Young Inventors Challenge 2015 Report

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Young Inventors Challenge 2015 Report
Compiled by:
YIC 2015 Working Group Committee and ASTI R&D Department
Design, Layout & Editing:
Ragavan Pandian (Freelance Designer)
Printed By:
Firdaus Press Sdn.Bhd.
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Young Inventors Challenge 2015
Our Heartfelt Thanks!
Ministry Of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI)
Sunway University
Jeffrey Cheah Foundation
Malaysian Flying Academy
Yayasan Hasanah
SME Corp
Yayasan Inovasi Malaysia
Vijiyaratnam Foundation
Malaysian Community & Education Foundation (MCEF)
ASTRO Vaanavil
Thinakural
And
To all Mentors, Judges, Volunteers and Event Committee Members
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Working Group Committee of YIC 2015
Project Advisor
Dr. Mohamed Yunus Bin Mohamed Yasin
Project Director
Mr. Anandan Shanmugam
Chief Judge 1
Dr. Ewe Chun Te
Chief Judge 2
Mr. Faizal Noor Batcha
ASTI Secretariat Representative
Ms. Vanitha Vasu
Training and Event Committee Head
Mr. Jegatheswaran Panderengan
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Table of Content
Executive Summary1
1.0
About ASTI2
2.0 Introduction3
3.0
Mode Of Implementation6
4.0
Training for YIC Participants8
5.0
Event Day13
6.0
Video Log Competition25
7.0
Project Paper Writing Competition
27
8.0
ASTI - YIM Innovation Awards 2015
28
9.0
Public Relations30
10.0 Assessment Evaluation for YIC 2015
31
11.0 Judging41
12.0 Volunteers Management43
13.0 Funding and Budget45
14.0 Achivement of the Project
47
15.0 Recommendations for the future
49
16.0 Conclusion53
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Executive Summary
Young Inventors Challenge 2015 is an ‘inventive’ competition organised by Association
of Science, Technology and Innovation (ASTI) annually since 2013. We have held this
event for the 3 years consecutively. The Young Inventors Challenge (YIC) is one of ASTI’s
projects to promote science, technology and innovation among secondary school
students. This year’s theme is Inventions to Help a Million: To Make the World a Better
Place.
YIC 2015 was publicized by sending out flyers, follow-up phone calls, publicity through
“word of mouth” and an interview with one of the local radio stations. We have received
a total of 191 teams application of which 63 teams were shortlisted based on their
proposal. The shortlisted teams were given training prior to the event.
A total 52 teams participated in the grand finale. Prizes were given out in 4 categories,
namely Overall YIC Champion, Video Log Competition, Project Paper Writing Competition
and ASTI – YIM Inclusive Innovation Award 2015. Additionally, for the Overall YIC 2015
Champion winning team, Sunway agreed to pay them a bursary of RM100,000 for their
Pre-university or A-Levels studies.
A number of 40 judges have agreed to assist and 25 judges attended the Judges
Training before the final event. The judging team for YIC 2015 was headed by Dr. Ewe
Chun Te.
In conclusion, YIC 2015 was a success with more schools showing an interest in YIC and
it can be seen in the increased number of applications that we have received in 2015.
The students came with various inventions and were excited to participate in the YIC
2015 Grand Finale.
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About
ASTI
The Association of Science, Technology and Innovation (ASTI) is an association of
educators, scientists, industry representatives and individuals who are committed to
advancing the role of the scientific community in inspiring the youth of the nation to
join and excel in the world of science.
The members aim to help revolutionalise the teaching, understanding, and awareness of
the vital role of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) plays in fulfilling the economic,
health and environmental requirements of the world’s population.
ASTI was set up by the founders of Science Fair for Young Children (SFYC) on 25th
October 2012.
ASTI’s Vision: To be the premier Malaysian Association for the promotion of education
& understanding in scientific knowledge, Technological advancement and Innovational
projects in both Malaysia and the World.
ASTI’s Mission: To provide leadership in scientific education and technical support to
improve and grow awareness in all areas of science through generation, dissemination
and exchange of information & services.
ASTI’s Objectives: We provide encouragement & support to the young generation
through a variety of activities that are able to develop & help creativity, invention &
innovative results in science, technology & innovation.
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Introduction
The Association of Science, Technology and Innovation (ASTI) is a non-governmental organization
(NGO) working towards empowering young children through various projects such as Science
Fair for Young Children (SFYC), Young Inventors Challenge (YIC), and Creative and Critical
Thinking Camp (CCTC).
Science Fair for Young Children (SFYC) is a project designed for primary school students,
and about 200,000 participants have taken part in this initiative at the school, regional and
national levels. As a follow up to the SFYC, a competition at a more advanced level for the
secondary school was proposed in the form of the Young Inventors Challenge (YIC). It requires
teams of up to 5 members each to put their minds together and come up with an invention. This
kicks started with the theme “GREEN INVENTIONS: IDEAS ON SUSTAINABILITY”. A total of 12 teams
from all over the country participated in this pilot project, showcasing their green inventions.
In 2014, the Young Inventors Challenge competition was open once again to secondary
school students aged 13 to 17 years old and we encouraged the teams to be in groups of
3-5 students of different races to come together in an inventive process. The purpose of the
programme is to encourage the creative and inventive capability of young people. The theme
for YIC 2014 was kept the same; GREEN INVENTIONS: IDEAS ON SUSTAINABILITY.
In 2015, we planned to expand the challenge with the Theme Inventions to Help a Million: To
Make the World a Better Place”.
After the initial publicity and acceptance of statement of interest from teams, the students were
given the proposal writing manual to assist them to write a proposal.
The project was then implemented in 3 phases comprising of:
Phase One: The student’s proposal submission, 145 proposals with various teams were received
and 63 teams were shortlisted to participate in the Grand Finale.
Phase Two: Workshop session for selected participants and their mentors. The shortlisted teams
were given training in 7 locations across the country, which took part in Penang, Johor, Kelantan,
Terengganu, KL& Selangor, Sabah and Sarawak.
Phase Three: Final Competition. The final competition held in Sunway University on 19 September
2015. All together 52 teams from all over the country took part in the Grand Finale.
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2.1
Objectives of YIC 2015
Among the main objectives of YIC are:
•
To give an opportunity to young and future inventors to develop and showcase
their inventions in the area of “helping many people”.
To help young inventors to experience the inventive cycle, from conceptualisation
to product/prototype.
To introduce the idea of “using inventions to make a positive change in society” to
the participants.
To give opportunities to young adults who are inventive to promote their ideas to
the outside world.
•
•
•
By participating in YIC, the participants would also:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Produce an original invention and receive recognition for participating in the event.
Meet and network with other inventors who share similar passion.
Develop creative and innovative thinking skills.
Develop teamwork dynamics to solve problems.
Use resources such as the internet, library and experts to hone their research skills.
Learn to document their invention ideas.
Enhance self-esteem and confidence.
Acquire public presentation and writing skills.
2.2
Target Group
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Young people aged between 13 to 17 (Form 1 to Form 5)
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A team of 4- 5 young people
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Multi-racial teams are encouraged
•
Able to write proposals and presentations in English
2.3
Preferred Output and Outcome
Preferred Output
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Preferred Outcome
Understand the invention process
Creation of a network of young
inventors
Understand the Theme
Creation of caring Inventors with their
own IPs
Learn to communicate invention
process via video log
Young People with confidence to think/
act outside the box
Learn to communicate invention
through project paper writing
A community of young thinkers who
would benefit their community and
nation
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Mode of
Implementation
a. Publicity – Sending Out Letters
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During the month of January and February of 2015, information flyers on YIC 2015 with a
cover letter have been send to randomly selected 2000 secondary schools.
We managed to send flyers and letters to the following category of Schools:
o Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM)
o Sekolah Berasrama Penuh
o Sekolah Bestari
o Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi
o Sekolah Kluster Kecemerlangan
o International Schools
o Private Schools
Some follow-up with phone calls and ‘’word of mouth’’ publicity was also done.
b. Event Promotion
•
The Traxx FM interview was attended by Dr.Mohamed Yunus Yasin and Mr.Faizal Noor Batcha.
c. Participants Application
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Interested students were requested to form a team of 3-5 people.
Each team is required to have at least one Mentor, and submit their application to ASTI.
As of 2nd March 2015, ASTI had received a total of 191 applications.
Once the applications were received, the teams were emailed with the Students Manual as
a guideline for them to prepare the Invention proposals. They were given 15 days to submit
their proposals.
Please refer to Table 1 for the breakdown of applications received according to state.
d. Proposal Submission by Participants
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•
As of 30th March 2015, ASTI had received a total of 145 proposals with a broad range of
ideas related to the helping a million theme to be marked by a panel of judges.
