南大生赴捷克交流 自驾遭树倒压死

南大生赴捷克交流 自驾遭树倒压死



（左图）陈鸿志是南大机械与宇航工程学院的大三生，原本在捷克交流，却在斯洛伐克度假时发生意外。（取自面簿）（右图）陈鸿志开车从斯洛伐克回返捷克时，轿车不幸遭倒下的大树击中。（互联网）

23岁南大生到捷克交流，自驾游时遭遇狂风暴雨，路旁一整排大树如骨牌般被风吹倒，不幸击中轿车，南大生独自受困车内，送院后昏迷不治。

这起悲剧事故相信发生在约10天前，即本月19日（星期六），地点位于斯洛伐克（Slovakia）Jasná Nízke Tatry滑雪度假屋附近的公路。

死者陈鸿志（23岁）生前是南洋理工大学机械与宇航工程学院的大三学生，正在捷克的奥斯特拉瓦技术大学（Technical University Ostrava）参加交换计划。

南大校长安博迪（Bertil Andersson）教授昨天透过电邮，告知南大全体学生，有关李鸿志过世的消息。

据了解，事发前，李鸿志从捷克租车，只身前往斯洛伐克旅行。他原本计划在星期日（20日）回到捷克，隔天返校上课，不料却在途中遭遇横祸。

事发当天，陈鸿志所驾驶的路段遭遇强烈暴风雨侵袭，路旁一整排大树轰然倒下，坐在驾驶座的陈鸿志也不幸遭倒下的树干伤及头部。

击中陈鸿志的树干相当粗大，估计有上吨重。

陈鸿志被拯救人员发现时虽仍有气息，但已经陷入昏迷，被紧急送往当地医院。

李鸿志的父母和弟弟得知消息后，于上周三（23日）飞往斯洛伐克，随行的还有南大机械与宇航工程学院副院长黄竟朝教授。

尽管有家人在旁细心照料，李鸿志仍被证实脑死。据了解，他前后昏迷了近一周，父母最终忍痛拔管，陈鸿志在上周五（25日）与世长辞。

《联合晚报》

南大人文社科院将重组 分人文学院和社会科学院

南大人文社科院将重组 分人文学院和社会科学院

明年新学年起，南洋理工大学人文与社会科学院将一分为二，重组为人文学院和社会科学院，为南大接下来拓展人文与社会科学学科做好部署。

2所新学院也将拥有更大空间开创新的跨学科课程，推动南大发展成一所课程选项更多元的综合型大学。

附属于南大文学院的人文社科院（School of Humanities and Social Sciences），明年8月重组后将分为人文学院（School of Humanities）和社会科学院（School of Social Sciences）。文学院属下还有黄金辉传播与信息学院，以及艺术、设计与媒体学院。

人文学院将包含中文系、英文系、历史系、语言学与双语研究系和哲学系，以及笔译与口译硕士学位等课程项目。经济系、心理学系、社会学系、公共政策与全球事务系，以及应用经济学理学硕士学位等课程，则归入社会科学院。

明年新学年入学的大一生将按所选择的主修课程，分别进入人文学院或社会科学院。入学标准不受重组的影响。

南大昨天发布文告宣布这项消息。成立12年的人文社科院，学生人数随课程选项扩大而迅速增加。它最初创立时只有约60名经济系学生；到了2007年，本科生飙升至1388人，今年则达3399人。该学院的研究生目前也超过350人。

人文社科院目前是学生人数最多的南大院系之一；它目前有超过200名教授与讲师，教职人员阵容是南大院系当中最大。

人文社科院约3周前向全体学生发电邮宣布重组消息时说，随着学生人数增多，学院当初设立的行政结构已到极限，重组是为了继续在行政和教育方面满足学生的需求。院方向学生保证，他们修读的课程及获颁的学位，皆不受影响。

2个学院的掌舵人目前未敲定。南大文学院院长陈金梁教授表示，校方还在斟酌2个院长的人选，预计明年初将做宣布。

~我报~

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南大成功研制 高楼工业建筑室内粉刷机器人

南大成功研制 高楼工业建筑室内粉刷机器人



2米长、2米宽、3.5米高，重达1.5吨（即1500公斤）的PictoBot能装120公升的油漆，粉刷符合工业建筑标准的均匀涂层。（萧紫薇摄）

本地大学成功研制首个为高楼工业建筑进行室内粉刷的自动机器人，在改善油漆工人安全的同时，也能省时省力。

这个名为PictoBot、能喷漆油漆的机器人由南洋理工大学的科学家发明，并与裕廊集团及机器人研发与制作公司Aitech合作开发。PictoBot目前仍在试用和提升阶段，试用期预计6个月，接下来会在裕廊集团下的其他工业项目中试用。

