More than just an engineering discipline, it plays a key role in economic growth by responding to various social challenges such as urbanisation, environmental issues, and infrastructure development. This highlights the importance and academic value of the discipline and emphasises that it is essential for sustainable development.   About the Department of Civil and Environmental...

This article explains how the different pitches thrown by pitchers in baseball are driven by scientific principles, such as Bernoulli’s Law, and discusses their impact on the game. It explores the complexity of pitching and the different characteristics of different pitchers’ changeups, emphasising that baseball is a scientifically complex sport.   From a young age, I had a keen...

Social media accounts for a significant proportion of internet time, and platforms such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, and others allow us to build wider networks and facilitate communication between individuals. However, indiscriminate use comes with the risk of wasting time and invading privacy.   According to statistics, internet users spend an average of 4.6 hours a week on social...

The Prague Spring reform movement in Czechoslovakia in 1968 was thwarted by the Soviet-led invasion of Warsaw Pact forces, and the Husak regime subsequently suppressed reforms through normalization. Dissident movements continued, and the Charter of 77 laid the groundwork for the democratization movement.   The Prague Spring was a reform movement in Czechoslovakia in 1968, during which the...

Václav Havel was a Czechoslovak writer and dissident who resisted the communist regime through literature and political activism. He was imprisoned for his participation in the Charter 77 movement, but continued his nonviolent resistance. In 1989, he led the Velvet Revolution that toppled the communist regime and became the first democratic president of Czechoslovakia.   Václav Havel was...

Jan Amos Komenský was a 17th-century Czech educator, philosopher, and theologian who sought to achieve human maturity and social peace through education in the midst of religious conflict and war. He argued for equal education for all, and proposed a method of education that followed the laws of nature.   Jan Amos Komenský was a 17th-century European educator, philosopher, and theologian...

  This blog post contains a variety of sample inaugural speeches to help those who are about to be sworn in as Attorney General. Each example highlights the role and responsibilities of the Attorney General and provides key messages and phrases for the inauguration ceremony. They are useful for presenting a vision of a prosecutor’s office based on fairness and accountability, and can...

This article starts with the lack of creativity as an engineering student, and ends with the conclusion that creativity can be shaped by a rich background and sincere effort.   There’s a question that anyone who decides to dedicate their life to engineering must have asked themselves at least once. Engineering is a discipline that creates value through science and technology...

I was forced into playing basketball in elementary school, but over time, I’ve come to realize that it’s a sport that teaches me about friendship, competition, and important life lessons. Basketball has taught me the value of the moment, the importance of teamwork, and has given me a lot of life wisdom.   I was standing in the warm sun, basking in the glare of dozens of friends...

  Against the backdrop of the controversy surrounding anti-corporal punishment policies, this course provides reasons why appropriate corporal punishment is necessary in education, discussing who should use it, when it is permissible, who it is for, and the physical extent of it. It also explains the need for corporal punishment in light of the differences in sentiment and educational...