Table 1 shows the breakdown of proposals received by state.
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e. The Judging Process: Proposal Marking and Shortlisting
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•
•
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Each proposal was reviewed by three different judges.
The judges were emailed with the proposals along together with the marking spreadsheet
and marking guideline.
There were a total of 30 judges from across the nation who volunteered their time. They
were experts from academia and industry.
Each result was cross-referenced.
The judges had a tough time screening through the proposals three times before finalizing
the qualifying teams.
There was also a final judging review meeting held at ASTI’s office on 25th April 2015 to
finalize the shortlisted teams. A total of 7 judges attended this meeting.
The judges decided to set a cut-off mark of 50% for the final teams to be selected.
63 best proposals were shortlisted according to the 50% criteria, and the shortlisted
teams were notified via email on 28th of April 2015.
Please refer to table 1 for breakdown of shortlisted teams according to state.
No
State
Applications
Received
Proposals
Received
Shortlisted
Teams
1
Johor
5
4
3
2
Kedah
11
4
1
3
Kelantan
3
3
2
4
Melaka
6
5
1
5
Negeri Sembilan
6
5
2
6
Pahang
27
17
6
7
Penang
16
13
7
8
Perak
7
2
2
9
Sabah
10
4
2
10
Sarawak
19
15
9
11
Selangor
56
52
22
12
Terengganu
12
10
4
13
W.P. Labuan
4
2
0
14
W.P. Putrajaya
1
1
0
15
Kuala Lumpur
7
7
1
16
Singapore
1
1
1
191
145
63
TOTAL
Table 1: Breakdown of Application Received, Proposal Received and Shortlisted Teams.
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Training for
YIC Participants
a. Preparation of the Training Documents
•
•
Master trainers were selected and the modules were developed by the R&D department of
ASTI with the help of the YIC committee members.
Master trainers were identified which were Mr. Anandan Shanmugam from the University
of Nottingham Malaysia Campus,
Dr. Mohamed Yunus Yasin from “The 450 Movement”,
Mr. Jegatheswaran Panderengen from Pharmaceutical Bureau, Assoc Prof Dr. Mudiarasan
Kuppusamy from Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation and Dr. Ewe Chun Te,
an education expert and entrepreneur.
b. Training for Shortlisted Teams
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•
•
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On 9th of May 2015, Training of Trainer session was conducted to finalize the flow of the
Students Training and Presentations.
The trainings were conducted by the master trainers.
During the meeting, training teams were formed and each team was assigned to conduct
the students training in various regions.
The training agenda was finalized as shown in Table 2 below:
Time
Programme
Duration
9.00am to 9.50am
Arrival ,Registration and Breakfast
50 Minutes
9.50am to 10.00am
Presentation on INTRODUCTION TO YIC 2015
10 Minutes
10.00am to 10.45am
Presentation on UNDERSTANDING INVENTIONS
45 Minutes
10.45am to 11.30am
Presentation on HELPING A MILLION - BEING AN
INVENTOR
45 Minutes
11.30am to 12.15pm
Presentation on JUDGING CRITERIA
45 Minutes
12.15pm to 1.00pm
Lunch
45 Minutes
1.00pm to 1.30pm
Presentation on MENTOR TRAINING
30 Minutes
1.30pm to 2.00pm
Team Building Activities
30 Minutes
2.00pm to 2.45pm
Presentation on INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND
COMMERCIALIZATION
45 Minutes
2.45pm to 3.15pm
Presentation on HOW TO WRITE PROJECT PAPER
30 Minutes
3.15pm
Training Concludes
Table 2: YIC Students Training Agenda
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•
As a follow-up, the shortlisted teams were invited to attend the YIC 2015 Students Training. The
details of YIC 2015 Students Training is shown in Table 3:
Date
Venue
No of
Teams
To Attend
No. of
Students
No. Of
Mentor
1
Selangor, Kuala
Lumpur, Negeri
Sembilan, Pahang,
Melaka
16 May
Sunway
University
29
122
30
2
Penang, Kedah &
Perak
17 May
KDU,
Penang
6
20
3
3
Johor, Singapore
23 May
SJK (T) Taman
Tun Aminah
4
17
3
4
Sarawak
23 May
SM Lodge,
Kuching
8
35
5
5
Sabah
24 May
SMK Tun
Ahmad Shah
3
14
2
6
Kelantan
30 May
SMK Mahmud
Mahyidin
2
10
2
7
Terengganu
30 May
SMK Tengku
Intan Zahara
4
20
2
56
238
47
No
State
TOTAL
Table 3: YIC Students Training
c. YIC 2015 Students Training Survey Analysis
A survey was conducted on the Satisfaction Level of the students during the Young Inventors
Challenge (YIC) 2015 Student Training sessions which were held before the grand finale. Below is
the summary of the responses of all the students who participated in the survey during the training.
Level of Study of YIC 2015 Participants
No of Respondents
No. of Respondents
120
101
100
80
60
42
40
20
0
15
1
37
23
2
3
4
Level of Study Form 1 to Form 5
Figure 1: Level of Study of YIC 2015 Participants
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5
Based on Figure 1, a total of 218 students participated in the survey. The majority of the students
who attended the training were Form 4 students who formed 46% of the total participants. Meanwhile,
Form 1 students were the least among the participants, whom totalled 7% of the total participants.
No. of Respondents
Participants Opinion on Training Sessions
250
215
211
200
Yes
214
No
148
150
84
100
50
22
19
19
0
Is the place easy
for you to get
to?
Did you have
fun in this
training
session?
Was the training
Was this
session too
trainining
long?
session difficult
to understand?
Participants Opinion on Training Sessions
Figure 2: Participants Opinion on Training Sessions
The chart in Figure 2 states that most of the participants were happy with the training sessions.
They find the training sessions not difficult to understand and not too long as well. Most of the
participants had fun during the YIC 2015 Students Training because only a small percentage of
participants find the training not fun. Meanwhile the trainings were also held in strategic locations
as the students did not find it difficult to get to the locations. Only 22 participants have said it was
difficult to get to the place.
No. of Respondents
Understanding of Presentation
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
82
85
81 81
75
92
64
Poor
Average
68
50
Good
Very Good
Excellent
12
0 3
0
0
6
Did you understand Did you understand Did you understand
the topic on 'Helping
the topic on
the topic on
a Million-Being an
'Understanding
'Introduction on YIC
Inventor'?
Inventions'?
2015'?
Figure 3: Understanding of Presentation
Figure 3 shows the Understanding of Presentation. Topics covered in this figure are Introduction on
YIC 2015, Understanding Inventions and Helping a Million-Being an Inventor. Majority of the students
understood the presentation. Meanwhile there were no students who had a poor understanding of
the presentation.
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No. of Respondents
120
90
55
60
Average
29
2 8
40
Very Good
38
35
4
Excellent
2
Did you understand
the topic on
'Intellectual Property
and
Commersialization'?
Did you understand
the topic on 'Judging
Criteria'?
Good
62
54
40
0
97
77
80
20
Poor
106
100
Did you understand
the topic on 'How to
Write Project Paper'?
Figure 4: Understanding of Presentation
No. of Respondents
Meanwhile Figure 4 shows the Understanding of Presentation on Judging Criteria, Intellectual
Property & Commercialization and How to Write Project Paper. Most of the students understood
the presentation as they rated good and above. Only a few students were unable to understand
the presentation. Less than 5 students rated poor for their understanding on Presentations for the
above mentioned topics.
Overall View of Participants
120
116
Average
81
80
Good
59
60
50
43
40
20
Poor
102
100
1
Very Good
Excellent
7
2
5
0
Rate the Overall Training?
Did your Understanding of the
Inventive Process Improve after
The Training?
Overall View of Participants
Figure 5: Overall View of Participants
Figure 5 shows the overall view of the participants. Based on the chart in Figure 5, majority of the
participants felt that the overall training was good except for 1 participant who felt that the overall
training was poor. 116 students had said the training was very good. Besides that, the majority
of the students benefitted from the training because their understanding of the inventive process
improved after attending the training.
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During the Students Training sessions the students were asked to suggests themes for YIC 2016 and
their responses are shown below:
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Change the life of poor with Science
•
combating global warming
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Save Earth
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Into the Future
•
Make a better tomorrow
•
Small but Powerful
•
Help to Save Time, Energy and Cost
•
Inventions to help the poor
•
Rural Electro citification
•
Reduce Carbon Footprints
•
How to make a better world/better future
•
Solar Energy
•
Making Dream a Reality. Go Beyond Imagination
•
Think Beyond
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Event
Day
5.1
YIC 2015 Participants
A total of 52 teams participated in the YIC 2015 grand finale. Each team consists of
3 – 5 students who were mostly multiracial in nature. Participants were between 13 and
17 years old. It was compulsory for each team to have 1 or 2 mentors. These mentors
were either the students’ teachers, parents or a profesional.
