Application Opens for Bett Asia School Challenge 2023 for Students

An exciting new initiative for 2023, the Bett Asia School Challenge is a Southeast Asia-wide competition for students aged 7-17, created to promote big-thinking and innovative ideas on a large scale, to help provide solutions for schools and education issues using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Supported by iTrain Asia, the challenge aims to drive grassroots innovation in schools, and will allow students to showcase their solutions and ideas using four key skills:

• Critical Thinking
• Collaboration
• Creativity
• Communication

Challenge Details

The challenge will ask students to imagine solutions for today’s problems to help tomorrow’s world across three unique design challenges based on three of the SDGs:

• Life below Water (SDG 14) for students aged 6-12: Develop an idea to promote a better use of our oceans, seas, and marine resources.
• Life on Land (SDG 15) for students aged 13-17: Develop an idea to promote the conservation of life on land.
• Climate Action (SDG 13) for students aged 13-17: Develop an action campaign to educate the public about the importance of climate action.

Benefits

• Winners will receive a coveted Bett Asia School Challenge trophy and exciting prizes!

Eligibility

• Open to students in Southeast Asia with solution to one of the following:
  • Life below Water (SDG 14)
  • Life on Land (SDG 15)
  • Climate Action (SDG 13)
• Applicants should be aged between 7-17 years.

How To Apply

• Students will work in teams of a minimum of 3 to a maximum of 10 on their chosen projects at school from mid-July and submit their final project by September 8.
• Finalists will be approached individually so that they can arrange their travel as early as possible.
• Finalists will be asked to pitch their projects onstage to a panel of judges in front of all participating schools at the exciting live final at Bett Asia (taking place at the Athenee Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand) on October 5, 2023 in the morning.

Click Here To Apply

For more information, visit Bett Asia School Challenge.

Application Deadline: September 8, 2023

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