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Samsung Solve For Tomorrow |
Peserta pertandingan perlu mengenal pasti masalah yang dihadapi oleh masyarakat dan mencari penyelesaian berdasarkan teknologi STEM. Para peserta boleh memilih untuk mengemukakan idea yang berfokuskan pada salah satu daripada empat tema iaitu kesihatan, pendidikan, alam sekitar dan masalah sosial. Setiap satu kumpulan yang terdiri daripada tiga orang pelajar perlu menghantar idea mereka dalam bentuk esei yang menggambarkan masalah yang harus diselesaikan dan bagaimana STEM dapat menjadi penyelesaian kreatif. Pada pusingan kedua, 10 pasukan yang disenarai pendek perlu memperhalusi idea mereka dan membentangnya menerusi PowerPoint.
- Hadiah pertama akan menerima produk Samsung bernilai sehingga RM16,900 yang akan diberikan kepada sekolah sementara setiap pelajar akan menerima produk Samsung bernilai sehingga RM7,000.
- Hadiah kedua, pasukan akan menerima produk Samsung bernilai sehingga RM13,500 untuk sekolah mereka sementara pelajar akan mendapat produk Samsung bernilai sehingga RM6,000.
- Hadiah ketiga akan menerima produk Samsung bernilai sehingga RM10,000 untuk sekolah mereka dan pelajar pula menerima produk bernilai sehingga RM5,400 setiap seorang.
Pemenang 'Solve for Tomorrow' 2015 |
SAMSUNG SOLVE FOR TOMORROW 2020 FACT SHEET
Q1. What is Samsung Solve for Tomorrow?
- Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is a global educational programme that is designed to increase interest and proficiency in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education and to encourage young people to apply STEM in finding creative solutions to solve challenges and address risks faced in their local communities.
- It is a unique competition that foster youths with soft-skills that encourages communication, critical thinking, creative problem-solving and teamwork to discover and nurture social innovation ideas that resolve the community’s most pressing problems.
- Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2020 is being held for the second time in Malaysia targeted at lower secondary students. The first was in 2015 targeted at University students.
Q2. Who are eligible to participate in this competition?
- In line with Ministry of Education’s goal to increase the number of students enrolling in Science stream, the competition is open to lower secondary students, Form 1 and Form 2 from participating secondary schools in Klang Valley.
- The Ministry of Education and Universiti Malaya STEM Centre signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the objective of adopting schools with limited capabilities of introducing activities related to STEM.
- A club known as Kelab Sahabat Universiti Malaya or Sekolah Angkat Universiti Malaya was established in 2014.
- These schools are part of Kelab Sahabat Universiti Malaya that are located within Klang Valley (Please refer to list of schools below)
Q4. What is Universiti Malaya’s role in this competition?
- As a Centre that provides a platform for STEM education activities, UM STEM Centre will be providing STEM expertise and resources to help meet the needs of the participants in the competition.
- UM will be mentoring the shortlisted top 10 teams in an online workshop titled Designed to Win. This online workshop aims to help enhance participants’ idea and solution in Phase 2 and Phase 3 in solving their community problem.
- UM STEM Centre and professors will be mentoring and judging the entries submitted by participants.
Q5. What is the criteria of participation?
- Participants must be full time students in Form 1 and Form 2 from any of the participating schools
- Each team should consist of three students from the same school
- Each school can be represented by more than one team
- One teacher can mentor one to two teams from the same school
- Students who are keen on participating can get in touch with their teachers who will be in contact with Universiti Malaya STEM Centre.
- Ideas submitted should apply STEM skills/knowledge and meet one of the four themes:
👉Social
Q6. What are the participants expected to do in this competition?
- Identify one issue faced by the community and develop a creative solution based on their STEM knowledge.
Q7. Could you elaborate more about the competition?
- The competition will begin on 9 October and will culminate on 8 December with the announcement of winners
- Below are the respective phases:
- Will kick off on 9 October
- Each team will need to submit an essay of 100 words or less describing the problem they want to solve
- They will also need to send a second essay on how STEM can be applied to address the problem in 200 words or less.
