2009
WORLD SPORTS STACKING ASSOCIATION (WSSA) STACK UP!
ITE 2009 (SINGAPORE)
Most People Sport Stacking in Multiple Locations in One Day
More than 250,000 people from various countries all over the
world including Singapore participated in the Guinness World
Records Day to set a new record for the “Most Number
of People Sport Stacking in Multiple Locations in One Day”.
The record-setting count being submitted to Guinness stands
at 276,053 representing 1,252 schools and organizations from
24 different countries.
Participants had to stack specially designed plastic cups
in predetermined sequences using alternative hands. They competed
on speed, in individual events, relays and a variety of fitness
activities for at least 30 minutes.
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Project Clean & Green Project
Aware of the environmental problems that face society, 50
odds ITE ASHRAE students from School of Engineering ITE CE
were inspired to embark on various “Clean & Green
“ projects to contribute their effort.
In late 2008, South East CDC launched Eco-Initiatives and
they had raised 7.500 energy saving light bulbs sponsored
by Philips. Utilizing what they had acquired in the school
workshops, the student volunteers had installed the Philips
energy saving light bulbs from early March to August 2009
at various one room flats & needy families in areas such
as Kaki Bukit ,Macpherson , Bedok North as well as Bedok South
district.
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it
ASHARE Singapore Chapter 27th Annual Installation
Dinner
ASHRAE Singapore Chapter celebrated its 27th Annual
Installation Dinner at Meritus Mandrin Hotel Ballroom this
year on July 31st.
Members spent the night catching up with old friends and
indulged themselves in fun and laughter. Before the dinner,
the members enjoyed the free flow cocktail reception outside
the lobby.
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Water Saving and Energy Audit
20 students from CE School of Engineering NYAA team had worked
together to teach a group of 20 students from APSN Tanglin
for a 5-day technical training in Basic Domestic Electrical
Wiring and Basic Air Con units Servicing.
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2008
National Youth Achievement Award
2008 (NYAA 2008)
At the 8th National Youth Achievement Award (NYAA) held at
College East Auditorium on 3 October 2008 at 3.00 pm, 13 students
from College East Singapore received their NYAA GOLD from
his Excellency, President S R Nathan. Mr Mah Bow Tan, Minister
for National Development and Chairman, NYAA Advisory Board,
was the host of this event. The ceremony was also witnessed
by Cabinet Ministers, Members of Parliament, VIPS, Principals,
teachers, parents and guests.
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ASHRAE Technical Conference in
Manila, Philippines
The Philippines is an archipelagic country located
in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. The Philippine
archipelago comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific
Ocean, sharing maritime borders with Indonesia, Malaysia,
Palau, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Vietnam. It is
a multi-ethnic country. Ecologically, the Philippines is considered
to be among 17 of the most mega diverse countries in the world.
This year 2008, ASHRAE Region XIII held its 11th Chapters
Regional Conference @ SMX Convention center, Manila, Philippines
from Aug 28th to 30th.
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Water Saving and Energy Audit
About 100 students from the ITE CE’s School Of Engineering
put in practice their skills learnt in the course of studies
ranging from electrical , plumbing & sanitary works to
all forms of building services.
They also guided 20 students from the Association for persons
with Special Needs (APSN) Tanglin School to participate in
the Bright Homes Program.
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2007
National Youth Achievement Award
2007 (NYAA 2007)
NYAA is an exciting personal challenge to young people. It
is a balanced program with activities designed to equip youth
with personal qualities & skills to make a difference
to themselves, their communities & their world.
This year, a total of 10 ITE ASHRAE students- Woo Wee Loon, Ham Hui Guo, Oh Aik Hong, Goh Yao Xing, Yeo Zong Ping, Roger Chan Wei Xiong, Chang Chee Meng, John Oh Jin Hao, Chen Ting Ling & Muhd Faizan B Fandi- proudly received the National Youth Achievement Award (NYAA) Gold from President S.R.Nathan on 4 th Oct 2007
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Project Automata
This project is an exciting activity that provides a platform for students at the institution level to challenge their skills and creativity in engineering & design to build their own moving mechanical toys, & to showcase their talents in an exhibition where their work will be displayed in the S'pore Science Center.
This competition is inspired by a collection of over 30 different original automata, which is a kind of mechanical sculpture, from Cabaret Mechanical Theatre- a highly acclaimed traveling exhibition from UK.