YIC 2015 PARTICIPANTS DETAIL
No
State
School Name
Team Name
Students Name
Dhurai A/L Mani
Adam Hafizi Bin Hamidon
1
Kuala
Lumpur
Sekolah Menengah
Sains Alam Shah
Le Crete
Muhamad Nur Mustaqim Bin
Ahmad Malek
Afif Naufal Bin Aminul Rashid
Rus Hishdan Huzairi Bin Rus Hilmy
Muhammad Rafiq Bin Mohd
Ramdzi
2
Melaka
Sekolah Menengah
Sains Muzaffar Syah
Muhammad Afiq Hakimi Bin Zaini
Arif
Mozac Fighters
Fathul Khaliq Bin Abdul Khairi
Muhammad Amirul Hakeem Bin
Faizal
Muhammad Amirul Bin Yusman
Haney Karmila Binti Kaswadi
Nurhafizah Binti Ishak
3
Negeri
Sembilan
Kolej Tunku Kurshiah
The Kursiah
Creature Inventor
Muna Nazirah Ahmad Latifi
Siti Nur Najwa Othman
Alya Hannah Abdul Rahman
Hanis Nasuha Binti Amer
Nur Hazwani Binti Khairuddin
4
Negeri
Sembilan
Sekolah Menengah
Sains Rembau
Ultimate Prodigy
Nurhumaira Binti Suhaimi
Nurhaliza Saadah Binti Lokman
Rafiqah Farhanah Binti Redzuan
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No
State
School Name
Team Name
Students Name
Muhamad Yusri B Azmi
Aniq Fario B Khadri
5
Pahang
Sekolah Menengah Sains Tengku
Abdullah
Prodigious 1216
Ayu Nazirah Bt Ab Rawi
Nurzafirah Bt Burhanuddin
Siti Nur Aring Azwa bt Sheikh Salahuddin
Mohamad Shazwan Yazid Bin Mohamed
Shukri
6
Pahang
Abdullah
The Marvellous
Hilmi’s Team
Muhammad Hanis Hilmi Bin Mohd Rosli
Irfan Haziq Bin Zainudin
Nursaidatulathirah Bt Abdul Naim
Muhamad Sharul Idzwan B Mohhd Sanusi
Riddhi Sawant
7
Selangor
ELC International School
Kareena Ranai
Archimedes’s
Amateurs
Visagan Ravindran
Shivam Pandya
Unaiza Nawar Tanisha
8
Selangor
Maz International School
Environmental
Protectors
Carina Anne Gnanou
Ayman Adil
Oliver Luc Fernandez
Mashal Hamid
9
Selangor
The Y-Nots
Isabelle Ong Yee Yee
Yong Seow Ann (Grace)
Raisha Rahaman
10
Selangor
Sudiksha Saravanan
Inventors
Ciara Angelina Cacas
Jenet Princy Antony Velankanni
Surheern Ravimdran
Punnet Singh Grewal
11
Selangor
Sci-Fiers
Adam Razhan Merican Bin Shiraz
Merican
Marc John Fernandez
Vinaayagathevan Mahathevan
Yu Ching Chong
12
Selangor
Bo-Peep System
Sarvesuwaran Uthayasoorian
Mohamed Dhanyal Faiz
Aida Sofia Binti Mohd Hanafiah
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No
State
School Name
Team Name
Students Name
Aishath Mishka Shifau
Aadhya Jha
13
Selangor
Vaaams
Vaishnavi Narayanan
Aafiyah Aaeshah
Attika Afroz
Naviinesh A/L Gunalan
Priyashyne A/P Ganesh Kumar
14
Selangor
Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan
USJ 13
Mad Science!
Naven A/L Mahalingam
Meena Raj A/P Rajaram
Rishi Kartini A/P Padmanand
Clayton Khoo Jun Wei
Joshua Lau Chuan En
15
Selangor
Regent International School
Einstein’s Secret
Children
Sarnesh Manickavasagam
Muhamed Arshad Riyaz
Tivakaran Sivagaram
Puteri Alifah Az-Zahara Binti Shuhaimi
Fatin Alawiyah Binti Ahmad Sahimi
16
Selangor
Sekolah Menengah Agama
Persekutuan Kajang
Lustrous
I’Zzah Liyana Binti Mohamad Rosli
Nur Syafiqah Binti Jalalludin
Arifah Husna Zulfah Binti Zul Bahari
Zhafran Aiman Bin Zulkarnain
Muhammad Fikry Bin Rizaludin
17
Selangor
Persekutuan Kajang
Graphenators™
Fatin Adiba Binti Amran
Haziq ‘Aiman Bin Shamsuddin
Nik Izzlyn Syazwani Bt Nik Soh
Muhammad Syahmi Bin Suhaimi
Muhammad Nabil Bin Naim
18
Selangor
Persekutuan Kajang
Indoles
Muhammad Hazim Bin Hamdan
Muhammad Azim Bin Zahrullaili
Ahmad Syahmi Bin Mohamad Nasir
Muhammad Izzul Iffat Bin Ahmad Sukri
Muhammad Hafiz Bin Adnan
19
Selangor
Persekutuan Kajang
Genial
Muhammad Irfan Daniel Bin Abdul Karim
Muhammad Hasan Bin Muhamad Hussaini
Mohamad Sulaiman Bin Mohd Hashim
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No
State
School Name
Team Name
Students Name
Yashlen Pichyalangan
20
Selangor
BS 2
Extreme Inventors
Kokulan Kumar
Vishnu Vijayan
Lokgan Ganesan
Muhammad Jazli Jamaludin
21
Selangor
Sekolah Menengah Sains Hulu
Selangor
Magna Potentia
(Great Potential)
Rahul Nair A/L Bhaskaran
Muhammad Nazmi Alif M.Saad
Ahmad Farid Ridhwan Bin Ahmad Nazmi
Foo Jhin Khai
Shoban Raja
22
Selangor
Sekolah Sri Tenby
Lord of the Locks
Siew Wei Voon
Leow Zhi Hoe
Cheah Jit Hong
Thoy Yvonne
Siow Poh San
23
Selangor
Sekolah Sri Tenby
US
Tan Xuen Yin
Sia Qi Xin
Lee Jesslyn
Hoe Huey Huey
24
Selangor
Sekolah Sri Tenby
Lo Yen Xuan
Yeah
Chay Yun Ni
Anis Zulaikha Ismail
Nurul Iman Bt Syed Alwi
Azalea Zakirah Zailan
25
Selangor
Asia Pacific Smart School
The Elite
Zhafyra Irdina Anuar
Audrey Lee Weng Yan
Mysara Bt. Jamaludin
Chan Yen Feng
Hor Ming Xiang
26
Selangor
Sri Kuala Lumpur
# Team Berries
Tan Zhi Chuen
Muhammad Danish Bin Dzakihilmy
Ryan Kang Jee Hong
Tan Cheng Yew
27
Selangor
Sri Kuala Lumpur
Double TT
Tan Dun Yuan
Tan Ei Siang
Ryan Tew Le Oon
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No
State
School Name
Team Name
Students Name
Nur Syaafiqah Sakiinah Binti Mohd
Amirul Ashraf
28
Pahang
Datuk Bahaman
Nur Sakinah Binti Nasaruddin
IQ-4
Nur Salwani Binti Saharel
Nurul Hafizah Binti Rizal
Dafina Athira Binti Jamil
Nur Afiqah Bt Zulkalnain
Syahirah Izwani Binti Mohd
29
Pahang
Datuk Bahaman
Future
Norsazwani Bt Harmen
Nur Azizah Binti Rasit
Nur Farisha Erlyana Bt Roslan
Danial Bin Wahid
Nik Amer Abdul Adzim Bin Nik Hasanuddin
30
Perak
Malay College Kuala Kangsar
Radical Uno
Muhammad Akmal Bin Ramatan
Shaikh Irfan Zikry Bin Shaike Mohd Imran
Muhammad Haziq Fikri B Mohamad
Khidzir
Muhammad Ikhwan B Khairul Anuar
Syahnon Irwan Putera Bin Ahmad
31
Perak
Malay College Kuala Kangsar
Radical X
Jeyhan Onn Bin Mohd Tahir
Mohamad Suzaifi Bin Sukri
Ismail Imran Bin Ibrahim
Arsyad Bin Abu Bakar
32
Penang
Maktab Rendah Sains Mara
Transkrian
Subterfuge
Amirun Hafiz Bin Ad=bdul Mutalib
Nur Azyyati Binti Ahmad Pauzi
Muhammad Farhan Bin Mohd Rozli
Rahmat Hidayat Bin Mohd Hashim
33
Penang
Maktab Rendah Sains Mara
Transkrian
Green Inventors
Nik Amir Zakwan Bin Nik Zahid
Ahmad Faizal Bin Azizi
Nur Baiduri Binti Abdul Razak
Wayne Tan Rui Yan
34
Penang
Sekolah Menengah Jenis
Kebangsaan Chung Ling
Jaws
William Se
Alvin Ewe Tze Zin
Toh Qing Jun
Chuah Hao Feng
35
Penang
Fort Knox
Daryl Lee Kai Yuen
Gan Yu-Shuang
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No
