2019 Civil International

Trip - Singapore
Sustainability in Civil
Engineering
Trip Directors: Michael Sadowski & Adina Mah
 About Us - Michael

● Civil Engineering Internship Student – Bird

Construction.

● Travelled to US, China, Ireland, Germany, England,

Poland, Lithuania.

● 2018 CEUS VP Events.

● Have not been on the trip before – know lots of

people who have.
 About Us - Adina

● Civil Engineering Internship Student - Urban Systems

● 2018-2019 CEUS President

● Recently planned a trip to Asia

● Have not been on the trip before either

We have been working closely with previous trip directors

and the Civil Engineering Department.
 About Us - Dr. Markus Dann

● Has taught ENGG 202, ENCI 645, ENCI 647

● Recipient of multiple Teaching Excellence Awards

● Was the faculty advisor/chaperone on the Civil

International Trip to Berlin
 Who can come?

● Any student in civil engineering (2nd year +).

● Students on internship.

● 4th Year/Graduating Students

● TLDR: all civil undergraduate students!

 When are we going?

● November 8th to November 16th, 2019

● Fall Reading Week

**We may differ from these dates by 1 day, depending

on prices.
 Where are we going?

● Singapore
● Island city-state in
Southeast Asia
● Known for being eco-
friendly, clean, safe, and
efficient
● Tourist & engineering
attractions
 Singapore

● Chewing gum is illegal

(super clean).

● 4 official languages:
English, Chinese, Tamil,
and Malay.

● Weather in November:
Typically rainy season,
hot weather.

● Legal drinking age: 18

 Disclaimer

● All information in this presentation is current as of

June 3, 2019 – Prices of flights, accommodations,
tours, and other expenses are subject to change.

● These are rough estimates, more concrete

numbers/details will come once flights are booked.
 Pricing

(May 5th – 15th used as arbitrary departure/return dates; dates and prices
 Supplementary Funding

● Schulich Student Activity Fund (SSAF)

○ Already applied
○ Will receive up to $1100 per person,
conditionally

● SU Travel & Conference Funding

○ Up to $250 per person
○ Students apply for this individually
 Planned Activities

Theme: Sustainability in Civil Engineering

● Visit wastewater treatment facilities
● Explore Singapore’s efforts in energy diversity
● Visit the labs of Singapore’s top universities
● Self-guided walking tour of green buildings and
unique architecture downtown
● Special lecture from Dr. Dann.
Share your activity ideas with us!
 Application

● We will send the link to the application form after this

meeting.

● Application deadline is Saturday, June 8, 2019. No

extensions will be granted.
 Selection

● 30 people in our group

○ 2 trip directors
○ 27 students
○ 1 faculty member

● Applicants will be selected based on quality of their

application and notified of their acceptance no later than
June 17th.

● A deposit of $2000 will be required from each attendee

by June 24th.
 Any Questions?

● civiltrip2019@gmail.com
● November 8-16, 2019