ไทยOn September 9th, 2022, the Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University together with the Chulalongkorn University radio station organized the Final Pitching of the Environmental Initiative Contest under the Envi Mission project: the 3rd year environmental protection mission under theme “Make It Balance : the stability among food water energy” at the Music Hall, Art and Culture Building, Chulalongkorn University. The goal of this activity was to install the concept of environmental conservation to high school students across the country and to encourage students to apply their knowledge and experiences gained from participating in the project to resolve problems in their own communities through the project work started since March 2022. This year, there were in total 201 teams from secondary schools across the country. Each team consisted of 3 students and 1-2 mentors. Thirty teams who passed the preliminary round attended a workshop at the Learning Network Center for the Region, remote campus of Chulalongkorn University, Saraburi Province for 3 days and 2 nights. After that, 10 selected teams joined the activities in order to uplifting their important skills prior to the final round.
The semi-final 10 teams presented their own projects illustrating initiation in environment issues and answered questions from the committees within 10 minutes. The final results are as follows:
The winning prize was “Liquid” from Wisuttarangsee School, Kanchanaburi province. The team presented idea to convert remaining part of sugarcane after juice pressing into a clean energy, reducing pollution and increasing income for local habitants. The winning team received a prize of 30,000 baht.
The first runner-up was “Success” from Hat Yai Wittayalai 2th School, Songkhla Province. The team presented project to create food for Snapper fish, using black solider fly to reduce occurrence of waste water in Songkhla Lake Basin. The first runner-up winning team received a prize of 20,000 baht.
The second runner-up was “The T.W. Energy” from Trakul Pratueng Wittayakom school, Yasothon province. The team presented idea of using resin as an alternative energy in agricultural engines. The second runner-up winning team received a prize of 10,000 baht.
Two consolation prizes were: “Wang Chula” from Uttaradit School, Uttaradit province and “Exynos Tiger” from Chulabhorn Rajawittayalai Science School, Pathum Thani Province. Wang Chula presented the idea to manage water resources to meet consumption standard and Exynos Tiger presented the innovation concept of rice growing applying SRI. Both teams received a prize of 5,000 baht.
After the competition, Professor Dr. Pisut Pianmonkul , Secretary of the Minister of Energy congratulated to all winners and concluded the project, with the following emphasis: “We have seen the ideas and potential of young people to drive forwardly the initiation in environmental management. In particular, natural resource issues are diversified and involve many stakeholders. Therefore, the management of natural resources is complicated and cannot be considered only from one single dimension. Once the use or management of one natural resource occurs, it will affect other natural resources in particular, food, water, and energy resources. This leads to the concept of linkage of these three things which is the main theme of this year’s project. Today, all 10 teams have demonstrated their best potential. However, solving environmental problems cannot be accomplished by just a person, but the responsibility must be from all of us. Therefore, the initiation project in environmental management of 10 teams and also other 191 teams that were not qualified in semi-final are all important. After the end of project, we hope that new younger generation joining this activity will continue to develop and realize the team’s ideas into the real implementation, being part of promoting and developing the national environment to jointly achieve inclusive growth in Thailand”.
