The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, ImechE is an independent professional association and a learned society, representing Mechanical Engineers globally. There are 6 student chapters of ImechE in Pakistan, one of them being the NUST Student Chapter. IMechE NSC’s motto is to take academic and industrial collaboration one step forward and aims to bridge the trust gap that exists between academic institutions and industry. From conducting practical projects and design challenges for all the students of NUST, to arranging motivational speeches of engineers and providing a platform for the engineering students to bring forward their ideas, ImechE NSC does it all!
What is an Engineer? You might be thinking of a person with a hard hat, probably a reflective vest carrying a calculator or a toolbox. But the truth is much simpler than that. Being and Engineer is more than going through 4 years of Higher Education and throwing your cap at your graduation. It’s a state of mind. Here’s a simple exercise to determine if YOU are an engineer. Now everyone has coat hangers and duct tape at their home (or is it just me?). Now you might be an Engineer if you've used coat hangers and duct tape for something other than hanging coats and taping ducts. Still don’t think you’re an engineer? Here’s another one to make sure, this one is fool proof. If your car is ever acting up or some other kind of machine around the house, and you would prefer to fix it yourself rather than call a technician? Well I have some news for you, you’re an Engineer. Now of course, to LEGALLY call yourselves an Engineer you need to go through that whole 4 years o...