The inaugural Future Space Scholar competition being coordinated by the International Teenager Competition and Communication Centre (ITCCC). The ITCCC aims to introduce the best international resources to educate and develop youth by developing high quality education products. For years, ITCCC has worked with organisations managing international competitions for teenagers. We connect students with a multitude of challenging and influential competitions, with a significant cross-cultural communication component, in a range of different disciplines. Our ultimate goal is to foster students’ innovative abilities and skills in order to prepare them for the increasingly Competitive world in the 21st century. http://www.itccc.org.cn/
The 2019 Future Space Scholars Meet is designed for secondary school students with a passion for space, or are considering a future in STEM fields. Teams of up to 12 grade 9 to 12 students respond to an engineering Request for Proposal and design a futurist space settlement, planning structural engineering, operations and safety, human factors and community, as well as schedule and cost. Students from UK, Ukraine, USA and Australia have been invited to submit the Space Settlement design proposals online before August 5th, 2019 and join the international group competition in Beijing China from 29th September to 3rd October, 2019.
During the Beijing session, international teams will be mixed into companies of 40-48 students to carry out a 24 hours extreme design based on RFP released on site. There will be industry mentors to guide the students through the process and judges from many industries will be there to evaluate decide the winners. Over the duration of the competition, mini teams will need to plan, design and present about their section of the project then prepare final presentation to judges. Criteria of Judging include: Rationality, Integrity, Economy and Consistency.
Below is an itinerary of cultural activities, walking tours and STEM opportunities. Tour and competition dates: 24th September to 3rd October, 2019. It is planned that the team will depart Australia on 24th September.
Sept. 24, 2019 Tuesday
Depart Sydney International Airport to Beijing
Airport pickup and travel to Wenjin Hotel
Check in Wenjin Hotel Beijing (breakfast included)
Add: Tsinghua Science & Technology Park
Tel: 400-699-8818
http://en.hotel-momc.cn/
Sept. 25, 2019 Wednesday
Breakfast
Visit China Science Museum and iMAX movie
Lunch at the Museum
Visit Beijing Capital Museum for exhibition and cultural experiment activities:
– Paper Cutting
– Beijing Opera face painting
Dinner time
Travel back to hotel
Communication meeting
Sept. 26, 2019 Thursday
Breakfast
Travel to and visit the Great Wall
Travel back to Peking University Stanford Research Centre Working lunch in Peking University Stanford Research Centre Roundtable with former IBM China Executive
– Topic: China’s development in the past 20 years
Making a model CubeSet with understanding of satellite
communication technology
Travel to dinner venue
Dinner Time (Peking Duck)
Travel back to hotel
Communication meeting
Sept. 27, 2019 Friday
Breakfast
Travel to the Forbidden City
Visit Forbidden City as well as Ti’anmen Square
Lunch in Hou Hai Area at students’ choice
Hu Tong Tour
– Make Chinese Dumplings
– Kite Making
Travel to Parkview Green and dinner at students’ choice
Travel to National Centre for the Performing Arts of China
See Performance at National Centre for the Performing Arts of China
Travel back to hotel
Communication meeting
Sept. 28, 2019 Saturday
Breakfast
Visit Bird Nest and Water Square (2008 China Olympic)
Walk through Beijing Olympic Park
Hiking and Kite Flying contest
Travel to and visit 798 Art District
Travel to Ancient Observatory
Visit Ancient Observatory and Old Wall Site Park
Travel to Tun San Li, dinner at students’ choice
Travel back to hotel
Communication meeting
