Our first touristy trip in Thailand brought the colorful nature of Thailand to the forefront, but as we went around Bangkok the temples started to look more and more similar. Not only was the Wat Pho Temple our first stop, its also home to the world’s largest reclining buddha, so cool!!!

So fortunately I was not able to receive all of the necessary documents from my host university in time to obtain my student visa making a trip to Macau a necessity! I wish all necessities were as cool as having to go just a one hour ferry ride away from Hong Kong to this larger…

We are trying to develop opportunities for undergraduate engineering students to study abroad and have a good possibility of taking at least one engineering course along with their study abroad experience. That way they can have both – a cultural experience and make progress towards their degree at the same time.

Even though I am on a trip to the other side of the world, I have to remember why it is I am here, school?? School at a major Asian university you think could not be that different from any other major university around the world, right?

The first new week in Hong Kong came and went as a whirlwind. The hectic pace of orientation (included an interesting “stay out of jail” speech from a US consulate rep), class registration (so complex b/c it is not all computer integrated), an authentic Cantonese welcome dinner including shark fin soup which isn’t that bad,…

A delegation from UTK and the Tickle College of Engineering held a series of discussions in March 2010 with representatives of three Chinese universities. Dr. Masood Parang, associate dean for academic affairs, represented TCE and visited Shanghai University (Shanghai), Wuhan University (Wuhan), and Sichuan University (Chengdu) to discuss possible student and faculty exchange agreements along…

Professors and students from UT Department for Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering designed workshops for students from four local high schools in order to assist them in the preparation for FIRST competition.

It’s been awhile since I last posted here, mainly because I’ve been getting used to classes and traveling a bit. This week has been really busy because my RSM (Research Methods) class started and it absorbs a lot of my free time. It’s like being back at UT, since my schedule is comparable.

So, it’s been a little longer than a week since I first arrived in Manchester. Since my arrival, I’ve noticed a few differences, and I decided to make a list of some big and small things that are different.

Well I have finally settled into the dorm and purchased most of the items I will need for the rest of the semester. I have slowly but surely learned my way to navigate the city both on foot and on the bus (I need a little more work on the bus, I have gotten lost…