Ziyabek Nazym
BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering, Year 2
Hello! I am Nazym Ziyabek, an upcoming third-year international student from Kazakhstan majoring in Civil Engineering. Over the past two years at PolyU, I have been involved in many projects, and gained fruitful research and internship experience.
I am currently working on the research project under the supervision of Prof. Chi Sun Poon. Students who are interested in doing research can join the PolyU Undergraduate Research and Innovation Scheme (URIS), where students have a chance to get support and funding for their research area. Our research area is sustainable construction materials, and we are investigating the influence of using carbonation treatment on the properties of recycled aggregate with the aim to increase the re-usability of construction waste. Besides conducting experiments, I have the opportunity to meet with specialists and discuss the commercial aspects of the research: possible demand and applications of the research outcome in the industry.
PolyU puts emphasis on the integration of knowledge and real-life applications. For this, there is a special program called “Inspire Mentorship”, where students can be under the mentorship of professionals of their fields of interest. In my case, I am a mentee of Mr Stephen Au, the managing director of MTECH Engineering Co., Ltd. He guided us on new projects and shared with us the trends, technologies, news and other insights in the construction industry. All these help me prepare my professional career in the construction field.
With my exposure and knowledge acquired from PolyU, I was successfully hired as a façade engineering intern in one of the leading consulting companies in the construction industry - Arup Group. I am glad that I am becoming more competitive and experienced in civil engineering.