State
School Name
Team Name
Students Name
Chng Zhan Yi
36
Penang
Teh Jian Xiang
Power Watts
Lee Richie
Santhiya A/P Chandran
Sukuna A/P Thuyavan
37
Johor
Sultan Ibrahim
Kec Young Scientist
Gan Siew Ee
Mohd Aizan Bin Mathivanan
Haarini A/P Nadesan
Pramira A/P Ganesan
Assila Diana Bt Amran
38
Johor
(P) Sultan Ibrahim
The Fantasticants
Elisa Shafiqah Binti Shahrilnizam
Geetha Ganeson
Lim Li Yen
Kabilan A/L Raja
Mathana Ruban A/L Ragunathan
39
Johor
Sultan Ismail
Varuna
Mohammad Basharullah Khan Bin
Jafarullah
Thinesh A/L Nantha Balan
Jaysrina A/P Mahalinga Moorthy
Pranav Manikantan
40
Singapore
School of Science and
Technology Singapore
Team Alert
Patchandi Yugan Kumar
Chandrasekaran Dinesh
Tay Asher
Siti Adni Binti Abd Rahman
Norshahirah Nafisah Binti Mohd Azli
41
Terengganu
Tengku Intan Zaharah, Dungun
Divergent
Nor Afiqah Adriana Binti Roslan
Siti Athirah Binti Azmin
Nurul Syakirah Amira Binti Aminodin
Nur Nabilah Bt Mustafa
Syarifah Dyana Balqis Bt Syed M.Zulkifli
42
Terengganu
Frivio
Wan Nur Adilla Bt Wan Mustafa Kamal
Nurul Nabila Bt Shahruddin
Nur Adriana Aqirah Bt Yahya
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No
State
School Name
Team Name
Students Name
Nur Ain Binti Sulaime
Noor Emyleana Binti Adnan
43
Terengganu
Extream Regen
Nurul Salsabila Binti Mat Jusoh
Nurhafiza Binti Mohd Zu
Che Ku Anis Farhana Binti Che Ku Abu
Bakar
Nurul Maizatul Amira Bt Zolkeple
Nurul Asyikin Bt Zainuddin
44
Terengganu
Linoz
Nur Alia Shafiah Bt Azian Sufardi
Siti Nurnatasha Bt Abdul Jabar
Nur Athieqa Najwa Bt Rusli
Nur Hikmat Bt. Zakaria
Ahmad Shahrul Wardi B. Mustapha
45
Kelantan
Muhammad Faris Petra
Farisan
Muhammad Izzul A'Kief B. Abdul Halim
Amirah Bt. Salahudin
Nur Izzaty Syamimi Bt. Che Sharif
Bernard Then Ying Kang
Chiew Chang Hian
46
Sarawak
Paku
The Bomb
Jeffery Chee Chin Foh
Liew Jian Yong
Nguang Siew Jun
Cessie Valenie Ak Edwin
Justin Luisa Ak Janis
47
Sarawak
Kolej Dpah Abdillah
Drag us to Science
Aileen Julie Ak Iha
Ezzuan Ezzerin B Irwandee
Nur Syafiqah Binti Madhie
Nur Hanina Bt Affendi
Siti Nurfatihah Bt Aidel
48
Sarawak
Kolej Dpah Abdillah
AL Khaibar
Syazani Bin Ali
Mohd Azraei Bin Hamden
Muhammad Dzulsyahmie
Fatin Emilya Wahida Binti Pauji
Nur Amani Binti Azzuddin
49
Sarawak
Kolej Dpah Abdillah
Dots Watch/
Incandescence
Muhammad Rahiman Bin Abdul Manab
Dyg Wafa Amirah Bt Abang Zainal
Abidin
Asley Laja Anak Alexander
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No
State
School Name
Team Name
Students Name
Yvonne Tan Yen Jie
Justine Fong Ming Yuen
50
Sarawak
Sekolah Menengah Lodge
Uranium
Tsan Jian Feng
Roger Loh Tze
Wilson Chong
Yeo Wei Hung
51
Sarawak
Sekolah Menengah Lodge
Panda
Tan Shih Yung
Muhammed Ellhaam Bin Juahir
Znwe Liew Tzune We
Atifah Binti Muarifin
52
Sabah
Agama Tun Ahmad Shah
Gaha Three
Nur Nadhirah Izzati Binti Faridzul
Syahirah Zulkipli Ahad
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5.2
Event Day Summary
YIC 2015 was held on 19th September 2015 at Jeffrey Cheah Hall, Sunway University. The event
started at 7.00 a.m. with the arrival and registration of the participants. This was followed by
breakfast. A total of 52 teams registered themselves for the competition. After registration and
breakfast session, the participants were allowed to setup their booths and models.
Once the booths and models were setup, the Opening Ceremony was held at 9.00 a.m. Next
on the agenda was the briefing by the Judging Team at 9.15 a.m. More than 50 judges were
present to judge the inventions and they mostly comprised of university lecturers, engineers,
environment consultants, intellectual property specialist, etc.
While the judging and cross judging process was on going, Mentor Seminar Session took place
at Lecture Theatre 7 from 10.00 a.m. till 12.30 p.m. Mentors attended this seminar session. Below
is the agenda of the Mentor Seminar Session:
Time
Topic of Discussion
Speaker
Introduction to ASTI, YIC
Dr. Mohamed Yunus
Yasin,
President ASTI
Yayasan Inovasi Malaysia and
Perspectives about Innovation in the
Context of Young People
Dr. Othman Omar,
Director,
Innovation Development
and Advancement
(IDec), Yayasan Inovasi
Malaysia
Activating Global Experience Among
Youth
Ms. Noor Azmaliza
Romlee, Manager,
Academy of Sciences
Malaysia
Mr. Nazmi Lao,
Programmes Executive,
Academy of Sciences
Malaysia
11.25 am – 12.00 pm
Getting to know Sunway University
Ms. Cindy Chow Mei
Ling,
Senior Manager – Events
& Outreach Programmes
Sunway University
12.00 pm – 12.15 pm
Judging Feedback
Mr. Faizal Noor Batcha
Chief Judge II YIC 2015.
12.15 pm – 12.30 pm
Mentor Sharing Session and Certificate
Presentation
Mr. Anandan
Shanmugam,
Project Director YIC 2015
10.00 am – 10.15 am
10.15 am – 10.50 am
10.50 am – 11.25 am
Table 5: Agenda of Mentor Seminar Session
At 12.30 p.m., the hall was opened for public viewing. Public were allowed to visit the booths
and ask questions if they had any. Public Viewing session was closed at 3.30 p.m. All the teams
that participated were presented with Certificates of Participation by our special guests at their
respective booths.
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Our Guest of Honour YB Datuk Dr Abu Bakar
Bin Mohamad Diah, Deputy Minister of MOSTI
arrived at 3.00 p.m. The VIPs who attended the
event were Dr. Elizabeth Lee, Senior Executive
Director of Sunway Education Group and
Sunway University; Ms. Wong Lei Lei, Director
of Marketing Sunway Education Group; Ms.
Shahira Ahmed Bazari, Managing Director of
Yayasan Hasanah; En. Muhamamad Aziph Dato’
Mustapha, CEO of Yayasan Inovasi Malaysia;
Mr. Maheshvaran Balakrishnan, Vaanavil Channel
Manager; Mr. Jayaraman Kuppusamy, Deputy
President of Perinnbam Malaysia; Dr. Mohamed
Yunus bin Mohamed Yasin, President of ASTI; Dr.
Subramaniam Gurusamy, Deputy President of ASTI;
Mej Dr. Vikneswaran, Treasurer of ASTI; Mr. Anandan
Shanmugam, Project Director of YIC 2015; Dr. Ewe
Chun Te, Chief Judge I of YIC 2015; Mr. Faizal
Noor Batcha, Chief Judge II of YIC 2015 and Mr.
