Today Newspaper from Borneo Bulletin (18 November 2008)

Interior design exhibition at MTSSR

By: P Marilyn

Sultan Saiful Rijal Technical College (MTSSR) is currently hosting a two-day interior design exhibition, which opened yesterday to the general public.
On hand to officiate the exhibition was the Principal of MTSSR Hjh Siti Aisah bte Hj Md Ali.
According to Hj Alihan Hj Zainin, chairman of the event, the exhibition has been held annually for the past 11 years since the course was introduced in MTSSR.
"Usually at the end of Year Two, all students doing their National Diploma in Interior Design will showcase their coursework in a public exhibition for final assessment both by the college staff and external assessor. This work will form a portfolio at a professional standard to meet the requirement of industrial entry to higher academic institutions," he said.
"The event also provides a platform for us to market the students' work and hence job opportunities, as we invite industry-related organisations to the programme to attend the exhibition.
"They may like what they see and can speak to our students directly.
"Through the exhibition, we are also marketing this programme, as we extended our invitation to secondary school students so they can be exposed on what the course is all about and might generate their interest in this field," he added.
Twelve MTSSR students showcased their work in this year's exhibition.
One of the in-service students, Muhammad Hamdanajib bin Hj Domeng, who is working for the Municipal Board under the Ministry of Home Affair, showcased his project on 'Architect Consultant Building' during the exhibition.
He told the Bulletin that this was his final/major project and it took him three months to complete the project from research, report to presentation.
Aside from displaying his model, Muhammad Hamdanajib also has a sketch model and presentation on display.
The National Diploma in Interior Design is a two and a half year course comprising four semesters full-time, institution-based training, plus six months of industrial attachment.
The exhibition will be opened to the public today from 8.30am to 4pm at the Student Resource Centre building, MTSSR.