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Samsung Malaysia Enthusiasm for STEM Talents Among Students - Offer Prizes Up to RM80,000

The education sector based on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) receives daily attention from many parties including Samsung Malaysia Electronics, which is intensifying efforts to increase the involvement of individuals, especially school students, in the learning concept.It can be seen through the return of the Samsung Solve For Tomorrow 2024 annual competition. The main purpose of the competition can be seen from several important aspects, which is to encourage students to be interested in STEM starting from school, while ensuring that STEM culture is able to move in line with the country's capabilities. A Malay proverb says 'bend the bamboo so that it is free from the bamboo', so it certainly has the potential to be an interesting initiative.In fact, the cash prizes offered for each winner are quite generous with a total value of RM80,000. The first place winner stands a chance to win a cash prize of RM28,000 if they win the competition. While the runner-up also brought RM24,000. The contestant who wins third place will take home RM19,000. Then fourth and fifth place won money worth RM6,000 and RM3,000 respectively.This competition is open for registration to all students aged 13 - 15 years old, i.e. form one up to now from any public, private or international school from now until September 16, 2024. All selected participants must identify pressing local issues and create solutions engaging with STEM to bring positive change to the public. The description must be written in writing with a maximum of 800 words.All of them were also asked to describe the problems they wanted to solve and were supported with innovative solutions based on STEM education. The evaluation will be made by a jury panel appointed consisting of representatives of Samsung Malaysia and Universiti Malaya based on various criteria such as relevance of the issue, creativity, feasibility and STEM application.For more details visit the official Samsung Solve For Tomorrow 2024 annual website.