INNOVATION COMPETITION @ iCERI2025
IMPORTANT DATES FOR INNOVATION COMPETITION
INNOVATION COMPETITION
- Open to all educators, officers, lecturers, and students.
- Innovation Competition iCERI2025 will be held ONLINE only without physical presence in Meritz Hotel, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia.
- The best THREE (3) innovation from each category will be invited to attend the innovation showcase during the iCERI2025 Conference.
- Five (5) competition categories are as follows:
- Public/Private Higher Education Institutions (IPTA/IPTS), Teacher Education Institutes (IPG), Aminuddin Baki Institute (IAB), Matriculation Colleges, Industrial Training Institutes (ILP), National Youth Skills Institutes (IKBN), Form 6, State/District Education Departments (JPN/PPD), School Improvement Specialist Coaches (SISC+/SIP)
- Primary School Teachers
- Primary School Students
- Secondary School Teachers
- Secondary School Students
- Individual or team entries (up to 10 members).
- For the Primary School Student and Secondary School Student categories, please include the name(s) of the mentor teacher(s) (maximum of 2) during registration. A Certificate of Appreciation will be awarded to the mentor teacher.
- Participants may submit more than one entry (with separate registration).
- Any project, product, or material with innovative elements must be related to education or robotics, or any related field.
- Projects of innovation can be in Malay language or English language.
- For each innovation entry, the team must submit an innovation video, innovation poster, and innovation report.
- Innovations that have previously participated in national or international competitions are NOT ELIGIBLE to enter unless improvements or upgrades have been made.
- Organizers reserve the right to disqualify entries with false information or copyright issues.
- The decisions of the appointed panel of judges are FINAL and no appeals will be entertained.
- Registration Fees* (per team):
- Registrations will only be confirmed upon receiving the receipt of the required payment. After making the payment, please attach your proof of payment. Please ensure the file is named with your full name, and include the remark “Innovation iCERI2025 Fee.”
- Please refer the following link or QR code to download the Innovation Report Template to prepare an innovation report. Submit innovation reports in Microsoft Word-compatible file AND pdf formats.
- Registration for innovation competition and submission of innovation video, innovation poster, and innovation report via
- Additional certificates may be purchased at RM10.00(Local)/USD10.00 (International) each, and additional medals may be purchased at RM40.00 (local)/USD40.00 (international) per unit. The deadline for additional purchases is 31 October 2025 (Friday). Payments shall be made to the following account:
- Participants must also complete the following Additional Certificate and Medal Purchase Form.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
All team will receive one (1) medal and one (1) certificate of achievement, in accordance with the level of recognition awarded:
⮚ Gold Medal and Certificate of Achievement
⮚ Silver Medal and Certificate of Achievement
⮚ Bronze Medal and Certificate of Achievement
⮚ Certificate of Participation
Special Awards will also be conferred for the following categories:
⮚ Best Poster
⮚ Best Innovation Product in Each Category
⮚ Gold Medal and Certificate of Achievement
⮚ Silver Medal and Certificate of Achievement
⮚ Bronze Medal and Certificate of Achievement
⮚ Certificate of Participation
Special Awards will also be conferred for the following categories:
⮚ Best Poster
⮚ Best Innovation Product in Each Category
Guideline and Related Links:
For inquiries regarding the innovation competition guidelines, please contact
- Dr Aisha Chang at +6011-29967597
- Dr Huang Chwee Ing at +6019-4991238
The organizer reserves the right to make amendments subject to the final decision of the organizing committee