3rd AAET ENGINEERING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND
INNOVATION (ESTI) ESSAY COMPETITION FOR ASEAN YOUNG TALENTS
THE IMPORTANCE AND CHALLENGES OF PROMOTING SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION EDUCATION TO
THE YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE ASEAN REGION
1.
Introduction
The ASEAN
Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET) is a non-profit Civil Society
Organisation (CSO) affiliated with the ASEAN Secretariat. The Academy’s
mandate is to promote and support initiatives in Engineering, Science,
Technology and Innovation (ESTI). Through ESTI, the Academy hopes to contribute
to a stable, prosperous and highly competitive ASEAN.
Towards these
objectives, AAET endeavors to launch various initiatives and programs from time
to time, inviting members from various sectors of society to participate and
contribute their efforts and ideas. The 3rd AAET ESTI Essay Competition is one of such
initiatives.
Undergraduates, postgraduates and
young engineers, architects, technologists, industrialist of
ASEAN countries are invited to use their innovative ideas and analytical skills to compete for one of three ASEAN
ESTI Essay
Writing Prizes. The Theme for the Essay Competition is ‘The
Importance and Challenges of Promoting Science, Technology and
Innovation Education to The Young Children In ASEAN Region’.
- Rule , Regulations and Requirements of 3rd AAET ESTI Essay Competition
2.1.Participation
The
participation is for individual entry only. The Participant must be aged 30 and
below.
2.2.
Entries and Closing Date
The submission of the essay shall
be not
less than 2,000 words and not longer than 5,000 words in English. Each
entry submission shall complete with:
- Entry Form Part1 to 3 shall be duly completed and signed by the
Participant and verified by member of teaching staffs of higher learning
institutions or member of professional institutions.
Entries shall be sent by email, fax or
post in digital or printed format to:
Mr Fok Kuk Fai.
No. 40,
Jalan 2/109E, Desa Business Park, Taman Desa, Jalan Klang Lama, 58100 Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: 603-79838088 Fax: 603-79809390 Email: fokkukfai@gmail.com or the respective Country Representatives as stated in Item 5 below.
The closing date for the submission is extended to 31 March 2015. Late submission will not be
entertained.
- Prizes
- Gold : USD 3,000 ( One only )
- Silver: USD 2,000 ( One only )
- Bronze: USD 1,000
(
One only )
- Merit: USD 100.00 ( Max. 10 )
Winners of Prizes will be selected by the Judging Panels as set
forth in 5 below. Decisions of the
Panels are binding and final, and no appeal will be entertained.
Winners of Gold, Silver and Bronze prizes will be invited to
attend one of the conferences/seminars/workshops/lectures organized by AAET in
one of the ASEAN countries. Winners will receive the certification of AAET as “ASEAN
Young Innovative Writer - 3rd”.
- Right of Use of the winner’s Entries
All
participants must have completed and signed on the Entry Form whereby they
irrevocably agree and authorize AAET to make public and/or use the participating essay or part(s) thereof without
compensation. In using the essay, the winner will be
acknowledged.
- Panels of Judges
The judging panels shall comprise of Main Judging Panel and
Preliminary Judging Panel.
The Chairman of the Main Judging Panel is Ir Choo Kok Beng (AAET Secretrary General)
and members of the Panel comprising of one
representative from each ASEAN member countries. The country representatives are:
- Architect Le Thun Nga (Vietnam), lethunga.le@gmail.com
The country representatives will be the Chairmen of Preliminary
Judging Panels of their respective country and will, subject to the endorsement
of the Main Judging Panel appoint a minimum of 3 and maximum of 8 judges to
form their respective Preliminary Judging Panels.
Preliminary Judging Panels will be responsible for the selection
of 3 best entries from each country, which will then be submitted to the Main
Judging Panel for the selection of the final best entries for the Winners of
Prizes as stated in 3.
- Advisory Board
- Datuk Ir Hong Lee Pee, President of AAET
- Dato Lee Yee Cheong, immediate past President of AAET and Chairman
of Governing Board International Science Technology and Innovation Center for
South-South Cooperation, UNESCO.
- Ir Heru Dewanto, Vice President of AAET
- Dr Sein Myint, Vice President of AAET
- Ar Von Kok
Leong, Fellow of AAET
- Mr. Bong Bon Fah, Honorary Legal Adviser of AAET
- Inquiries
For further inquiries, contact:
1. Mr.
Fok Kuk Fai, No. 40, Jalan 2/109E, Desa Business Park, Taman Desa,58100 Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, Office Tel: +60 3 79838088,
Fax: +60 3 79809390,
Mobile 6012 3787678, email: fokkukfai@gmail.com
2.
Ir Choo Kok Beng,
Wisma Vertitech, No. 17A, B&C Jalan Kenari 4, Bandar
Puchong Jaya, 47100 Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia. Office Tel: 60 3 58826968,
Fax: 60 3 58826739, Mobile: 6012 3715710, email: kbchoo@yahoo.com
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