Academic Reps do one of the most important jobs in the Union: They represent your academic interests and ensure students have a voice in enhancing their education.
For Term Two, we are showcasing our Academic Reps through our 'Academic Rep in focus' weekly segment. You can contact your Academic Rep using our 'Find Your Rep page'.
Academic Rep in Focus: Omar Shobair
Omar is a graduate civil structural engineer and a current postgraduate student at on the MSc Engineering and Education degree programme at UCL. Omar has a BEng (Hons) and MSc in Civil Engineering with first-class honours and distinction classifications, respectively. Omar aims to contribute to this area of engineering by incorporating as many United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as possible into structural design to further enhance the quality of design provisions outlined in Eurocodes, specifically through making sustainability central to design, for a smoother transition into a net-zero future.
Myself and my fellow colleague Daihan Xu, who is also a Course Representative for the MSc Engineering and Education, have managed to effectively gather the various views and perspectives that students have on the course. In terms of my input, I created a detailed questionnaire and circulated this with all the 46 students and received a nearly 75% response rate.
Being one of two MSc Engineering and Education Course Representatives at UCL has been an incredibly rewarding experience. It has allowed me to bridge the gap between students and the faculty, advocate for my fellow colleagues, and contribute to meaningful improvements in the course in real-time. The role has enhanced my leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills while deepening my understanding of both engineering and education.
We'd like to thank Omar for all of their hard work so far this academic year!
Want to find out more?
1) Want a quick and easy way to find your Academic Rep? You can find them in our directory here!
2) You can also put forward a nomination for yourself or your academic rep for the chance to be 'Rep of the Month'. Please bear in mind that we will judge the first nomination a Rep has received for a given month.