BIEA International STEM Youth Innovation Competition (2019) leaflet

Fighting The BIEA 2019 Extinction International STEM Through Youth Innovation Technology Competition Ages of 9 - The BIEA International STEM Youth 17 years Innovation Competition was born out of a desire to address the drastic skills gap that has started to emerge between the number of STEM graduates and the number of STEM jobs available. Our Competition has been designed to encourage students from around the world to be able to meet and exchange their passion for STEM, to pass on innovations and unique insights, and to work together to create a truly global STEM community for the twenty- rst century. @BIEAeducation @BIEAeducation @bieaeducation @BIEA @BIEAeducation www.biea.org.uk www.bieacompetition.org.uk

The competition is open to all children between the ages of 9 - 17 years, with the aim of encouraging technological innovation and stimulating a passion for STEM subjects. The challenge is to design and develop a drone using drone technology to help ght extinction and to preserve vulnerable animal species. The challenge encourages students to consider many di erent STEM disciplines, including mechanical and electronic engineering, with the ‘Fighting Extinction’ theme drawing on multiple elds in biological and environmental sciences. Change the Future: Technology The competition is made up of several rounds, with each one encouraging students to push the boundaries of their technological and scienti c knowledge, develop transferable skills such as team work, report writing and presentation skills. There are opportunities to win funding for drones and develop skills in ying, and students will also develop their intellectual skills in considering ethical and evaluative arguments for using drones to tackle environmental issues. BIEA is in partnership with Born Free Foundation for the future of global STEM education. To find out more, visit www.bieacompetition.org.uk There is a grand prize of £5000 and opportunities to obtain a BSA Silver CREST award along with several other prize categories.