Submission deadline: March 15
> ViTrox Technologies and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) are calling for Malaysian secondary and tertiary students to participate in the Tech 4 Good Challenge 2025.
> The national invention competition aims to nurture essential 21st-century skills, including problem-solving, collaboration and critical thinking, while promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics education by providing a platform for students with a passion for science and technology to showcase their innovative and creative thinking.
> The competition, which challenges young minds to tackle real-world problems through the creative engineering design process, comprises two categories.
> Category 1: For students from Forms 1 to 5 (SPM), Years 8 to 11 (IGCSE), and Junior and Senior High 1, 2 and 3 (UEC).
> Category 2: For undergraduates, including those doing their STPM, A-Level and Foundation.
> To develop students’ skills in the application of emerging technologies, participants must integrate at least one advanced technology, such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, robotics and automation, machine vision or mobile application, into their proposed solutions for the agriculture, healthcare or manufacturing sectors.
> The Tech 4 Good Challenge 2025 comprises a qualifying round and a prototype development round for the Grand Finale, to be held on July 26 at ViTrox Campus 2.0, Penang Batu Kawan.
> All Category 1 teams that qualify will be assigned a coach to provide support during the prototype development phase.
> The competition’s judging panel comprises experienced professionals, including engineers, researchers and
educators, who will evaluate submissions based on creativity, feasibility and impact to ensure a comprehensive evaluation of each team’s innovation.
> Interested students can submit their proposals at www.vitrox.edu.my/tech-4-good-challenge.
Details: Contact Mandy Lim (016-832 9863/chin-hui.lim@vitrox.edu.my) or Dr Chong Zhi Lin (014-905 0890/ chongzl@utar.edu.my)
