Youngsters are invited to submit ideas for creative inventions that benefit society with entries accepted from July 30 to September 30, 2022
When it comes to a project or activity that promotes and encourages creativity and imagination in youth and is considered an inspiring way for young people to pursue their dreams, it must be the “Honda Super Idea Contest.”
Honda Automobile (Thailand) Company Limited has continually held this contest for the past 17 years, during which over 430,000 students across the country in grades 1 to 6 submitted creative ideas based on their dreams and imaginations, designing future inventions that are fun, creative, and benefit society.
This year, Honda is holding the contest for the 18th time under the theme “Creating Ideas, Making a Melody of Dreams, Promoting Imagination in Thai Kids to Go Places Worldwide.”
The contest is open for entries for creative ideas from children across the country from 30 July 2022 until 30 September 2022. More details are available at http://www.facebook.com/hondasuperidea
Noriyuki Takakura, President and CEO of Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd., said, “Honda believes the power of dreams can be the driving force for great success in creating innovations and new products that will bring a lot of happiness to people around the world. To encourage children’s dreams, creativity, and imagination, Honda has held the ‘Honda Super Idea Contest’ for eighteen consecutive years with an aim to search for young inventors, as we believe in encouraging and supporting children to unlock their infinite creative energy and strive to grow to become a major force in the future. Last year, the contest was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic so Honda could continue to unleash children’s imaginations. We received around 5,723 entries for the contest, which is a positive response. This year’s winners will receive a royal plaque from Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn along with scholarships and the opportunity to go on a field trip to Japan in a cultural exchange to master new skills.”
This year, the Honda Super Idea Contest 2022 is divided into four rounds:
Round 1: Draw a picture of your idea for an invention based on imagination onto an imaginary paper that can be downloaded at http://www.facebook.com/hondasuperidea or from Line: @superidea. The deadline for submission is September 3, 2022. Eighty works will be selected and announced to go to round two on October 31, 2022.
Round 2: Present your work from the imaginary paper in the form of a 3-to-5-minute video clip. You can submit this clip by November 11, 2022, with fifteen entries selected for the final round. The results will be announced on November 18, 2022.
Round 3: The Super Idea Super Camp activity that takes place on November 26 & 27, 2022 provides opportunities for children to develop their creative skills and learn about the principles of science and art from expert speakers. It provides a foundation for the 15 finalists to build a model of their selected ideas, which will be initially funded for presentation in the final round.
Round 4: The final round of the Honda Super Idea Contest 2022 Kids Krahuem Lok project takes place on December 17, 2022. All fifteen finalists are required to make a 3-to-5-minute presentation of their idea together with a mock-up of the prototype. They must then answer questions about their idea in front of a panel of three qualified members. The winners will be selected, with the first-place winner receiving a royal plaque from Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn plus a 10,000-baht scholarship, while the five runners-up will each receive a plaque. All top six entrants who receive the awards will have a chance to go on a field trip to Japan.*
There is also an “Inspiring Teachers to Support Kids’ Ideas” workshop that aims to generate creative ideas to inspire teachers to help motivate their students to develop their own creative ideas and efficiently create inventive works based on their imaginations. Two teachers of the students who submit their ideas and become finalists in the contest will be selected to receive “Best Inspiring Teacher” awards. These two teachers will also have the opportunity to join the field trip to Japan with the students who won the contest.
Interested teachers and students can get more details about the contest at
https://www.facebook.com/hondasuperidea or contact the project coordination centre for the Honda Super Idea Contest 2022 from Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 18:00 hrs. by calling 092-669-1784, or via the LINE Official Account: @superidea.
The “Honda Super Idea Content” project was first held in Thailand in 2005. It originated from the Honda Kids Idea Contest project by Honda Motor Company Limited, Japan, with the aim to cultivate young people to know how to master their creativities and imaginations, dare to challenge themselves, dare to dream and dare to make dreams come true.
Through the project, it offers elementary school students across the country to submit their ideas for future inventions that are fun, creative, and beneficial to society and a chance to win the royal plaque of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and an award for a field trip to Japan. At present, Honda has continually carried out the project for the eighteenth consecutive year.
Great Wall Motor (GWM) aims to develop the capabilities and knowledge of the younger generation to sustainably drive Thailand’s EV industry.
