KUALA LUMPUR: Three students from Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi Tun Abdul Razak, Pekan, in Pahang won the top award at the 14th International Standards Olympiad competition in Anseong, South Korea, recently.
Farhah Batrisyia Abdul Rahim, Nur Amalina Diyana Azman and Nur Isyirah Zulkafli, together with their teacher Rose Nabiella Muhd Rusli, clinched the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Award and bagged a cash prize of KRW2000,000 (RM6,958.33) for their performance.
In a statement issued on Wednesday night, the International Trade and Industry Ministry said the Malaysians defeated 48 other teams from China, Ecuador, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Peru and Singapore.
Meanwhile, another Malaysian team – from Sekolah Menengah Sains Hulu Terengganu, Kuala Berang, in Terengganu – received the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT) Special Award for good performance in standards/technical document writing, oral presentation and teamwork spirit.
Competitors had been challenged to produce a standard/technical document on the topic of “Robots for Household Use – Performance Criteria and Related Test Methods for Dry Cleaning Robot” (Upper School Category); and “Unmanned Aerial Vehicle – Performance Criteria and Test Method of Camera Drone” (Middle School Category).
The competition – organised by the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) and the Korean Standard Association (KSA) – also tested the students’ knowledge of standardisation from a theoretical perspective, creativity, and scientific and technological knowledge. – BERNAMA