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OSS wins Youth Innovation Challenge 2017
Challenge Organised by Singapore Management University
Under the
Applied Learning Programme (Business and Enterprise) at Outram Secondary
School, a selected number of students are groomed each year in the area of
Entrepreneurship.
Over the
years, these students have excelled in innovation competitions such as
Moneytree’s Ice Challenge, and more recently, Singapore Management University’s
Youth Innovation Challenge.
The Youth
Innovation Challenge organised by SMU's Institute of Innovation &
Entrepreneurship serves as a platform for entrepreneurs of tomorrow. Students showcase
their innovative ideas, business plans and entrepreneurial talents to a panel
of notable judges (from Ronnie Wee, Founder of IncuVest to Daniel Lim, Co-Founder
of Reebonz) to attract seed funding to further their business ambitions.
For the
third year running, Outram Secondary School participated in SMU YIC (Junior
Category) 2017 and both teams from Outram Secondary School walked away with a
total of 3 prizes! From the Competition Briefing and Training Workshop in
November 2016 to the Finals in April 2017, five months of sheer hard work by
our students paid off!
Over the
course of a few months, both teams were committed to coming up with an original
idea to change the world, and worked hard at refining it. The Secondary 4 team
had previously joined the competition in 2016 but failed to make the Final 5
teams then. The entrepreneurial dare in them gave them the courage and
determination to try again this year, and they saw the fruits of their labour.
The students who took part in the SMU Youth
Innovation Challenge 2017 are:
Secondary 3 Team: Best Social Impact Award
Valerie Amanda 3/4
Rajvrat Thapliyal 3/4
Taing Ingly 3/6
Nicole Tan 3/6
Secondary 4 Team: Best Innovation Award
(Business) and Overall Winner
Kyle Tang 4/3
Then Ee Xuan 4/4
Felynna Hazlan 4/5
Jada Rose 4/6
Here is a brief summary of the winning team’s
product:
Due to war and violence, the number of refugees across the Middle East has
drastically increased. This has led to political instability and civil unrest,
forcing millions of innocent people to flee their homes. The Zelter, a water
and fire resistant portable tent, features an inbuilt solar-power system powers
light, a heat generator and a charging port for electronic devices enabling
them to make calls to loved ones. Additionally, there is a water filtration
system to ensure access to clean water. The Zelter – the size of a backpack –
can be adjusted to host different numbers of inhabitants on the run.