Peserta Toyota Eco Youth Juarai Mobiliti Untuk Semua

Belia Malaysia mengambil climate action dengan menginovasi penyelesaian yang mampan dan bersaing untuk tempat teratas di Toyota Eco Youth 2022/2023

Toyota Eco Youth (TEY) edisi 2022/2023 dimuktamadkan hari ini dengan perwakilan Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia (KPM) dan UMW Toyota Motor menghadiri majlis penutup dan pameran di Hotel Concorde, Shah Alam. Bertemakan ‘Championing Mobility’, program TEY yang disasarkan kepada pelajar sekolah menengah adalah antara usaha berterusan UMW Toyota Motor untuk memupuk kesedaran dan rasa tanggungjawab terhadap manusia dan planet ini dengan menggalakkan belia mengambil climate action melalui pembangunan inovasi yang mampan.

Sebanyak 16 pasukan dari seluruh negara mengambil bahagian dalam program itu untuk merebut hadiah wang tunai sehingga RM71,500 dengan penyelesaian inovatif mereka dipamerkan untuk pengadil berbincang dan menilai. Lima pasukan terbaik yang telah menarik perhatian para hakim di TEY 2022/2023 termasuk:

• Maktab Tentera Diraja (Mtd) – HEXA-HOLD

Sistem hexabrick diperbuat daripada HDPE kitar semula, plastik LDPE yang bertujuan untuk mengurangkan/mencegah hakisan tanah dan pergerakan tanah.

• Sultan Alam Shah Islamic College (Team Synergy) – Expand-a-bag

Beg expandable yang dibuat dengan plastik dan fabrik pakai semula untuk mewujudkan komuniti yang lebih mampan.

• SMK Kemumin, Kota Bharu – Terra Saviour

Tali pinggang yang diperbuat daripada pakaian terpakai untuk mengurangkan pembaziran pakaian dalam komuniti kita

• SMK Taman Bunga Raya 1 – TWEPS

Sistem yang berfungsi sebagai pencegahan awal kebakaran hutan dengan mengesan peningkatan suhu dan gas karbon dioksida, diikuti dengan amaran dihantar kepada jabatan hutan dan bomba berdekatan.

• SBP Integrasi Rawang – In-FleCT

Insinerator automatik yang tidak akan mengeluarkan asap dan zarah udara berbahaya, dan menukar produk yang terbakar menjadi baja

Pasukan pemenang menerima wang tunai RM20,000, diikuti RM15,000 untuk tempat kedua; RM 10,000 untuk tempat ketiga; RM7,000 untuk tempat keempat dan RM5,000 untuk tempat kelima. Most Supportive Teacher telah menerima ganjaran RM2,000 dan RM1,000 setiap seorang ditawarkan kepada tiga Ejen M teratas manakala RM2,000 ditawarkan untuk Penglibatan Komuniti Terbaik.

Program TEY edisi 2022/2023 yang bertemakan ‘Championing Mobility’ menyaksikan 16 pasukan membangunkan penyelesaian yang mampan dalam empat kategori C.A.S.E – Pakaian, Apl, Alat Pintar dan Kenderaan Mesra Alam dengan tumpuan pada ‘Mobiliti Untuk Semua’ untuk mencipta impak yang positif kepada masyarakat melalui perkhidmatan mobiliti baharu selaras dengan Wawasan Global Toyota.

Berikut ialah siaran media UMW Toyota Motor dengan lebih maklumat:

MEDIA RELEASE

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the TEY 2022/2023 edition, Datuk Ravindran K, President of UMW Toyota Motor said “This year marks 21 years since the Toyota Eco Youth program first began and we are absolutely thrilled to once again be here engaging Malaysian youth to be stewards of our planet. As a brand committed to zero CO2 emissions by 2050, we aim to inspire and help pave the way for bright young minds to be changemakers towards a more sustainable future.”

He continued, “I would like to thank all 16 teams for the hard work and determination shown throughout this time and to congratulate the winners of the Toyota Eco Youth 2022/2023 edition who have shown us today what young Malaysian minds are capable of given the right opportunities.”

“Move Your World is our realisation of a future mobility society as we transition from being an automobile company to a mobility company by enriching the lives of the communities we operate in. To that end, the Toyota Eco You programme aims to create a positive ripple effect in society by moving our youth to take climate action through innovative solutions that benefit the people and planet.”

Noting the importance of cultivating young minds to take climate action, Yang Berusaha Dr Norisah Binti Suhaili also emphasised the need for everyone to start taking concrete steps towards achieving carbon neutrality.

“I would like to express my appreciation and gratitude to UMW Toyota Motor for 21 years of commitment in guiding and shaping the youth of Malaysia to be environmentally conscious and to serve as stewards of our planet. UMW Toyota Motor has been leading the way and moving from merely creating awareness to taking climate action in pursuit of environmental preservation in line with Malaysia’s aim to be carbon neutral by 2050. This is something all Malaysians need to emulate moving forward,” said Yang Berusaha Dr Norisah Binti Suhaili, Deputy Director of Sports, Co-curricular and Arts Division, Ministry of Education Malaysia.

TEY is a catalyst towards empowering the future generation with project management and critical thinking skills by introducing the Toyota 8-Step Problem Solving Methodology, an approach taken by UMW Toyota Motor employees to identify and investigate issues of concern in a methodological way. Alongside this approach, student teams are also introduced to Toyota Motor Corporation’s Guiding Principles which aims to foster a conscious society that lives in harmony with our environment.

Looking ahead, the TEY 22 edition will further place emphasis on the need for students to develop solutions, especially in electrification, that have a long-lasting positive impact on society. To further empower students, UMW Toyota Motor is committed to helping students develop their innovations via Intensive Prototype Development by established ‘TEY Makerspace Facilities’ and will consider collaborating with potential stakeholders to commercialise sustainable innovations.

About the Toyota Eco Youth program

The Toyota Eco Youth (TEY) programme began in 2001 in collaboration with MOE to cultivate environmental awareness and instil a sense of responsibility towards the environment. Now in its 21^st year, the TEY programme has seen some 274 schools and around 3,000 students, principals and teachers nationwide participating in the initiative with student teams challenged with interesting themes to innovative solutions that can positively impact the environment and society. 

To date, over RM 7 million has been spent to organise the TEY programme with the aim of inspiring the younger generation to think out of the box and innovate sustainable solutions that have a positive and lasting impact.

For more information, visit https://toyota.com.my/toyotaecoyouth/