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The Global Engineering Design Solutions Challenge is an engineering design competition for Young Members of the Institution, which aims to address real-world problems through engineering design projects and give solutions to their related challenges.
Each competing entrant/team will produce a design that should be production ready. The competitors must function individually or as a team to design and promote their ideas, build, test and compete with a functional prototype within the limit of the competition rules.
The competition is open to all Young Members of the Institution - Affiliates, Associates or any member who has been professionally registered for less than 10 years, both in the UK and internationally. Participants are judged on innovation, feasibility to upscale the prototype and presentation quality.
“This competition had made me realize the importance of teamwork. We cannot make our entry a success without the combination of both of our strengths. For example, Seah who possess creative thinking and having good craft work skill is able to think of a novel way to improve the effectiveness of solar still and putting the idea into a workable prototype. At the same time, I who possess good analytical skill and soft skill is able to improve on the idea Seah came upon, and also work on presenting the idea in a concise and easily understood manner. The experience of participating in this competition will serve as both a sweet memory of victory and a reminder that great work requires the concoction of efforts from many different talents.”
Hong Chin Hsien
The Competition
Stage one - a written design proposal to solve the water crisis. Entrants shall submit a technical paper of their designs based on the brief outlined. The five technical papers with the highest awarded judge scores advanced to the second stage of the competition.
Stage two - entrants have the opportunity to build their prototype. IMechE provided a grant of up to £100 GBP per entrant/team to help with material costs for the prototype. Participants were expected to create a 10-minute video which includes a presentation and footage of the working prototype.
“This challenge has allowed me to have out-of-the-box solution to be able to solve real-life problem in a more practical and economical way. It would be a pleasure to join more competition in the future!”
Seah Chiun Chao
The Results
Winner: Rubina Bahar - Malaysia
Runners-up:
- Seah Chiun Chao - Malaysia
- Hong Chin Hsien - Malaysia
3rd Place: Ben Baby - UAE
4th Place: Marios Souzou - UK
5th Place: Hadi Afiq Bin Mohd Hamdan - Malaysia.
This year's competition has seen some very high quality entries. Congratulations to everyone who took part in this competition.
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