- At this stage, 10 teams will be shortlisted
- They will need to refine their idea and show how it will be brought to life
- The teams will need to share the work through a PowerPoint presentation.
- Top three teams will be further identified
- The teams are required to enhance their presentation. They have an option of developing a prototype
- They are required to submit a video recording of their presentation and the functions of the prototype.
- All entries from phase 1 to phase 3 will need to be submitted via email to solvefortomorrow.my@samsung.com
- The shortlisted teams will be notified via email /phone
- No entry fee is required for this competition.
Q8. What are the prizes up for grab?
- Winners of the competition will stand to win prizes for their schools and for themselves
- First prize
👉 Each student will receive Samsung products worth up to RM7,000
- Second prize
👉 Each student will receive Samsung products worth up to RM6,000
- Third prize
Q9. How will the entries be judged?
- The entries will be judged based on:
- Identifying the issues and relevance in addressing them
- Feasibility and elaboration of solution proposed
- Creativity and innovativeness of solution (uniqueness & originality)
- Use of STEM to solve the problem
- Presentation skills during the finale
- They will each carry different weightage depending on the requirement for each phase.
Q10. Who selects the winners?
- The selection of winners will be done by a panel of judges that comprise of representatives from both Samsung Malaysia Electronics and Universiti Malaya STEM Centre.
List of Eligible Secondary Schools
1 |
SMK ASSUNTA |
22 |
SMK DAMANSARA DAMAI 1 |
2 |
SMK (L) BUKIT BINTANG |
23 |
SMK DAMANSARA JAYA |
3 |
SMJK KATHOLIK |
24 |
SMK DAMANSARA UTAMA |
4 |
SMK KELANA JAYA |
25 |
SMK SEK 4 KOTA DAMANSARA |
5 |
SMK LA SALLE |
26 |
SMK SEK 10 KOTA DAMANSARA |
6 |
SMK LEMBAH SUBANG |
27 |
SMK TROPICANA |
7 |
SMK (P) SRI AMAN |
28 |
SMK SEKSYEN 8 KOTA DAMANSARA |
8 |
SMK SRI PERMATA |
29 |
SMK PETALING JAYA (Tingkatan 6) |
9 |
SMK SRI UTAMA |
30 |
SMK VICTORIA |
10 |
SMK SULTAN ABDUL SAMAD |
31 |
SMK (L) METHODIST |
11 |
SMK TAMAN DATO HARUN |
32 |
SAM BESTARI |
12 |
SMK TAMAN MEDAN |
33 |
SMK SERI BINTANG UTARA |
13 |
SMK (P) TAMAN PETALING |
34 |
SMK BANDAR UTAMA DAMANSARA UTAMA |
14 |
SMK TAMAN SEA |
35 |
SMK BUKIT BANDARAYA |
15 |
SMK BANDAR SRI DAMANSARA 1 |
36 |
SMK SERI PANTAI |
16 |
SMK BANDAR SRI DAMANSARA 2 |
37 |
SMK SEKSYEN 8, KOTA DAMANSARA |
17 |
SMK BANDAR UTAMA |
38 |
KOLEJ TINGKATAN 6 DESA MAHKOTA |
18 |
SMK BANDAR UTAMA DAMANSARA 2 |
39 |
SMK SEAFIELD |
19 |
SMK BANDAR UTAMA DAMANSARA 3 |
40 |
SK SUKAN BUKIT JALIL |
20 |
SMK BANDAR UTAMA DAMANSARA 4 |
41 |
SAMT TENGKU AMPUAN JEMAAH |
21 |
SMK SRI AMAN |
42 |
SM SETIABUDI |
5 Comments
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ReplyDeletehaah STEM ni kira mmcm arah tuju pendidikan sekarang k.azni dok kaji jugak pasal benda nih .
ReplyDeleteBagus depa bantu pelajar ni... Dan stem ni pun salah satu agenda pendidikan negara kan...
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ReplyDeleteTerima kasih sudi tinggalkan komen. Moga dimurahkan rezeki semua. Tunggu saya terjah balik yer..:)