SHAH ALAM: Sekolah Menengah (SM) Sains Bagan Datoh, Perak, claimed the top spot for KPS Berhad Celik Initiative 2024 Championship grand finale held at the National Science Centre.
Epiphyllum-Q defeated 20 other teams from selected schools across Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Perak, and Negri Sembilan with their project titled Fish Catappa.
The competition on Thursday, held by KPS Berhad Celik to enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) among Malaysian youth.
“This year’s initiative saw 320 students participate in the six-week programme where they developed innovative STEM projects addressing key United Nations Sustainable Development Goals such as good health, quality education, clean water, affordable energy and climate action.
“The initiative culminated in a series of STEM carnivals held at the students’ schools, where their projects were showcased and evaluated by a panel of professional judges,” KPS Berhad said in a statement yesterday.
Introduced last year, the initiative aligns with government’s goal to achieves a 60:40 ratio of science to arts students, as well as aiming to promote STEM education among lower-secondary B40 students through engaging workshops. — Bernama