Ali Zareh, Managing Director of Start Health.
Ms. Shankaree of ASTRO V buzz was the host for
the Closing & Prize Giving Ceremony. Before the
Prize Giving Ceremony, few of our dignitaries gave
their speeches. Dr. Mohamed Yunus Mohamed
Yasin was the first dignitary to give his speech.
He said that teams that have participated in
YIC in the past have gone abroad and won
competitions at international level such as in
Hong Kong.
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He added that this should not be the end and the
students should continue their inventing journey.
After the speech by Dr. Mohamed Yunus Mohamed
Yasin, Deputy Minister of MOSTI was called
upon on stage accompanied by Mr. Anandan
Shanmugan to give out Tokens of Appreciation.
The recipients of the Token of Appreciation were
Dr. Elizabeth Lee, Ms. Shahira Ahmed Bazari, Mr.
Muhammad Aziph Dato’ Mustapha and Mr.
Maheswaran Balakrishnan who were the funders
for YIC 2015.
Next up was MoU Signing involving Dr. Mohamed
Yunus Mohamed Yasin and Mr. Ali Zareh, Managing
Director Start Health. After the MoU Signing, Mr.
Anandan gave out Token of Appreciation to YB
Datuk Dr Abu Bakar bin Mohamad Diah.
Dr. Ewe Chun Te was called on stage to give the
judging feedback. He said that the judges had
a tough time judging the participants. He added
that the judging was done bases on creativity,
innovation, presentation skills and safety features.
After that, Mr. Anandan gave his speech and he
encouraged the participants not to give up and
to continue their inventive journey. Besides that,
he also thanked everyone involved in YIC 2015
including the volunteers in making YIC 2015 a
success.
The winning teams for Video Log Competition, Project Paper Writing, YIM Inclusive Innovation
Award and the Overall Champion were announced. The details of the winning teams are as
below:
Winning Teams of Young Inventors Challenge 2015 Grand Finale (Overall Champion)
CHAMPION
Team Name
:
Project Name :
School Name :
Prize Given
:
RM100, 000 per
Mad Science
Ultra Violaceus Contego
SMK USJ 13, Selangor
RM2, 000 + Trophy + Certificate for each participant and Bursary worth of
team from Sunway University for Pre-University or A-Level Studies
2ND PRIZE WINNER
Team Name
: Mosaic Fighters
Project Name : Smart Safety Helmet
School Name : SMK Sains Muzaffar Shah, Melaka
Prize Given
: RM1, 500 + Trophy + Certificate for each participant and Bursary worth of
RM75, 000 per team from Sunway University for Pre-University or A-Level Studies
3RD PRIZE WINNER
Team Name
: The Kursiah Creature Inventor
Project Name : SPIXHAUST
School Name : Kolej Tunku Kurshiah, Negeri Sembilan
Prize Given
: RM1,000 + Trophy + Certificate for each participant and Bursary worth of
RM50,000 per team from Sunway University for Pre-University or A-Level Studies
4TH PRIZE WINNER
Team Name
: Team Alert
Project Name : The Portable Integrated Medical Kit (PIMK)
School Name : School of Science and Technology, Singapore
Prize Given
: RM750 + Trophy + Certificate for each participant and Bursary worth of RM
25,000 per team from Sunway University for Pre-University or A-Level Studies
5TH PRIZE WINNER
Team Name
: The Y-Nots
Project Name : Safe Rattler Toys for Infants
School Name : MAZ International School, Selangor
Prize Given
: RM500 + Trophy + Certificate for each participant and Bursary worth of
RM10,000 per team from Sunway University for Pre-University or A-Level Studies
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Video Log
Competition
The participating teams were requested to come up with a 5 minute video documenting
their inventing journey. A total of 21 teams participated in this category by submitting
their videos. This Video Log Competition was judged by ASTRO Production Team. The
details of the winning teams are as below:
Winning Teams of YIC 2015 Video Log Competition
CHAMPION
Team Name
Project Name
School Name
Prize Given
:
:
:
:
The Y-Nots
Safe Rattler Toys for Infants
MAZ International School, Selangor
RM500 + Certificates
1ST RUNNER UP
Team Name
:
Project Name :
School Name :
Prize Given
:
Vaaams
Solar powered plug-point
MAZ International School, Selangor
2ND RUNNER UP
Team Name
: Radical X
Project Name : Care J Project (Multi-Purpose Bed)
School Name : Malay College, Kuala Kangsar, Perak
Prize Given
: RM200 + Certificates
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Project Paper
Writing Competition
The teams that participated in YIC 2015 were requested to submit a 2 page Project
Paper. For this Project Paper, the students were required to write a summary on their
inventions. A total of 21 teams submitted their Project Paper for this Project Paper
Writing category. The details of the winning teams are as follows:
Winning Teams of YIC 2015 Project Paper Writing Competition
CHAMPION
Team Name
Project Name
School Name
Prize Given
:
:
:
:
1ST RUNNER UP
Team Name
:
Project Name :
School Name :
Prize Given
:
Archimedes’s Amateurs
Reusable Water Purifier System
ELC International School, Selangor
Radical X
Care J Project (Multi-Purpose Bed)
Malay College, Kuala Kangsar, Perak
2ND RUNNER UP
Team Name
: Mosaic Fighters
Project Name : Smart Safety Helmet
School Name : SMK Sains Muzaffar Shah, Melaka
Prize Given
: RM200 + Certificates
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ASTI – YIM Innovation
Awards 2015
In conjunction with YIC 2015, Yayasan Inovasi Malaysia (YIM) and The Association of
Science Technology and Innovation (ASTI) introduced a new award called ASTI - YIM
Inclusive Innovation Award. Yayasan Inovasi Malaysia has agreed to sponsor this award
category for the top three winners. We believe that through this programme we can create
a platform for young creative and inventive people to showcase their talent and possibly
built their career in this area. The details of the winning teams are as follows:
Winning Teams of YIC 2015 ASTI-YIM Inclusive Innovation Award
CHAMPION
Team Name
Project Name
School Name
Prize Given
:
:
:
:
1ST RUNNER UP
Team Name
:
Project Name :
School Name :
Prize Given
:
Jaws
Portable Mobile Charger (PMC)
SMJK Chung Ling
RM1, 000 + Trophy + Certificates
The Kursiah Creature Inventor
SPIXHAUST
Kolej Tunku Kurshiah
RM700 + Trophy + Certificates
2ND RUNNER UP
Team Name
: Future
Project Name : Product Of Rubber Seeds
School Name : SMK Datuk Bahaman
Prize Given
: RM500 + Trophy + Certificates
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Public
Relations
During the month of January and February 2015, information flyers on YIC 2015 with
a cover letter had been sent to 2,000 schools which were selected through random
process. Besides that we also managed to send flyers and letters to a few selected
schools. Additionally, we also followed-up through phone calls and ‘’word of mouth’’
publicity.
In addition Dr. Mohamed Yunus Yasin and Mr.Faizal Noor Batcha a attended Traxx FM
interview to promote the event.
Two weeks before the Grand Finale, Dr.Mohamed Yunus Yasin and Dr.Ewe Chun Te
attended a BFM Interview to promote and invite the public to visit the event. http://
www.bfm.my/young-inventors-challenge-mohd-yunus-bin-mohd-yasin-ewe-chun-teh.
html#.ViRdofOTFpI.facebook
During the YIC 2015 Grand Finale, ASTRO 360 covered the event and it was
broadcasted on ASTRO Vaanavil later. They interviewed Dr. Mohamed Yunus Yasin and
Mr. Anandan Shanmugam during the event.
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Assessment Evaluation
for YIC 2015
10.1
Student’s Assessment Evaluation
A survey was conducted during the event and the survey forms were distributed to the participants
of the YIC 2015. A total of 215 students answered the survey forms. An analysis of the feedback
that we received through the survey is shown below:
Gender of Partcipants
46%
Male
54%
Etnicity Of Participants
18%
18%
8%
Malay
56%
Chinese
Indian
Others
Female
Figure 6: Gender of Participants
Figure 7: Ethnicity of Participants
Figure 6 is about participants’ gender and Figure 7 shows the ethnicity of participants. Based on
Figure 6, 54% of YIC 2015 participants were Female students. Meanwhile, Male students were 46%
of the total participants. Figure 7 shows that Malay participants were the majority at the event.
They comprise of 56% of the total students. This is followed by the Chinese and Indian participants
who were 18% each. Participants from other races also took part in the event and were 8% of the
total participants.
