University Highlights: Fine Art Fashion, Pipers And Drummers, Women Engineers
Australia: University Of New South Wales
Artistic Collaboration Results In Major Shanghai Fashion Exhibition And Catwalk Show
Get a glimpse fashion that merges human anatomical drawing and traditional Chinese clothing design in this short documentary titled “Outside In” from the University of New South Wales TV, a YouTube channel featuring videos related to university happenings.
The 4-minute video features College of Fine Arts Artist Mike Esson talking about his project applying his drawing skills to fabric and designing and producing a major fashion show in Shanghai in collaboration with Prof. Peng Bo, deputy director of the Art Institute of Donghua University in China.
“I draw heavily on Chinese cultural history for the inspiration for the garments,” Esson says in the video produced by Mary O’Malley for UNSW TV, with camera an editing by Larry Gray and assistance from Director Li Keling. “The basic principal of the simple structures of Chinese traditional clothing combined with the very elegant and sophisticated detail is something I tried to combine in the works that I produced.”
A book and tour based on the fashion show are also planned.
Scotland:University of Strathclyde
Pipers And Drummers Congregate In Glasgow for World Pipe Band Championships
Piping Live! - Glasgow’s International Piping Festival – brought together on Aug. 15, 2009, two of the most important events on Scotland’s traditional music calendar and attracted more than 16,000 performers, along with 50,000 visitors, from 16 countries.
Pipers and drummers compete in Glasgow, reside at University of Strathclyde.
About a thousand of the musicians stayed at University of Strathclyde residences to be near Glasgow Green, where the championships take place.
“We are delighted to welcome so many international visitors to Strathclyde, particularly during this year of Homecoming,” said Roy Cook, Director of the University’s Residences and Catering, in a university news article. “The atmosphere on campus is fantastic.”
“Our Halls of Residence are ideally placed for visitors as they are close to the city’s transport links and main attractions,” he said. “It’s for this reason so many pipers choose to stay with us year after year.”
Glasgow was named a United Nations City of Music in 2008. The honour, bestowed by UN cultural body, UNESCO, gives global recognition to Glasgow’s musical heritage, industry and potential.
The University during terms is home to students from more than 100 countries around the world. “We are very proud of our diverse and vibrant University community,” Cook added.
Photo, Culture & Sport Glasgow
Malaysia: Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak
More Women Encouraged To Take On Engineering Careers
More than 70 female students and staff recently attended a talk at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus on “Encouraging lady engineers in engineering.”
“We noticed that there are a lot of female students taking up studies in engineering but do not see the rise (in the number of women engineers) in IEM membership,” said Magdalene Tan, a speaker from IEM’s Lady Engineers sub-committee, according to a university news article.
Women engineers hear talk at Swinburne University Of Technology Sarawak campus.
Tan urged students to examine why they wanted to study engineering in the first place and not to be disheartened by challenges in the industry.“We would like to see more women remain in engineering, and also to encourage female students to make a career in the industry when they finish their studies,” she said.
Saying that “a lot of women study engineering but later become housewives,” Chin Lee Leng, the second speaker, urged the audience to “think about what you want.”
“As a woman, we are good at multi-tasking. We are able to juggle our tasks at home and at work,” said Leng, who runs her own engineering company and has been involved in major projects in the country. “Let’s capitalize on this and make ourselves into good engineers.”
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