The students came forward and expressed their commitment to solving real-world problems such as waste segregation, air pollution, weather unpredictability, poor air quality, water-pollution, and traffic chaos. They said they require a platform such as
Dr. Jatin Wahane, a Karamveer Chakra recipient 2023 and the world's youngest rocket scientist, who was invited to motivate the students on the occasion shared his experience of building transformative innovation in the field of astrophysics from the ground up. He also encouraged them to think of innovative ideas to solve real-world problems.
This year, the 'Solve for Tomorrow' programme introduces two distinct tracks - School Track and Youth Track, each dedicated to championing a specific theme and targeted towards different age groups. Both the tracks will run simultaneously, ensuring equal opportunity and a level playing field for all students.
The School Track, is tailored for students aged 14-17, focusing on the theme 'community and inclusion'. The track underscores the importance of uplifting underprivileged groups, improving accessibility to health & social inclusion for all through social innovations and hence 'Solving for
The Youth Track on the other hand, targets individuals aged 18-22, with a focus on the theme 'environment and sustainability'. The track seeks innovative ideas for reducing carbon footprint, protecting the environment & promoting sustainability and hence 'Solving for the World'.
Who can participate: 14-17 year-olds in School Track - individually or in teams of up to 5 members can submit their ideas in the 'Community & Inclusion' theme and 18-22 year-olds in Youth Track -individually or in teams of up to 5 members can submit their ideas in the 'Environment & Sustainability' theme
Application themes: 'Community & Inclusion', under School Track, caters to empowering underprivileged groups by improving accessibility to health, improving learning methods and access to education, and ensuring social inclusion for all
'Environment & Sustainability', under Youth Track, will focus on environment protection, reducing carbon footprints and promoting sustainability
What will they get: Hands-on training from various industry experts including
School Track: Semi-finalists 10 teams will get INR 20,000 grant for prototype development &
Youth Track: Semi-finalists 10 teams will get INR 20,000 grant for prototype development &
What do winners get: School Track:
Youth Track:
From when: Starting
Till when:
To find out more and register for the competition in
First launched in the US in 2010, Solve for Tomorrow is currently operational in 63 countries globally and has seen over 2.3 million young people participate worldwide.
Contact:
Email: corpcommindia@samsung.com
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