Jaysuman (right) inspecting a drone model used in the competition’s demonstration while committee member Dr Nina Diana Nawi looks on.
JOHOR BARU: Determined not to let the school year go to waste due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) has organised a fully-virtual drone competition for secondary school students.
UTM sports innovation and technology centre senior lecturer Dr Jaysuman Pusppanathan said the Education Ministry initially approached the higher learning institution for ideas during the movement control order (MCO) as all co-curricular activities in schools had to be cancelled.
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