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Satisfaction Level of Participants on the Venue and Event Day
80%
Percentage
66
60%
51
48
45
40
40%
41
46
37
43 44
28
0%
22
18
20%
9
7
00
00
00
6
14
Below Average
30
25
65
Facilitators
Helpful
Average
Good
10
4
22
Booth
Space
34
21
15
00
Comfortability Suitability Cleanliness Registration
Event
of Venue
of
of Venue
counter
Agenda
Location
helpful
interesting
Poor
38
13
14
03
44
42
35
Location
Guide
Satisfactory
Food
and
Drinks
Satisfactory
Very Good
Figure 8: Satisfaction Level of Participants on the Venue and Event Day
Figure 8 shows the satisfaction level of participants on the venue and event day. The topics
covered to know the satisfaction level of participants were comfortability of venue, suitability of
location, cleanliness of venue, registration counter helpfulness, how interesting was the event’s
agenda, facilitators’ helpfulness, booth space, location guide satisfactory and food & drinks
satisfactory. Students were very satisfied with the cleanliness of the venue because 66% of the
participants have rated it very good. For food and drinks category only 21% of the students
have said that it is very good which is quite low compared with other topics.
Competition & Resources Provided
100
100
96 94
93
No. of. Respondents
90
80
70
65
70
60
50
37
40
30
30
19
20
10
6
5 3
10
1 1
0
Students Manual
Helpful
Poor
Students Training
Helpful
Below Average
Average
Satisfaction on
Overall Competition
Good
Very Good
Figure 9: Participants Opinion on Competition and Resources Provided
Participants’ opinion on students’ manual helpfulness, students’ training helpfulness and overall
event competition is shown in Figure 9. Most of the students have said that the above mentioned
matters were Good and Very Good. Out of the 215 students, only less than 20 students have
said that students’ manual helpfulness, students’ training helpfulness and satisfaction on overall
competition is Below Average and Poor.
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Inventions
113
No. of Respondents
120
110
98
100
83
80
77
66
60
32
40
31
15
20
1 1
0
3 1
1 2
Asssistance from
Organizer for
Questions on
Inventions
How useful YIC to
you as a future
Inventors
Below Average
Poor
Average
Contribution
towards writing
invention report
Good
Very Good
Figure 10: Students’ Opinion on Inventions
Assistance from organiser for questions on inventions, how useful YIC was to students as
future inventors and students’ contribution towards writing invention report is shown in Figure
10. Overall, most students have rated Good and Very Good for the above mentioned
matters. Those students who said these matters are Below Average and Poor are less than
35 students. These details shall be analysed in details for upcoming year events.
How Much did YIC help you gain the following
60%
50
50%
Percentage %
58
56
40%
49
49
47
39
37
35
34
42
38
36
29
30%
20%
13
16
14
12
8
10%
0%
18
14
00
Self
Confident
01
Leadership
Skill
Poor
00
Team
Work
00
01
01
11
Project
Public Report
Management Speaking Writing
Skill
&
Skill
Presentation
Skill
Below Average
Average
Good
Out of
the Box
Thinking
Very Good
Figure 11: How Much YIC Has Helped Students Gain Certain Qualities
Figure 11 explains how much YIC has helped students gain certain qualities. Qualities
that we wanted the students to gain are self-confident, leadership skill, team work, project
management skill, public speaking skill & presentation skill and to think out of the box. For
each of the qualities mentioned, students have rated Good and Very Good. It was rated
more than 80% by the students.
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No. of Respondents
YIC 2016
YES
85%
100%
81%
NO
80%
60%
40%
19%
15%
20%
0%
Would you like
to participate
in YIC 2016?
Would you like
to have a
training
session for YIC
2016
Question
Figure 12: Students’ Opinion on YIC 2016
Figure 12 explains students’ opinion on YIC 2016. Students were questioned if they would
like to participate in YIC 2016 and if they would like to have training session for YIC 2016.
Based on the above chart, 85% of the students would like to participate in YIC 2016 and
81% would like to have a training session for YIC 2016.
Judging Process
No.of Respondents
197
Yes
193
200
150
72
100
50
0
No
136
13
8
Was Judging
Process Clear?
Were the Judges
Scary
Do you think the
Judges spent
enough time at you
booth?
Figure 13: Students’ Opinion on the Judging Process
Figure 13 is on students’ opinion on the judging process. According to the students, the
judging process was clear because out of 215 students only 8 of them have said that it
was not clear. 136 students said that the judges were not scary. Meanwhile 72 students
said the judges were scary. And a large number of students have said that the judges had
spent enough time at their booth. But only 13 students felt the judges did not spent enough
time at their booth.
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Besides that, we also asked the participants for the suggestion of theme for YIC 2016 and their
responses as shown below:
Suggestion of Theme for YIC 2016 by Participants
• Digital Lifestyle
• Eco Friendly ways to disposal
• Humanity Communication
• Improving Traditional Inventions
• Keep the Green World
• Moving Forward
• Green Inventions
• How to overcome the problem of pollution
• Pollution Kills, Kill Pollutions!
• Better Nature
• An Invention to save marine lives
• Gadgetry and Military
• Waste to Wealth
• How innovation helps the World?
• How to avoid traffic jams
• Technology and Machinery
• Invent for a better tomorrow
• Eco-friendly
• How to solve crisis
• Inventions that help the African
• An unpolluted world
• Improvement in aircraft investigation
• Good Inventions for Infants
• Aircraft and Aerospace development
• Eco-Friendly ways to disposal
• Functionality and Décor
• Humanity Communication
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10.2
Mentor’s Assessment Evaluation
A survey was conducted during the event targeting all the mentors. A total of 47 mentors
answered the survey forms that were distributed. An analysis of the survey is shown below:
Age of Mentors
0%
Gender of Mentors
0%
9%
18-24
6%
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
30%
19%
36%
34%
66%
Male
Female
65-74
75 more
Figure 14: Age of Mentors
Figure 15: Gender of Mentors
Ethnicity of Mentors
9%
17%
Malay
52%
22%
Chinese
Indian
Others
Figure 16: Ethnicity of Mentors
Highest Degree of Education of Mentors
0%
18%
2% 0%
6%
SPM
4%
STPM
Diploma
70%
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Professional Degree
Doctorate Degree
Figure 17: Highest Degree of Education of Mentors
Figure 14, 15, 16 and 17 show the age of the mentors, mentors’ gender, and ethnicity of the
mentors and education level of the mentors. Majority of the mentors come from the 35 – 44
years old age group which is 36% of the total mentors followed by mentors who are 45 – 54
years old (30%). Out of the 47 mentors, 66% of them are female. Mentors for this year’s YIC
comprise of Malay, Chinese, Indian and mentors from other races as well. Meanwhile, 70% of
the mentors hold a Bachelor’s Degree.
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No.of Respondents
Venue and Event Day
40
35
21
26
24
26
21
18
20
28
26
25
18
17
18
19
4
4
25
22
11
002
0
Comfortability
of Venue
00
2
000
0 01
00
3
000
00
00
8
0
10
2
Suitability Cleanliness Helpfulness
Event Courteousness Booth
Location Satisfaction
of
of Venue
of
Agenda of Facilitators Spacing guidelines with Food
Location
Registration Interesting
and Drinks
Counter
Questions
Average
Below Average
Poor
Good
Very Good
Figure 18: Satisfaction Level of Mentors on the Venue and Event Day
Satisfaction level of the mentors on the venue and event day can be seen in Figure 18.
This subject includes comfortability of the venue, suitability of the location, cleanliness of
the venue, and helpfulness of the registration counter, how interesting is the event’s agenda,
courteousness of the facilitators, booth spacing, location guidelines and satisfaction of
food and drinks. Overall, mentors were happy and satisfied with the venue and event day.
Most mentors were very satisfied with the courteousness of the facilitators. 35 mentors said
the facilitators’ courteousness was very good. But food and beverages were only rated to
be good by the mentors. 25 mentors have said food and beverages were good meanwhile
only 10 mentors said it is very good.
Competition and Resources Provided
No.Of Respondents
30
26
25
23
25
20
17
16
16
23
13
15
10
5
0
7
4
0 0
0
Helpfulness of
YIC Students
Manual
Poor
2
4
Adequacy of
YIC Student
Training
Below Average
3
1 1
0 0
Overall
Satisfaction
with YIC 2015
Average
Good
Support from
your School
Very Good
Figure 19: Satisfaction Level of Mentors on the Competition and Resources Provided
Figure 19 explains the satisfaction level of mentors on the competition and the resources
provided to them. It comprises of helpfulness of YIC student’s manual, YIC student training
adequacy, overall satisfaction of YIC 2015 and the support they received from their school.
On the whole, mentors were happy and satisfied with the above mentioned matters. This is
because less than 10 people have said it was average and below.
