Scientific Competition (ECOVILLAGES 2023)
Proceeding from the current challenges presented by the new global developments and challenges , Science has proven its impact on the development of societies, especially the youth who have novel ideas that can change the world. According to INNOSPACE Company, students are the real deal developmental pioneers in the world, quickly becoming the beneficial investment that should be prioritized and nurtured by creating new learning paths that accommodate those with raw talent and abilities Therefore, this year’s competition will focus on ideas and projects for the model environmental village, known internationally as ECOVILLAGES, which achieve all the goals of sustainable development.
About Competition
General Competition Idea
This is a scientific competition of community interest which promotes effective learning in the field of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and art (STEAM). An emphasis is put on the ability for participants to understand and simplify complex issues in science, enhance the general culture and awareness of participants for their own community issues, and encourage their thinking to propose and study scientific solutions using inspirational educational tools. The goal of this competition is to achieve global sustainability according to the United Nations Development Program.
Competition specifications
- The first track: presented to secondary school students at the level of the Arab Republic of Egypt in the fields of engineering design, programming and scientific research.
- The second track: presented to university students and recent graduates at the level of the Arab Republic of Egypt to work in the field of entrepreneurship through engineering design, programming, scientific research, and converting it into a business model
- Students research and development in the field of science and culture available for young people .
- Participants are granted a certificate of participation in the competition, provided that the project is submitted and that it meets the specifications and instructions mentioned on the website.
- The competition is designed to provide a creative and supportive learning environment for all competing teams.
- The participating team consists of one member to a maximum of 4 participants, but all team members must be from one stage and participate in one of the tracks mentioned above, either the secondary stage or the university stage and recent graduates
Foods and Agriculture
Energy
Health
SIC competition aims to support participants to develop solutions for Climate Change challenges within the above sectors.
Challenge
Challenge specification
Present a project to support and enhance the role of technology and information to solve or mitigate the effects of global challenges and achieve the goals of development sustainability in the Ecovillages model project that help in improving the lives of individuals, and assisting in providing clean energy solutions that improve quality of life, and assisting in providing health security and maintaining public health.
Where the contestants engage with the topics of the competition so that their ideas, inventions and innovations aim to provide a quality of life for the challengers.
the elderly
the sick
the hard labor owners
the disabled
the pregnant woman
poor children
the refugee
the victims of disasters
… and others who have challenges .
The objectives of the project
- Give students an opportunity to make a difference and influence their societies through their scientific production (Projects) and their civic participation.in the form of prototype or mobile application or scientific research.
- Accompany students participating in a fun educational journey by offering a set of specialized training and exposure to many of the leading educational experiences related.
- Raise awareness among students participating in global issues.
- Remind the participating students of their responsibility towards their communities.
- Create a platform for participating students to learn more about global issues.
- Join thousands of their peers around the world in raising awareness of the problems facing their community.
Project values
- Make opportunities for fair participation available to all students fairly.
- The SIC administration does not differentiate between the participating students on the basis of gender or religion, and all participants are partners in the country who are able to make a better tomorrow.
- The attention that reaches prejudice to the owners of challenges in society (vulnerable).
- Estimate the values of cooperation and collaboration with the leading persons/institutions / educational platforms to provide quality educational service during the competition stages.
- Respecting the values of citizenship and appreciating the role of citizen participation .
The Project will include:
Scientific product in form of a project based on EDP (Prototype) or Mobile application or scientific research.
sustainable development goals (SDGs) to transform our world
- Good Health and Well-being .
- Clean Water and Sanitation .
- Affordable and Clean Energy .
- Sustainable Cities and Communities .
- Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Responsible Consumption and Production .
- Climate Action .
- Life on Land .
- Partnerships to achieve the Goal .
Rules and Rubric
Evaluation (criteria & rubrics)
The project will be a project based on EDB or mobile/Web. app.:
A) Prototype based on (Engineering Design Process):
- Problem statement .
- Design development .
- Prototype (Building – Testing) .
- Drawing conclusions .
- benefits of the community .
- Team Collaboration .
B) Programing Rubric:
- Problem statement .
- Feasibility .
- Effectiveness
- Documentation
- benefits of the community .
- Team Collaboration .
C) Scientific Rubric:
- Problem statement .
- Feasibility .
- Effectiveness
- Results and Conclusions
- benefits of the community .
- Team Collaboration .
Suggested file attachments:
- bibliography .
- experimental procedure .
- photos of experiment .
- data spreadsheets .
- charts .
- graphs .
- PowerPoint presentations .
- brochures .
- fliers .
- posters .
- website links .
- Breakdown of team responsibilities .
- team plan .
- experiment schedule
Awards for High School Students
Prototype / Programming
- Award Per Student in Each Team:
- :1st place .: 1500 EGP/Student
- 2nd place .1000 EGP/Student
Scientific Research
- Award Per Student in Each Team:
- 1st place .1000 EGP/Student
- 2nd place 500 EGP/Student
Participants are granted an electronic certificate of participation in the competition, provided that the project is submitted and that it meets the specifications and instructions mentioned on the website.
Awards for Universities Students and Fresh Graduates
Prototype / Programming
- Award Per Student in Each Team:
- :1st place .: 1500 EGP/Student
- 2nd place .1000 EGP/Student
Scientific Research
- Award Per Student in Each Team:
- 1st place .1000 EGP/Student
- 2nd place 500 EGP/Student
In this track, it is required to submit a Business Model
Participants are granted an electronic certificate of participation in the competition, provided that the project is submitted and that it meets the specifications and instructions mentioned on the website.
There is an opportunity to present the ideas of some distinguished projects to the partners in the competition and implement them in reality.
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