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2006
ASHRAE Technical
Conference in Malaysia and Community Service by ITE students
Four students led by Mr Derrick Cheong, a lecturer from Building
Services Technology Department went to Malaysia on 25th August
2006 for a 3-day ASHRAE technical conference held at Sunway
lagoon. During the conference, students had the great opportunity
to learn from the overseas professionals in various topics
in building environment, air conditioning and refrigeration
technology.
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about it
Citibank-YMCA Youth For Cause Project
2006
Citibank-YMCA Youth For Cause is essentially a social entrepreneurship
program that provides seed funding to youths to develop creative
ideas to promote a social cause of their choice, and raise
funds for charitable organizations. Last year, ASHRAE Student
Branch ITE College East had successfully utilized the granted
seed funding of $1600 to conduct the activities.
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Racial Harmonious Foods & Crafts Funfair
Our education system is going through a radical transformation to prepare our students for the globalization challenge. A good platform is essential to enable our youth to voice their needs and to integrate our students with the community at the earliest opportunity especially through the theme racial harmony.
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ITE Project Showcased to the Duke of Edinburgh
All this time, it has been receiving attention from establishments
whose beneficiaries have gained useful maintenance skills,
but on 17 Mar 06, it caught the eye of neither ordinary citizens
nor visitors. Instead, Simply Cool , a teaching aid developed
by lecturers and students from ASHRAE Student Branch ITE College
East received the attention of a royal guest - His Royal Highness
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.
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2005
Engineering Fiesta @ National Library
On the November 24th 2005, ASHRAE Spore organized a short seminar in conjunction with the Engineering Week in Spore at the National Library.
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Citibank-YMCA Youth For Causes is essentially a social entrepreneurship program that provides seed funding to youths to develop creative ideas to promote a social cause of their choice, and raise funds for charitable organizations. Student leaders from ITE ASHRAE College East, Yao Xing, Jin He and Michael Yeo together with the rest of the 33 students participated in this eventful program in year 2005 July .......
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Regional Conference & Community Service in Hong Kong
Every year, ASHRAE chapters will take turn to host the conference & this year, ASHRAE Hong Kong is the host.
Students from ITE-ASHRAE student branch had the great opportunity not only to learn and attend the technical seminars and talks by overseas professionals but also the chance to work with the ASHRAE Hong Kong Student branch to arrange a community service program for the Spore students to interact and play games with the elderly in a centre situated at Tsz Wan Shan, Kowloon.
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Project of building Air
Conditioning Training Unit for APSN Delta Senior School
With the kind donation of 2 sets Toshiba split type air-conditioners
from Mr Hairul Kamsani of Klima Air-Conditioning and with
the assistance rendered by Mr Lim and Mr Tay from Handyman
Connection , ITE-ASHRAE student branch members managed to
fabricate 2 sets of metal supporting bracket and......
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2004
Brave Heart Challenge
On Sunday, 5 September 2004, North East Community Development
Council (CDC) held a North East Youth Search called the "North
East Braveheart Challenge" . ITE-ASHRAE students Ikram Tahir,
Guan Yak Chuan...........
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Champions of the NKF
In line with our efforts to equip our youths with a holistic education, the Champions of the NKF programme was launched in 1997 by former Minister for Education, RAdm Teo Chee Hean, to inculcate strong moral values in children and teach them essential life skills. Extending its theme of inculcating essential skills, the programme this year 2004,focuses on Social Entrepreneurship and Money Sense.
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2003
Singapore Red Cross Photography Competition
captures the best of Singaporeans in print
The Singapore Red Cross launched a nationwide photography competition in October 2003. Targeted at young people and photography enthusiasts, the Competition themed " people Helping People", is aimed at showcasing the various ways the public can help the less fortunate and at the same time highlighting the plight of the less fortunate amongst us. The competition is part of the larger campaign aimed at encouraging more Singaporeans to do what they do best in serving humanity.
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Project Simply-Cool
After 1 month of intensive training in the field of air- conditioning units and servicing at ITE EAST BEDOK, eight students from MCDS ( Ministry of Community Development and Sports ) went to the Moral Home at No 1 Jalan Bilal to service 36 units of air-con units.
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Anti-Drug Abuse Model Making Competition In conjunction with the Anti-Drug Abuse Campaign 2003, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB ) organized a Model-Making Competition for students so that they can display their creative talents, as well as to take a stand against drugs through the creation of the models and signature albums.