南洋理工大学机械人研究中心主任陈义明教授受访时指出，这个2米长、2米宽、3.5米高，重达1.5吨（即1500公斤）的机器人能装120公升的油漆，为墙壁粉刷符合业界标准的均匀涂层。

PictoBot除了有自动扫视环境的摄像机，也能以激光导航仪自动驾驶，使用机器手臂粉刷10米高的墙壁及天花板，整个过程只需由1个人监督。

它由可充电铅酸电池（lead acid battery）操作，每4小时要充电1次，并由几个高科技部件组成，其中包括能测量范围和距离的激光导航仪、能实施精确和均匀的喷漆工作，比一般刷子快4倍的高压喷枪等。它也有先进的感应器，能在黑暗中运作，可24小时不间断进行粉刷工作。

~我报~

南大生宿舍门外 惊见两公尺蟒蛇

南大生宿舍门外　惊见两公尺蟒蛇



一条两公尺长蟒蛇在周二凌晨突然跑进南洋理工大学宿舍。（网络照片）

半夜上完厕所，南大生在宿舍门外惊见两公尺大蟒蛇。据时政网站慈母舰（Mothership）报道，一名南洋理工大学的学生许修明周二凌晨2时20分，上完厕所走回宿舍时，发现有一条长约二公尺的蟒蛇在房间门前“漫游”。

半夜惊见蟒蛇固然让他吓了一跳，但他也不放过这难得的机会，马上拿出手机记录少见的一幕。从他拍摄的视频可以看到这条蟒蛇沿着墙角，优哉游哉的滑行，最终滑进厕所里的其中一个隔间。

这名学生通知宿舍保安人员有关蟒蛇的踪迹，宿舍保安上报大学保安，校方最终通知灭虫公司前来抓虫。

《联合晚报》

Free membership for NTU grads at 3 new alumni houses

Free membership for NTU grads at 3 new alumni houses

GRADUATES of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) can look forward to free membership at three new alumni houses.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of NTU's inauguration as a university, and it announced yesterday that it will open a 10,000 sq ft alumni house - equivalent to nine five-room flats - in Marina Square mall in November.

The second facility will be at NTU's main campus' North Spine Plaza and will open by the end of this year. The third will be at one-north and will open next year.

The alumni houses, which aim to keep NTU alumni connected to the university, will cater to all alumni, faculty and staff members.

There will be no membership fee and identification will be by NTU alumni or employee cards.

NTU's president, Professor Bertil Andersson, said the alumni houses will provide spaces where graduates can meet friends and former professors, or just relax with their families.

He added: "All graduates have a lifetime NTU membership. The university will be with them at the various stages in their lives and we want them to continue to keep the precious bonds and friendships they have made at NTU."

The Marina Square location will have rest areas, a restaurant and bar that can house over 200 guests.

Professor Lee Sing Kong, NTU's vice-president for alumni and advancement, said the three alumni houses were designed in response to extensive feedback from alumni, on how they would like to engage with one another.

NTU alumni are also entitled to a free alumni card that comes with benefits from over 60 participating merchants, and a lifelong e-mail account.

They can also use the university's sports and library facilities for a small fee, and apply for NTU's professional and personal development courses or graduate programmes at discounted rates.

Besides the retail and F&B outlets on campus, alumni can also enjoy promotions in areas such as shopping, dining, leisure, sport and entertainment, and hotels and resorts in Singapore and abroad.

~News courtesy of My Paper~

108 NTU medical students get their white coats

108 NTU medical students get their white coats, double the number from inaugural class

For medical student Nadia Nasuha Mohammad Nazri, being a doctor is all about the human touch.

She recalled how a doctor at Changi General Hospital soothed her grandfather's fears when he was warded for a month for surgery.

"(The doctor) was very empathetic to patients like my grandfather, who has a fear of surgery," the 19-year-old recalled. "She treated him very well - not just verbally but her body language - and she was really a role model."

Ms Nadia was one of 108 students at the Nanyang Technological University's white coat ceremony on Monday (Aug 8) - where aspiring young doctors are given the white coat that symbolises the knowledge and compassion that they must exercise in the future.

This year's cohort is the university's largest to date, and is double the size of the inaugural class of 54 students in 2013.

Included in this year's intake are 20-year-old Zenneth Lim, a Ngee Ann Polytechnic graduate whose interest in medicine turned into a passion during his polytechnic years; and 21-year-old Jonathan Loke, who spent four months in Geneva earlier this year on an internship with the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Mr Loke recalled how inspired he was by the stories of his colleagues in Geneva. "They were willing to step out of their comfort zones and do something for the greater good," he said.

~News courtesy of Straits Times~