KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 (Bernama) -- Honeywell collaborates with Universiti Malaya and the UM STEM Centre to encourage innovative and creative ideas from Malaysian students and address real-world challenges in sustainability by using STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) to compete in the Honeywell STEM For Sustainability Project Competition.
 
Promoting inclusion and diversity as their working platform, the teams of engineering students included Malaysians from different backgrounds and distinct identities with diverse representation including female engineering students, various ethnic and faith groups, and people with different abilities.

The competition was overseen by an all-women team of the UM STEM Centre that worked with their academic peers at five research and four technical Malaysian universities and invited over one thousand eight hundred second and third-year engineering students to participate since January 2023. The students worked in teams of five and they went through three elimination stages before the ten final teams competed for the final stage in five categories and for a grand prize win.
 
The final competition was hosted at Universiti Malaya where the ten competing teams had to present to and be judged by academics, members of the Board of Engineers of Malaysia, and Honeywell.
 
“As a leader in innovation, Honeywell supports the promotion of STEM to students around the world,” said Yeong-Chuan Lim, Honeywell President for Malaysia and Singapore. He added “Every day, 100,000 Honeywell employees work globally to solve some of the world’s toughest problems, including environmental challenges. We want to inspire and encourage students, including those in Malaysia, to innovate for a better future.”
 
“This competition helped to inspire the next generation of Malaysian engineers to showcase their innovative ideas that address real-world challenges including environmental sustainability using STEM,” said Ir. Dr. Mas Sahidayana Mohktar, Director of UM STEM Centre. She added “It’s important for the students to understand that they can create a sustainable future through engineering and technology. We are also hopeful that we can continue to work with Honeywell and promote STEM among Malaysian students.”
 
The winning teams and the categories are:
 

Universities involved:
 
Research Universities
·         Universiti Malaya, KL
·         Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor
·         Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang
·         Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, KL
·         Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor
 
Malaysian Technical University Network
·         Universiti Malaysia Pahang
·         Universiti Malaysia Perlis
·         Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
·         Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor

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