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Air-Con Servicing and Community
Service at Apex Harmony Lodge
On the 25th January 2003, 15 students from
ITE EAST(BEDOK) went to Apex Harmony Lodge at 10 Pasir Ris
Walk to service 20 sets of air conditioning units.
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2002
ITE-CDAC ACTIVITY ON DEC 8TH 2002
On the 8th Dec 2002 ,CDAC ( Chinese Development
Assistance Council) of Singapore organised a Skills Training
Day.
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Air-Con Servicing and Community Service
at Jamiyah Home
On the14th September, 20 students from ITE
EAST(BEDOK) went to Jamiyah Home For The Aged at No.1 Tampines
Ave 3 to service 34 sets of air-con units.
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ITE-ASHRAE VISIT TO M.0.E.
On 10th May 2002, ITE-ASHRAE organised its
technical visit to the Ministry of Education(MOE) at 1 Buona
Vista Drive. The Estate and Management team from the Ministry
guided our students at the air-conditioning plant building.
The Water Cooled Centrifugal system of MOE includes cooling
towers, condenser water pumps, chilled water pumps, air handling
units, fan coil units and centrifugal chillers.
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CAREERS IN THE AIR-CONDITIONING INDUSTRY
On 9th March 2002 (Saturday) , ITE-ASHRAE had
an opportunity to attend a technical talk by Dr Jeremy Chia.
It was held at Suntec Convention Hall at Meeting Room 302.
Titled “Careers in the Air-conditioning Industry”,
Dr Chia shared his experience in the job segment ranging from
air-conditioning to ventilation. Dr Chia also explained that
the career segments in the air-conditioning industry encompassed
building construction, consultancy, research & development,
project management, sales and marketing, service and repair
etc. In conclusion, the expert reiterated the ever challenging
task involved in the air-conditioning industry and its importance
in its provision for human comfort and health. It was indeed
a very enriching experience for the ITE-ASHRAE members.
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VISIT TO OLD FOLK HOME
Beside being active in technical aspect of
activities, ITE-ASHRAE student branch members are also active
in community service. On February 15 2002, ITE-ASHRAE joined
effort with MEDD Club of ITE Tampines to visit Moral Seniors
Activity Centre. The members gave away oranges to the residents
at Old Folks. They entertained the residents of the Old Folks
home with a rendition of a few Karaoke songs. The residents
seemed to enjoy themselves. ITE-ASHRAE members did too.
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VISIT TO TEMASEK POLYTECHNIC
On 9th Feb 2002 (Saturday), ITE-ASHRAE members
had a meeting with TP-ASHRAE members at Temasek Polytechnic
Both Student Branch committee members discussed their programmes,
activities and problems. One of the main issues discussed
was the ASHRAE camp. The camp’s objectives are: to make
friends, to create bonding among participants and to promote
ASHRAE. The discussion also dealt on a study trip to University
of Chulalongkong some time towards the end of the year. The
discussion proved to be an interesting and an enriching experience
for Student Branch Committee members.
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TP-ASHRAE (TEMASEK POLYTEHNIC-ASHRAE) VISIT
On 16th Jan 2002, the TP-ASHRAE made their
first ever visit to ITE-ASHRAE. TP-ASHRAE Student Branch shared
their precious experience and activities in their organization.
The student branch President, Mr. Khairil also urged the students
to join the ITE-ASHRAE student branch for the benefits they
are able to enjoy like accessing to monthly ASHRAE Journal,
interacting and networking with members of the sponsoring
ASHRAE chapter, participate in technical papers and interacting
with students with the same career interest. The students
from the air-con dept had the opportunity to obtain the rich
experience of TP-ASHRAE Student Branch.
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2001
ITE-ASHRAE FIRST ORGANISATION MEETING
Mr Foo, the Section Head of ITE EAST BEDOK
Air-Conditioning department reiterated that organizing a student
branch can be a very rewarding experience. Mr Derrick Cheong
(ITE-ASHRAE Student Branch Advisor) highlighted the benefits
to students such as to participate in technical tours, learn
from guest speakers ,to interact and network with other students
with the same career interests. During this meeting, Mr Foo,
Mr Derrick Cheong and students brainstormed ideas to formulate
and plan activities for the year 2002. Students also completed
student membership applications at this meeting.
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