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No. of Respondsnts
How Much YIC Helped You Gain Certain Qualities
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
27
21
19
15
00 2
00
Instill Discipline &
Responsibility
Among
Members
Poor
3
Ability
listening to
young
people
24
21
17
00
4
Help to
develop
mutual trust
& respect
Below Average
Average
19 20
14
00
3
Problem
Solving
Good
2
0 1
Mediating
Disputes
Very Good
Figure 20: Mentors’ Opinion on How Much YIC Helped Them Gain Certain Qualities
Mentors’ opinion on how much YIC 2015 has helped them gain certain qualities is shown in
Figure 20. Qualities that we wanted the mentors to obtain through YIC are like instilling discipline
& responsibility among team members, ability to listen to young people, help to develop mutual
trust & respect, problem solving and mediating disputes. From the graph in Figure 20, it is clear
that most mentors gained these qualities by participating in YIC. They rated Good and Very
Good for each quality that we wanted to instil and develop in the mentors. Mentors who rated
average and below for each subject listed above are less than 5 people.
Besides that, we also asked the mentors for the suggestion of theme for YIC 2016 and their
responses as shown below:
Suggestion of Theme for YIC 2016 by Mentors
•
Creativity to create harmony
•
Universe concept
•
Today’s Invention Tomorrow’s Happiness
•
Renewable energy
•
Saving the environment with Science & Technology
•
Ways to reduce pollution and to purify things that have been polluted
•
Environmental friendly
•
Work/Power/Energy
•
Prevention is better than cure
•
Environment
We asked the Mentors the following question and their responses are as below:
1.
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How many hours did you spent with your team for YIC 2015?
• Meet infrequently. Most of the times, through e-mail.
• 12 Hours per day.
• 3 hours per week.
• 4 hours a day, 2 days per week.
• 5 months.
2.
What impact did you have with your students/mentee?
• Provided moral support and guided them on their report and project.
• Closer bond because I’ll listen to their idea & help to improvise & make it real with low
budget
• Rapports built. Mutual understanding & respect.
• Brainstorming on the details of the project.
• Guide them in problem solving and report writing. Encourage & facilitate them.
• They are very confident in their project presentation.
• Great, hardworking students.
• Guide and train & support the with necessary elements.
• Communication skills and science learning process.
3.
Any other support or assistance would enable you to be even more effective in YIC
2016?
• More guidelines on the report writing for students (lack knowledge to guide students).
• Financial and material to educate student about science.
• Innovation ideas & techniques. Guidance on project paper writing.
• Financial support (very difficult to get support from the school & even the PIBG)
• Collaboration with university.
• Collaboration with various NGO & government organisations.
4.
How far do you think the students have benefitted from participating in the YIC?
• Students have more advanced creative thinking.
• They can go any level competition.
• More motivated & confident.
• They learn a lot of values and knowledge.
• They knew the right platform to present their ideas in helping people in the world.
• Team work, project writing, making video log
• To be more responsible, meeting deadlines, sense of urgency.
5.
What do you think they have gained?
• Knowledge to carry out project, confidence to present and develop their ideas.
• More knowledge about advance inventors.
• Self-esteem & think out of box.
• Good team building.
• They have responsible to practise in community.
• Knowledge, thinking skills.
• Experience. A very good teamwork, creative in suggesting ideas. Expert in problem
solving.
• Learn new skills of report writing, Photoshop software to produce poster, video log.
• Research-knowledge based learning.
6.
What were the biggest challenges or problem you faced as a Mentor?
• Time. Lack of knowledge how to guide students over a period of time
• Not enough equipment/apparatus at school was not as complete as higher institution
• To make sure originality of idea that fit to the theme. To make sure the layman could
benefit.
• The students’ language ability/soft skill.
• To help them compile their ideas. All of them had different ways to think.
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Judging
11.1
Judges Selection
An invitation was sent to all the judges who participated in Young Inventors Challenge 2013
& 2014 and National Science Fair for Young Children 2014 through e-mail. In response to the
e-mail sent, a total of 50 judges agreed to get involve of and contribute as a judge for Young
Inventors Challenge 2015 Grand Finale. The judging team works independently from the working
group committee.
11.2
Judges Training
A Judges Training was conducted on 5th September 2015 at Sunway University, courtesy of
Sunway. A total of 19 judges attended this training session before the Grand finale. The judges
were given a small introduction about ASTI and YIC by Dr. Ewe Chun Te, Chief Judge I upon their
arrival. Dr. Ewe Chun Te then presented the Judging Score Sheet and had a discussion with all
who attended. The purpose of this session is to develop a common understanding amongst all
the judges as to what constitutes an invention judging score sheet, so that judging would be
carried out uniformly.
Mr. Faizal Noor Batcha, Chief Judge II, later conducted an exercise on report marking and all the
54 reports were marked by all the judges who attended the training. After marking the reports,
the judging panel also brainstormed on the sets of questions to ask the participants. Next, Ms.
Vanitha Vasu briefed the judges on event logistics. The training session concluded with Q&A
session before a networking lunch.
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11.3
Event Day Judging
In the morning, judges started arriving at 7:30 for briefing at 8am. That morning we had
40 judges who turned for the event, and 3 more judges for the Core Judging Panel. The
judges divided into 10 judging groups in total, each judge group were made up of 2
judges and 2 cross-judges.
Briefing was given to the judges until 8:45am. The judges were reminded not to give
suggestions to project teams as it will influence the next cross judging process. Shortly
after the opening ceremony, the judging process officially started and the judges were
visiting the Student Project Teams booths and scored the inventions based on the
Judging Score Sheet. The main judging process started at 9:30 and ended at 11:30 as
planned.
The time keeping was centralised by the announcement from the EMCEE. Ushers guided
the judges at each time interval of 20 minutes. The moderating Panel of Judges (the Chief
Judge 1 & 2, and an independent judge) visited all the projects unofficially. Each Project
Team was given 10 mins to present, and another 5-8 mins for Q&A by the judges.
Judges then went to the judge’s room and the judging groups agreed on a score
(including the report marks) for each project team. At 12:45 pm, the scores were tabulated
and ranked. The top 15 projects were then moderated by the Panel of Judges. At 1:00
pm, the Core Judging Panel visited the top 5 projects and verified the top 3 prize
winning teams by 2pm.
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Volunteers
Management
ASTI formed an Event Committee comprising of volunteers from various fields during the Young
Inventors Challenge 2015. In developing the volunteers to be future leaders of the society, these
volunteers were assigned to head departments within the YIC Event Committee. The details of the
departments headed by the volunteers are shown in table 6:
No
Department
Name
1.
Head
Mr. Jegatheswaran Panderengan
2.
Assistant Head
Ms. Vanitha Vasu
3.
Registration and Accommodation
Ms. Umahsankariah Muthunaikar
4.
Hall Management
Mr. Ragavan Pandian
5.
Food and Beverage
Mr. Jayasilan Kandasamy
6.
Transportation Department
Mr. Nutanaya Sivaceyon
7.
Crowd Management
Mr. Jaganath Rajaendran
8.
Judging
Ms. Rimala Vani
9.
Stages, Prizes and Ushering
Ms. Sankari Ganesan
10.
Survey
Mr. Kumaresan Ramakrishnan
11.
Media (Photo, Video, Music)
Mr. Thirunauarasan Ramjan
12.
Press Management
Ms. Kalaivani Paramaisevam
Table 6: Event Committee of YIC 2015
Before the final event, 3 meetings were held to discuss the implementation process of the event day.
Each Head of Department (HOD) was given the task within their job scope under the supervision of
the YIC Working Group Committee. Another 40 facilitators attended the event to assist the HODs on
the event day. Most of the facilitators were from Institute Perguruan Raja Melewar. All the facilitators
were very helpful in making the event a success.
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Funding
and Budget
13.1
Funding
Young Inventors Challenge 2015 was supported and funded by Sunway University, Jeffery
Cheah foundation, Malaysian Flying Academy, Yayasan Hasanah, Yayasan Inovasi Malaysia,
Vijiyaratnam Foundation, Malaysian Community & Education Foundation (MCEF), ASTRO Vaanavil
and Thinakural.
These funding organizations and individual funders are the backbone of the achievement and
success of the event. The funds pledged and disbursed by our major sponsors and individual
funders are shown in the table 7 below:
No
Funders/Sponsors
Grant Allocation(RM)
1.
80,000.00
2.
Yayasan Hasanah
25,000.00
3.
13,039.00
4.
10,000.00
5.
6,000.00
6.
Mr. Shahin Jamal
5,000.00
TOTAL
139,039.00
Table 7: YIC 2015 Funding
Note: Due to funding constraints, we successfully reduced the expenses. For example seed funding,
accommodation and etc. was reduced to complete the project with great success.