The automaker is collaborating with the Office of the Vocational Education Commission and Mahanakorn University of Technology.
GWM has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to impart knowledge on the designing and manufacturing of modern vehicles, providing essential skills to vocational students.
The produced equipment will be utilized for educational purposes following the ever-changing technology in the present days and for developing modified agricultural machinery prototypes equipped with motor and battery of electric vehicles.
The partnership reinforces GWM’s commitment as Thailand’s xEV leader ready to develop skills for quality workforce to serve the requirements of EV market while transforming Thailand to become the hub of EV manufacturing and export in Asean.
Under this partnership, GWM will provide automotive parts for appropriate usage in the project to nurture skills in developing and modifying EV power sources through direct experience cultivated from using the equipment and while producing modified agricultural machinery prototypes equipped with power sources made from motor and battery of electric vehicles provided by the company.
In addition to Mahanakorn University of Technology, the initiative includes 3 Science-based Technology Vocational Colleges under the Office of the Vocational Education Commission’s supervision namely: 1. Science-Based Technology Vocational College (Chonburi), 2. Suranaree Technical College (mechanic and engineer), and 3. Lamphun College of Agriculture and Technology (Agricultural Biotechnology and Agro-Industry).
Held at the Vocational Education Commission, Ministry of Education, the signing ceremony was presided over by Khunying Kalaya Sophonpanich, Deputy Minister of Education.
The MOU was signed by Michael Chong, General Manager of Great Wall Motor (Thailand); Suthep Kaengsanthia, Secretary to Office of the Vocational Education Commission; and Asst. Prof. Dr. Panavy Pokai-udom, President of Mahanakorn University of Technology.
Khunying Kalaya said: “The government focuses on driving Thailand’s transition to become an EV society while encouraging Thai people to see the significance, necessity, and benefits of using electric vehicles which is very crucial. Improving vocational education in terms of studying and developing process, inventing, and modifying agricultural machines equipped with power sources and battery from electric vehicles, for modernizing agricultural study is a key to improve our country. Therefore, vocational education needs to quickly develop its workforce’s capabilities, equipping them with essential skills so that they are suitable for the market requirements in terms of quantity and quality. Regarding student development, it is necessary to keep related curriculum up to date to make education efficient.”
Chong said: “GWM has witnessed Thailand’s various capabilities in driving forward the alternative energy industry. One of our commitments is to prepare and equip younger generations with modern skills, technology and innovation knowledge, and efficient teamwork through practice. Our partnership with the Office of the Vocational Education Commission and Mahanakorn University of Technology will allow students and teachers to cultivate in-depth knowledge regarding electric vehicles beneficial to curriculum development. In the future, they will play a crucial part in completing the EV ecosystem and transforming Thailand to become the epicenter of regional EV industry.”
Suthep said: “Due to the current situation in which gasoline price has been increasing while the government is promoting new industries especially the S-Curve and New Curve categories which EV business involves with country development process and Ministry of Education’s academic policies, adapting for manufacturing and developing vocational workforce is crucial in order to align with the government and industry’s direction. For agricultural and technological schools must utilize technology in the management process. Additionally, The Office of the Vocational Education Commission is in charge of Science-based Technology Vocational Colleges focusing on incubating innovators who are capable of manufacturing, designing innovation, and modification. Once the knowledge of development and design is provided, their education will be completed and solidified.”
Asst. Prof. Panavy said: “We believe that the collaboration will help complete the knowledge and skill development process for our students. It will be another model of how to further elevate Thailand’s higher education. We will work to develop capabilities for quality workforce that meets the market’s needs, especially the EV industry which its growth is being focused on by the government.”
This academic collaboration is a part of social initiatives conducted by GWM which is dedicated to improving social environments, communities, and cultural diversity, as well as uplifting innovation capabilities of the younger generations through working consistently alongside partners to crystalize social, economic, and environmental development in a sustainable way.
Great Wall Motor (GWM) is a Global Intelligent Technology Company. The company made its initial public offerings on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in 2003 and the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2011.
With more than 80 subsidiaries and affiliates, GWM employs more than 70,000 people. Its automobile sales have exceeded one million units per annum for six years running.
In addition to China, GWM sells its high-quality automobiles in more than 60 markets through an overseas network that covers more than 700 locations worldwide.
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