15 Août Polytechnic students attend FIRST Global robotic competition in Mexico
Posted at 16:58h in Dans les Nouvelles
Three first-year students from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Malawi—The Polytechnic are attending this year’s FIRST Global robotics competition, which is being held in Mexico City, Mexico.
The students—Gerard Magaleta, Tamanda Champiti, and Patience Muhunya—arrived in Mexico City on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, accompanied by their team mentor, Stanley Mbewe, a member of faculty in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Although he has not travelled along, the dean of engineering, Dr. Gregory Gamula, is responsible for managing the team of two female and one male student. He said the theme for this year’s competition, which will run for a week, is Energy Impact. Besides competing, the students will have the opportunity to interact with mentors and other students from literally all over the world.
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