Global Ant Magazine Year 10 Volume 17 Issue October 2020

THEOFFICIALSTUDENTMAGAZINEOFENGINEERINGFACULTY,KMUTT GL BALANT YEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020 1 KMUTTFRESHY 5 KMUTTVOICE 9 KMUTTBUDDY 15 ICEACTIVITIES NEW NORMAL

KMUTTFRESHY byPhakathornPunyatharo,CPE,Freshman 1GLOBALANTYEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020

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HOW COVID-19 CHANGESOURCLASSES, byThitiPrungjit,EEE,Senior 3GLOBALANTYEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020

BLENDED LEARNING @ KMUTT bySiradaKittipaisarnkul,ENE YEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020GLOBALANT4

VKMOUITCTE byNudchananPhongsahsihdett, Studentcorrespondent \"Weareobligedtowear “Inmypointofview, Biesays,“Bemindfulof facemaskinorderto IcouldsaythatI'm notsure yourdutiesandrespon- aboutwearingmaskcould protectthepublichealth preventmefrom COVID-19 sibilitiesparallelwith ofoursociety\" butitisbettertowearitfor yourlibertyandrights” now,inthiskindofsituation” Ms.PundchisaPhongsahsihdett, Asst.Prof.Dr.SaeidZahmatkeshKomeleh, MAStudent LectureratMathematicsDepartment Ms.SuthadaThammawong,Senior “Wearingafacemaskisverysafe Pream says,“from myperspective, andgivesprotectionfrom catching wearingamaskisgoodprotection virusesorbacteria.Iwearamask whentheairisfullofgermsor atapublicplacelikeanormal pollution.Incontrast,thosewho routineormakeitlikeafashion andshow tothepublicthat aresickwhenwearingmasks, wearingamaskisnecessaryfor itcanreducethespreaddisease thissituation.” ofgermstoothers”. MissKornchanokNapakornwattananon,Staff Ms.SiripawnFuangkorn,MEE,Junior IwearamaskbecauseIthink Afacemaskcouldgivemoreassurance itisveryimportantespecially topreventaninfectionamidthecoro- whenthereisalocaltransmission naviruspandemic.Whenyouactlikeyou ofCOVID-19inmyarea.Imay donotcareaboutothers,thismeans carryaviralloadbutnotshow theprobabilityoftheepidemicwould increase.Hence,afacemaskismust-have anysymptomsatall. item toprotectourhealthbeforebeing – invadedviathepandemic.Besmart Mr.AkmalAlfarizi,ENV,Senior andkeephealthandwellness. Mr.NutwerachPhongsasidett,MAstudent 5GLOBALANTYEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020

Chanonsays,“WhenIwear \"Inmypersonalview,Ithink, themask,sometimesitisvery itisgoodtoputonamask.This annoyingbecausewhenIwant isamajoritytoeverypeoplein Thailand.wearingamaskcanhelp totalkwithsomeone,they eachotherfrom stopspreading cannotunderstandwhat ofCOVID19virus\" Iam saying.” Mr.ChanonTrimungklayon Mr.ChanonSarmjoy,CVE,Senior Iseenodifferenceinwearinga Beersays,“Verynormal facemaskforThaipeopleregarding whenIwearthemask, butsometimeswhenIgo “Thaismiles”becausewecanstill outfrom theclassroom, seeeachotherthroughoureyes. itgetssomesteam on Wesendoursmilesthrougheye contact;oureyestelleverything. myspectacles.” Ms.NapasawanSrikamdang,ENV,Junior Mr.ThanapatPantavong,CVE,Senior Wearingamaskcanhelpprotect Althoughwearecoveringour youandthosearoundyouifyou facewithamask,itdoesnot areinanareawithcommunity meanwearealsowearingamask transmissionandphysicaldistancing onourhearttoo.Thegood thingsthatwedotoputasmile isnotpossible,likeonpublic intheirheartremainsthesame. transport,soalwayswearamask.;) Mr.SupapornKlabklaydee,ENV,Junior Mr.Trapoom Timmanee,ENE,Sophomore Pinksays,“Itisnotaproblem. Wearingamaskisnecessarybecause Inmyview,itisverysimplebut itdecreasesthechanceofspreading sometimesthemaskdisturbs diseasefrom persontoperson. mebecausetheloopsofthe Masksallow containmentofviruses anditisconsideredtobeahighly maskistightatmyears. sanitaryhabittopracticewearing Ms.Suphamas(Pink)Koolnarat,CVE,Senior them inpublic. Ms.ArthittayaSudjai,Freshman YEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020GLOBALANT6

