The Symposium on Thermoelectric was organised and held at Monash University Sunway Campus. Three renowned researchers in this field including Professor Liben Jiang, Professor Ong Kok Seng and Miss Meng Git were the invited speakers for this half day symposium. The response for this symposium was very good, with participants attending coming from places as far as Johor and Penang. During these talks, the speakers remain good contact with participants by introducing their research and the importance as well as their applications in the real world.
Providing currency in teaching is one of the challenges educators face, as they have to keep in touch with day to day news. Innovations in teaching can include inviting renowned researchers or people from the industry who can provide a different view on the unit taught which reflects the real world. This inherently overcomes the problem of lack of currency in teaching as well. With invited guest lecturers, this will definitely increase students' interest in the unit taught, as they now have a clearer picture as to where this knowledge will lead them in their future.
