou: I love what I do because it is constantly changing and pushing the boundaries of what we know.

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