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13.2
Account Statement of YIC 2015
Income Statement for the Project Period Ended 30 October 2015.
Income
2015 (RM)
80,000.00
Yayasan Hasanah
25,000.00
13,039.00
10,000.00
6,000.00
Mr. Shahin Jamal
5,000.00
TOTAL
139,039.00
Less: expenditure
Module Development, IP generation and internal licences
21000.00
YIC Manual (Student, Mentor & Judges)
1000.00
Judges Training
1000.00
Student Workshop
Evaluation & Development
21881.57
1000.00
Venue
25000.00
Exhibition Booths
13737.60
Prizes & Souvenirs
25105.40
Insurance (for students , mentors & volunteers)
1822.00
Accommodation (students & volunteers)
2,035.00
Meals (students & volunteers)
7,897.00
Audio / Visual Rental
2,900.00
Designing, Printing & Promotion
6,115.20
Event Committee
5,743.00
Project Manager
38,520.00
Project Manager Benefit
Secretariat Utilities
7,126.20
26,400.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
208282.97
Excess of (Expenditure)/Income (YIC Debt to ASTI)
(69,243.97)
REPORT |46
Achievement
of the Project
No. of Teams
Graph Showing Comparison for 2013, 2014 & 2015
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
191
156
145
111
56
18
Applications
Received
63
49 52
14
14
12
Proposals
Received
Shortlisted
Teams
Final
Participating
Teams
2013
2014
2015
Figure 21: Comparison for 2013, 2014 and 2015
Figure 21 shows the growth of YIC since 2013. There is an increase in the number of applications
received from 2013 to 2015. This indicates that Young Inventors Challenge has reached more
people year by year as more people are interested in participating in YIC.
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Application Received by State for YIC 2015
Singapore 1%
Kuala Lumpur 4%
W.P.Putrajaya 1%
W.P.Labuan 2%
Terengganu
6%
Selangor
29%
Johor 3%
Kedah
6%
Kelantan2%
Melaka 3%
Negeri Sembilan 3%
Pahang
14%
Penang
8%
Sarawak 5%
10% Sabah Perak 4%
Figure 22: Application received by State for YIC 2015
Figure 22 shows applications that we had received for YIC 2015 by state which was
overwhelming. Teams from Selangor have sent the most applications. YIC 2015 has even
reached out to our neighbouring country as there were applications from Singapore
too.
Besides that, the 1st Runner-up of Young Inventors
Challenge 2013 has participated in International
Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition
(ITEX) and has won Silver Medal in both
Malaysia Young Inventors Competition (MYIC)
and Asian Young Inventors Exhibition (AYIE).
The Champion of YIC 2014 has
participated and won Silver Medal in
Malaysian Technology Expo which was
held on 12th – 14th February 2015 at
Putra World Trade Centre.
The 1st Runner-up of Young Inventors Challenge
2013 has participated in World Invention
Innovation Contest (WIC) 2015 in Korea and
Won Gold Medal for their invention on Agro Pot.
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Recommendations
for the Future
After completion of each milestones (i.e. the student/mentor training and judges training/process,
Event committee formation and completion and final overall), a post mortem was conducted
and below are their recommendations.
15.1
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Students Training Recommendations
Add multiple language
Add more food
Add more activities and games
Free Transportation
More motivational speech
More video on problem around the world
More engaging
Activity based slides
More interactive slide
Hand-on Project
More Videos, Use latest Microsoft apps
Training should be given before the students are required to hand in their proposals
15.2
Judges Observations
and Recommendations
Proposals & Projects:
o Found that theme was occasionally not
present, mainly the rural schools.
oStudents do not understand the
difference between proposal and report
o Improve on the originality; learn to do
background research and critique other
similar approaches
Project Teams Training:
o Stronger guidelines about YIC and ASTI,
e.g. in videos
o Upon receiving the projects proposals
from the students, judges can have a
session with the mentors to advice
o Mentors should provide or ignite brilliant
ideas to participants
oFind ways to connect with relevant
experts
Venue & Parking:
oHave a clear signage that tells you
where the venue is
o Reduce the volume of background music.
Difficult to hear the students
o Some reimbursement for the judges would
be good, e.g. parking fee
Judging Score Sheet:
o Elaborate judging criteria, e.g. a detailed
rubric as Judging Scoring Sheet
o
Include the element of Research
Methodology
o Incorporate the team background (level
of students and school capacity) into
scoring system
Judging Process
o Need to normalise the scores between
strict and lenient judges
Maybe have the teams’ judge more
projects
More judges should attend the judges
training
o Send information earlier to respective
judges
o Have a specific time slot for judges to
go back and suggest improvement
*
*
Other
oStudents from school who are not
participating should come and learn
from the other contestants.
o Should have more participants from rural
schools
Theme for YIC 2016 suggested by
Judges:
oHealthcare
o Solve meaningful problem
o Green materials/invention
oHelping the disable/special people.
Inventing aids or robots that could help
the disables/special people.
oHow Malaysian resources can be
innovated globally. Innovative ideas for
special needs
o Wearable product. Innovative education
o
Medical
innovations.
Biodiversityharnessing the potential value
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15.3
YIC Event Committee
Strength and Weakness
Strength
• Experienced team
• Manageable number of Head of
Departments
• Ease of communication
• Venue was very convenient and near to
public transport
• The booked accommodation was nearer
to the venue and easy to reach on time
• Certificate presentation in booth was
good idea and saves times
• Able to finish prize giving ceremony in 1
hour
• Department work flow accomplished as
planned
• Students & Teachers satisfied with service
provided
• Number of facilitators was sufficient
• Help from Sunway guards, easy parking
facilities
• Good teamwork and cooperation from all
facilitators
• Able to accept critiques
• Early planning system and easy to
navigate
• Great networking and team building
• Able to multitask at once
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Weakness
• Booth size and spacing in between booths
very narrow
• Space for sitting arrangement very limited
as not able to accommodate seating for
mentor
• Delay in starting prize giving ceremony as
Judging was still going on
• Less outsider to visit the event as the hall
located in 4th floor
• Less promotion on the event
• Few media/press attended the event
• Projector in hall was not clear and the
resolution was low
• Rehearsal was not conducted, hence the
Stage & Prizes Department and Media
departments face difficulties in terms of
coordination during the prize giving
ceremony
• Signage was removed , thus the judges,
participants, mentors, VIPs faced difficulty
in finding the hall
• The facilitators was coming from far and
managing their transportation was difficult
• Walkie talkie not in good working condition
& Lack of communication equipment
• Less sitting arrangement in the hall
• Wrong location of media
• Last minute changes of reporters
15.4
YIC Working Group Committee
Swot Analysis and Recommendations
Strength
• Venue sponsors were very cooperative
• Good event organizing
• Professional and committed judges
Overwhelming response from judges
• Efficient usage of volunteers
• Minimal protocol
• Good Training
• Participation from 13 states of Malaysia
including Sabah and Sarawak
• 1st international participation
• Experienced organizers
• Attractive remuneration i.e.: Sunway Bursary
for winning teams
• Committed volunteers
• Very efficient secretariat
• Very positive and universal theme
• Good team work among working group
and volunteers
Opportunity
• Very friendly funders
• Work closer with promising funders i.e.:
Yayasan Hasanah
• To work with Sunway University/Jeffrey
Cheah Foundation for early bursary
• Setting up and outsourcing an event
management team
Weakness
• Inadequate funding
• Publicity for funders and public
• No participation from indigenous/refugee
teams
• Lack of interracial team composition
• 54 teams from only 30 schools
• Quality of invention proposals needs
improvement
Threat
•
•
•
•
Late funding confirmation
Cash flow problem
Limited secretariat work force
Other similar events competing for the
same source funding
• Keeping YIC relevant with the times
Suggestions
•
•
•
•
•
•
More publicity in media
Innovative publicity
Relooking at the format of the day to allow more time for public viewing
Get schools to bring the students to visit
Give trophy to the mentor (1)
Look at improving the manual and doing video training (preproposal submission)
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Conclusion
YIC 2015 was a huge success. We had attracted some multiracial teams from various parts of
Malaysia although more improvement needed here. We had received 145 proposals but only
63 teams were selected. From the 63 teams selected, 52 teams participated in the Grand Finale
after 2 teams had pulled out of the last moment.
Our survey shows great female participation and a high satisfactory level of all of our
stakeholders. We believe that this program can be a platform for young creative and inventive
students to showcase their talent and possibly build their career in this area.
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55| REPORT
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No 16A, Jalan 21/12, Sea Park, 46300 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor Darul Ehsan.
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Tel/Fax : 603 - 7877 8571
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