Objectives
1) Allow interaction between students and
companies such that network, internship, as well as employment opportunities
are provided for both parties.
2) Enable students to learn from each other in the
process of group work.
3) Motivate the bright young minds to be keen on
innovating green ideas, to share knowledge, to discuss environmental issues, as well as introducing
environmental solutions in Singapore context.
4) Encourage application of environmental engineering
knowledge outside the classroom.
5) Facilitate the exposure of students to industrial
standards.
6) The scale of this competition extends
to all environmental engineering related courses in government polytechnics and universities in Singapore.
Competition Topic
The aim of the competition is to propose
or improve on a feasible and innovative water or waste-water management method
or device that is able to enhance quality of life, and/or is more
environmentally friendly, in Singapore context. Participants are
encouraged to form a group of 2 to 5 and submit innovative ideas in the form of a report.
Timeline
21 May 2012 (Monday)
Participants need
to form
groups and register by
21st May 2012.
25 to 30 June
Participants need to
submit their reports.
14 July 2012 (Saturday)
Presentation
& Prize Giving Ceremony
Rules and Regulations
1. The competition will be released on 7th May 2012.2. Participants are required to form groups of 2 to 5 members
and register by 21st May 2012.
3. Participants are required to submit a
report between 25th to 30th June 2012.
4. The reports need to follow the standard
requirement of maximum 10 pages (not including appendices), font
size 12, line spacing 1.5.
5. Multiple entries from the same group of
participants is not allowed.
6. The judging panel is formed up by NUS
lecturers as well as invited representatives from water related companies.
7.
The intellectual
properties generated from the competition will be entitled freedom for the
involved parties' usage to better the society, and with full credits given to
the original author(s).
Scoring System
The scoring scheme is as
follow:
> Report (70%)
Feasibility of implementation,
Innovation,
Ease of application,
Coherence, organization of report and relevance to Singapore context.
> Presentation (30%)
Delivery of idea,
Effectiveness of visual/audio aids
(Video/prototypes/slides), and
Q&A.
Prizes
Top Prize: S$1000
Second Prize: S$500
Third Prize: S$250
Other consolation prizes
All participants will receive a
certificate issued by Environmental Engineering Society of Singapore each.
