Terms & Conditions

Eligibility
  • This competition is open to all undergraduate Malaysian university students furthering their studies locally or abroad. 
  • The competition has now been opened to students in college/A-levels or below, with the new age limit being 16 and above!
  • Therefore, if you are 16 years of age and above, or are currently pursuing an undergraduate degree, you are most welcome to join SDGC 2017.


Registration

  • Eligible students wishing to participate must register online on the competition website (through the registration form), regardless of whether they wish to enter the competition as an Individual Participant or as a Group Participant (4-6 students per group).
  • Eligible students are allowed to register both as an Individual Participant and as a Group Participant if desired. In the case that both entries are selected to progress on to Stage 2 of the competition, the participant will be assigned to the group that he/she registered with.
  • Each team must assign a point of contact or group leader.
  • Eligible students are required to submit their entry either in the form of an essay or a short video submission based on the challenge brief.
  • All entries must be in English.
  • All entries submitted after 11:59pm (Malaysia time) on the 21st of July will not be considered.
  • Six teams (either registered or formed out of individuals) will be selected to progress on to Stage 2. 

Judging Criteria
Stage 1 entries will be judged based on the following criteria:
  • How creative and innovative the idea is
  • How novel the idea is
  • How relevant the idea is to sustainable development
  • How achievable the idea is