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What Can You Do In 3 Minutes?

3 minutes may seem short for a lot of us, but it is sufficient for our students to shine brightly on the stage!
 
Recently, an inter-department effort among our lecturers created the 3M Avant Garde Competition – a platform where students were given 3 minutes to pitch ideas related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) using only 1 Powerpoint slide or self-prepared props.
  
Our Foundation and Diploma students actively participated in the competition, in which they have demonstrated creativity to stand out among other participants. Throughout the 3 minutes, our students have shown confidence and have put in effort to convince the panel of judges to buy into their innovative ideas.
 
 
 
A total of 37 students took part in the competition, with Lingeshvaaran A/L Linganathar being the Champion of Category A and Neekita Sewnundun being crowned champion of Category B.
 
Category A 
  • Champion: Lingeshvaaran A/L Linganathar
  • First Runner Up: Marcus Hew Mun Kok
  • Second Runner Up: Emir Saidov
  • 4th Place: Chan Soon Hong
  • 5th Place: Yacine Ali Bouzair
  • 6th Place: Yeo Wooi Lok
  • Consolation Prizes:     
    • Loke Jun Hao
    • Oo Yee Ling
    • Ong Shao An
    • Gloria Shalom

Category B 
  • Champion: Neekita Sewnundun
  • First Runner Up: Lim Kai Shen
  • Second Runner Up: Louis Lim Jia Le
  • 4th Place:  Taonga Lungu
  • 5th Place: Kylie Lee Jia Xhing
  • 6th Place: Tan Zheng Xiong
  • Consolation Prizes:     
    • Nur Sarah Adha Binti Adam
    • Thye Wen Yu
    • Poulomi Jayesh Joshi
    • Ong Khai Liang
 
Jointly organized by Ms. Vinothini (School of Technology), Dr. Yvette (School of Engineering), Ms. Thulasi (School of Foundation) and Ms. Vinesha (School of Technology), this competition has successfully achieved its objectives, to nurture young talents into pitching their ideas in the most innovative and creative ways.