Samsung’s global competition, Solve for Tomorrow, is back for its fourth edition in Singapore, and it aims to galvanise students to conceptualise ideas to address key societal challenges that the nation faces today and tomorrow.
The Solve for Tomorrow 2020 competition, which starts on 26 February 2020, encourages students in Singapore to take a closer look at the social issues around them and think about how they can make a meaningful impact on the community.
The platform also allows youth to express their creativity and passion while encouraging them to apply their knowledge and skills across multiple disciplines – including critical and design thinking, marketing and communications skills, technological expertise and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) knowledge – when developing their ideas and solutions.
To encourage the participants to explore challenges across different facets of society, Samsung has identified four broad themes for Solve for Tomorrow 2020. Participants can develop their ideas around any one of these themes:
1. Environmental Sustainability
Explore solutions that address one or more environmental issues and help build a sustainable future.
2. Active Ageing
Develop ideas that help the elderly to lead active and dignified lives in their silver years.
3. Health and Well-Being
Find ways to encourage Singaporeans to lead healthy lifestyles.
4. Inclusive, Harmonious Society
Look into means that will help foster a caring, gracious and inclusive society in Singapore.
Solve for Tomorrow 2020 Competition Details
From 26 February to 6 April 2020, interested students can participate in the competition by forming groups of two to four and submitting their innovative ideas or solutions on the Solve for Tomorrow 2020 website.
There are two categories for Solve for Tomorrow 2020.
Category 1 – Post-Secondary Level: Full-time students aged 16 years old and above, enrolled in any Junior College, Polytechnic, Institute of Technical Education or the Millennia Institute in Singapore
Category 2 – University Level: Full-time undergraduate students aged 18 years old and above, enrolled in any of the six publicly-funded autonomous universities in Singapore, namely:
o Nanyang Technological University (NTU);
o National University of Singapore (NUS);
o Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT);
o Singapore Management University (SMU);
o Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS); and
o Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD).
Solve for Tomorrow 2020 Prizes
A total of 20 teams (10 from each category) will be shortlisted. Each of these teams will receive a S$1,000 cash prize to help them develop and refine their ideas and/or develop their prototype.
Out of these 20 teams, 10 teams (five from each category) will be selected to present at the finale event in June 2020, where the top three winners from each category will be crowned.
First Prize for Category 1 and Category 2:
o S$10,000 worth of Samsung products
o S$6,000 cash prize
o A 4D3N trip to Seoul, South Korea
o Internship opportunities
Second Prize for Category 1 and Category 2:
o S$8,000 worth of Samsung products
o S$5,000 cash prize
Third Prize for Category 1 and Category 2:
o S$6,000 worth of Samsung products
o S$4,000 cash prize
For more information on Solve for Tomorrow, please visit here or reach out to the team at [email protected].