Program Information
Date : 12th March 2020
Venue : Desaru Beach
Organizer : Geoinformatics Club
Position : Participant
Graduate Attributes
Mini Report
Geo Inspire Nature Camp (GEOINC'20) was a compulsory program for all Geoinformatics Club member from 1st year student to 4th year student. It was organised by geoinformatics club which was handled by Kogulan A/L Kumaran. This campaign was also joined by Green Earth Society. The aims of the program is to clean up Desaru beach from pollution such as dirt and smell. Some of activity involve in this program are "Gotong-royong", beach cleaning, mud balls throwing and outdoor game. The objective of the beach cleaning is to clean up the beaches as well as to gather information about the litter found on those beaches. All the volunteers play a big role in this process. This programme has helped to create a clean, pleased, and safe beach environment while also raising public awareness about the importance of protecting and conserving coastal waters. This type of initiative also educates the public about how improper plastic waste disposal can pollute the oceans and endanger marine life. Using the "Clean Swell" mobile application, we were also able to record the waste information collected in coastal waters for beach conservation. After clean up the beach, we are throwing our mud balls through the river as initiative to clean the river from dirt and smell.
Self Reflection
As a reflection, I think this kind of program is very useful for the development of graduate students attributes such as Thinking skills and Teamwork skills. This is because in this program, we were divided randomly into groups and had to work together in all activities. Through the division of groups, it can increase the spirit of cooperation and communication between group members. Other than that, from this program I gain a lot of new knowledge and get to know new friends. For example we explore new mobile apps which is "clean swell" to record waste information. One of challenges that we faced was in exploring new mobile apps which is "clean swell" but with help of senior and team members, we are able to overcome the obstacles. Last but not least, I hope that I can join this kind of program again in the future.