What do the Engineers Vlogs do and how was it formed?
I passed my engineering in 2019 but the covid lockdown halted my personal plans. As I had enough time to make efforts for something new, I made up a team to form a startup, instead of waiting to apply for a job. We decided to conduct a quiz competition, poetry competition, engineering photography competition, and talk shows during the lockdown.
We upload notices that concern the engineering students from all the universities in Nepal. We have been looking after student’s issues ever since we started. All of it happened to be successful and we hit 10,000 followers on Facebook during the lockdown itself.
What is the Orbit Engineering Expo and how did the idea come?
We started off with the idea of bringing engineering out of the textbook. When we say this we mean that there is a lack of practical knowledge for our field and this expo is aimed at addressing this issue. I had a thought regarding an expo during the lockdown. Usually clubs from different colleges or political parties conduct such events. Yet, my team worked to make it happen on our own initiative, and the engineering colleges across our country have responded positively. The IIT Bombay is also collaborating with us.
Who will participate in this expo and what could the visitors expect?
Usually, if a team of civil engineers were to organize such an expo, other faculties of engineering students would not be allowed to participate. If it were colleges, then students from colleges affiliated to other universities could not participate in it, thus creating a line among the students from different universities. With this expo, we want all students and interested individuals to come together and share their knowledge and experience about their fields. We didn’t want to organize this expo targeting just the Kathmandu valley. We want students from all over Nepal to participate. We expect visitors to meet and interact with engineers from all over Nepal and get excited about the great diversity of engineering projects in this event.
What will be the major attractions in the expo?
The major attractions are the Robot Wars and Robot Soccer. We will also be providing a project demonstration competition with Rs 10,000 prize money for the winner. For the visitors using the ride-hailing app, Pathao, we are offering a 30 percent discount coupon. To add more, there will be free SIM cards, conversion of 2G or 3G SIM cards into 4G or E-sim cards for the ones whose mobiles work on E-SIM.
Why did you choose the Advanced College of Engineering as the venue?
We approached 10-15 colleges to stage the expo. We needed a bigger area and for a limited budget. Only the Advanced College of Engineering could fulfill our requirements.
Are these kinds of expo common in Nepal and what uniqueness would you provide?
Yes, such expos are common in Nepal. But, as I said earlier, the participants in our expo can be from any field and any college or university. They don’t even have to be engineering students. And, we are also not just focusing on academics. The whole event is designed to make a better place for engineers and engineering students.
