"GET YOUR UNIVERSITY TO NOMINATE NOW"!!

SEMI Southeast Asia [SEMI SEA] aims to groom a group of STEM students who are committed to support the talent development in Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain and SEMI SEA talent programs to attract prospective students through the following channels: 

• SEMICON Southeast Asia [biggest Electronics Manufacturing Supply Chain event in Southeast Asia]
• SEMI Southeast Asia Conference [within Malaysia]
• SEMI Southeast Asia Workforce & Talent Campus Outreach Program [within Malaysia]
• SEMI SEA Member & Networking Night [within Malaysia]

University should submit their application online by 29 May, 2020 via this link. Selected Ambassador will be notified by 1 June, 2020. SEMI SEA Student Ambassador Award Ceremony will be on 13 August, 2020 at the SEMICON SEA 2020 event at MITEC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

For more details, please contact Linda Tan - ltan@semi.org / +65.6339.6361 or Natalie Ong - nong@semi.org / +65.6391.9517

Women in Engineering at SEMICON SEA 2019

A highlight from this May’s SEMICON Southeast Asia event was the Women in Engineering panel that happened on Thursday, May 9, 2019.  The panel, moderated by Dr. Hazami Habib, Chief Executive Officer Academic of Sciences Malaysia, featured four powerhouses representing decades of industry experience. Panelists Ms. Sharala Axryd, Founder and CEO, The Center of Applied Data Science (Malaysia); Ms. Leslie Tugman, VP, Global WFD & Diversity, Executive Director, SEMI Foundation (USA); Ms. Soo Hooi Lee, General Manager, Intel Products (Vietnam) and Ms. Agnes Lesage, Head of R&D, Director Infineon Technologies (Singapore) talked about their journeys in industry and answered questions from college students in the audience about what is coming next in technology and how they can prepare to be a part of this growing industry.

It is a fact that in order to thrive in the field of engineering, you need good mathematics and science skills, which people assume are lacking in girls. However, aside from these technical skills, an engineer also needs to be a good problem solver. An engineer needs to be able to identify the problem and come up with several solutions to overcome it. In addition, an engineer also needs to be able to work well in a team, be a good listener as well as a good communicator in order to really excel in the job.

Hence, there is really no excuse why women are not more active in engineering, it is certainly not caused by our lack of knowledge. The world needs more women to become engineers, as women have a unique perspective when it comes to driving innovation, creativity and competitiveness. As women active in the industry, we need to highlight how women’s experiences and needs contribute an abundance of information, allowing us to invent better products for everyone.

In conclusion, women in engineering need to step up and represent in order for more women to be part of this highly creative field. Women need mentors, girls need role models, so there has to be more women who are accessible to the rest. We need more female leaders in the field to be an inspiration and spark motivation in the girls who are growing and discovering themselves. Engineering must be seen as a field of opportunity for girls and women, and not just something men can do and be filed away as a ‘boy job’.

SEMI University Program

The primary mission of SEMI is about developing thought leadership and fostering talent development with the utopian vision of facilitating the development of the electronics and semiconductor industry. SEMI Southeast Asia brings that advocacy initiatives in focus for the Southeast Asia regions and endeavours to enables a growing, technologically adept and resilient engineering communities in teh region. Talent shapes the E&E industry. Innovations in any industry is dependent on human ingenuity and more so, the sustenance of teh industry hinges on influx of new graduating talents.

In today context, STEM interest and engineering enrolment is in sharp decline. SEMICON Southeast Asia will also be hosting a "Inspiration Talk by Thought Leader" to encourage engineering students.

To top of that of, the Workforce Development Pavilion will also showcase an engineering job opportunities. A Career Fair at Hall 4, Level 1 featuring more than 20 MNCs E&E technology companies, approximately 250 vacancies of managerial & technical professional positions.

There is also a program called "SEMI University Mentoring Program" where connect with over 2100+ companies in the microelectronics industry through SEMI’s new student fellowships and university partnerships! We are serious about connecting SEMI member companies to universities and students—there is no cost to participate in our new programs.