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.