UON Singapore (a wholly-owned entity of the University of Newcastle, Australia) is organizing a Young Sustainability Innovator’s Challenge with the theme: Sustainable Society, targeting pre-university students from Junior Colleges, Institute of Technical Education, Polytechnics, International Schools and Private Education Institutions in Singapore.
Emcee Lester Leo was the emcee for the UON Singapore Young Sustainability Innovators Challenge 2018.
The main objective of this challenge is to kindle the idea of developing a sustainable society among the younger generation by encouraging the creation of products and/or services that are significant and innovative. At the same time, influence a sustainable and scalable technological and social impact in Singapore.
Students above 17 years old from all disciplines are invited to participate in this competition. The participating students are required to form a team of 3 to 5 participants from the same institutions. The main idea in the proposal should be innovative, original and novel.
The Challenge: Create a proposal that identifies a problem, shortfall or area of improvement that is influential in achieving a ‘Sustainable Society’.
The competition will culminate in project exhibitions, final judging and awards presentation on 01 December 2018. Winners will stand to win prizes worth a total of S$7,000!