KMUTT DEBATESOCIETY byThitiPrungjit,EEE,Sophomore OnlineDebateCompetition <> Search NatavudhKhun-in,INC,Junior From myfirsttimeforjoiningonlinedebateactivity,Iwasveryexcited andscaredtospeakinfrontofothers.ButafterIjoinedthisactivity withmypartner,thisactivitytaughtmehowtospeakandtodiscuss thetopic.Debatingtaughtmetospeakandfindthereasontoshow whatwewanttoexplaintomaketheopponentunderstanduswhywe explainanarticle.Therecentonlinedebateactivityacquaintedmewith studentsfrom otheruniversitieslikeChulalongkornUniversity,Thammasat University,andMahidolUniversityandmademeconnectwithmany newcirclesoffriends. AdityaNugroho,CHE,Sophomore IjoinedadebatingsocietywhenIwasin10thgrade.Sincethen, Ihavejoinedvariouscompetitionsandevenwonseveralcompetitions. Everythinghasalwaysbeenanin-personcompetitionwheremyteam wouldmeetteamsfrom otherschools.Usually,thecompetitionisnot justaplacetocompetebutalsotosocializewithotherdebaters.Ihave metmanypeoplefrom allaroundIndonesiainnationalcompetitions. However,theCovid-19situationcreatedaburdenforthatkindof competition,sothatonlyonlinecompetitionsareheld.Iwouldsayin thedebatingsideofthestoryitisokay,butmyteam cannotreally socializewithotherteamsjustlikeinthenormalcompetitions. However,theonlinecompetitionmademerealizedhow muchImiss beinginacompetition. ITypeanewmessage 7GLOBALANTYEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020

OnlineDebateCompetition <> Search PhouvniethPhearum,ENV,Junior Asaforeigner,itishardtofindextracurricularactivitiestojoinbutICE providesopportunitiesforstudentstointeract,notonlyintheKMUTT campusbutalsowithotheruniversities,too.Imetnew peoplefrom differentplacesinThailandandIhadagreattimepracticingmy Englishaswell.Despiteitbeingmyfirstdebatingexperience,Igota fruitfulexperiencesuchasimprovementofmyself-esteem and upgradeofdebateskills,too.Eventhoughitwashardtodiscuss debatesbetweenteam membersonline,butwestillmadeithappen. ITypeanewmessage YEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020GLOBALANT8

kmuttbuddy Whatisabuddy? Whatdoesabuddy mainlydo? buddy(n.) HelpIA(InternationalA airs) Afriend toholdanInternationalOrientationfor Abuddyisafriendwhotakescareofall eachsemester.InternationalOrientation internationalstudentswhoarecomingto includesairportpickup,welcomeparty, KMUTT. courseregistration,Thailanguageclass, Thaicookingclass,campustourand Aguide culturetour. Abuddyisaguidewhotellsaboutwhat Takecareofsho -termstudents Thaisdoanddonot,includingsuggestions forimportantplacesbothinsideandoutside thesestudentswillcomeduringthe KMUTT. middleofthesemestertostudyfortwo orthreeweeks.Thebuddymusttake Anadvisor careofthemwhiletheygoonacompany tourandculturetourandtakethem Abuddyisanadvisorinawaythatprovides totheirhotel,restaurantsandsight basicknowledgeandinformationabout -seeingplaces. KMUTTandThailand. Welcomeprofessors orguestsfrom othercountries. Bethesta ofactivitiesthatarearrangedbyIA, suchasinternationalgames,inter- nationalnights,orSongkranDay. 9GLOBALANTYEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020

program Whocanbe KMUTTBuddies abuddy? KMUTTBuddies Anystudents @KmuttBuddies from anyyear,faculty,anddepartment Liked Abletocommunicate Howtobe inEnglish. abuddy Beopen-minded FollowKMUTTBuddies withothercountrieʼscultures theFacebookpage Willingtohelp GoogleFormsposted internationalfriends Beforeeachsemester,therewill Whatwillyouget beaGoogleFormspostedfor from beingabuddy? recruitingpeopletobebuddies forthatsemester.Youcanchoose Friendsfrom variousyears, thedaythatyouareavailable. faculties,andcountries Newexperiences andawiderperspective Improveso skillssuchas leadershipskill,communicationskill, problemssolvingskill,adaptiveskill etc. Pa icipate inKMUTTactivityhours YEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020GLOBALANT10

kmuttbuddy album 11GLOBALANTYEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020

ABSTRACT WRITINGWORKSHOP YEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020GLOBALANT12

EMAILWRITING WORKSHOP 13GLOBALANTYEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020

INTERNATIONALROADSHOW &RECRUITMENT YEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020GLOBALANT14

ICE ACTIVITIES ENGLISH FOR FUN Watching! Playnow! Joinus! 15GLOBALANTYEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020

UPCOM ING ACTIVITIES SSeeeeyyoouutthheerree!! INTERNATIONALCENTERFORENGINEERINGKMUTT YEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020GLOBALANT16

CEACTIVITIES DURINGCOVID-19 byChanonSarmjoy, CVE,Senior HELPINGHAND OnlineExamsand InternshipinSummer 17GLOBALANTYEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020

CEOrientationto New Students YEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020GLOBALANT18

InternationalStudents welcomeparty 19GLOBALANTYEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020

HEALTHANDMIND FEEDBACK <<SCANNOW YEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020GLOBALANT20

ANNOUNCEMENT 21GLOBALANTYEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020

THERANKING YEAR10|VOLUME17|OCTOBER2020GLOBALANT22

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