Honda Cars PH partners with DOST for innovation competition

Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) announced that it is currently one of Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute's (DOST-SEI) partners in its innovation competition for young Filipinos in Senior High School.

In a statement, HCPI shared that it is one of the partners in the program dubbed “imake.wemake:create.innovate.collaborate” that promotes creative and innovative thinking among students.

The contest is aimed at enabling young minds to solve problems of their respective communities or achieve a particular purpose using critical thinking, experimentation, risk analysis, engineering, and technical skills.

For this year, a total of 89 project proposals from public and private high schools around the country were submitted — the most number of applications that the contest has received to date since it started in 2017.

The memorandum of agreement was signed by representatives of DOST-SEI, HCPI, C&E Publishing, Inc., and Gokongwei Brothers Foundation last March 13 at the Sequoia Hotel in Paranaque .

DOST-SEI Director Dr. Josette Biyo expressed her gratitude to the partners who are investing in young Filipino innovators. “I believe that through our partnership, more doors of opportunities will be opened, and more young people will be primed to become scientists and innovators – creating and collaborating for a better future,” she said.

Under the imake.wemake innovation competition, three schools will each receive a Youth Innovation cash grant of P200,000. This would be after a build period of about 90 days allotted for finalists to design, build, and complete their working prototype, including test deployment in their chosen community.

“Honda Cars is honored to be a part of the imake.wemake program. What you are doing here truly resonates with us. As the students use their creative energies and smart ideas to craft solutions to many of society’s problems, Honda, the Power of Dreams, is unwavering about greater value through superior safety and environmental performance. We appreciate how this program promotes the application of science and technology in creating solutions and pursuing big dreams,” HCPI Vice President, Atty. Louie Soriano was quoted as saying.

Photos from Honda Cars Philippines Inc.

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