YIJ – an online research journal for the development of well-researched solutions to pertinent issues – hopes to empower the young generation with new ideas and inventions.
Submission to YIJ is open to anyone, with or without affiliation with academic or research organisations. ASTI maintains high standards for publication with the guidance from a dedicated and experienced science advisory board comprising professional researchers.
This year’s competition is titled “How To Rebuild a Better World Post Covid-19: Economic, Entrepreneurship & Livelihood”. While the pandemic has impacted everyone around the world, it has hit different communities differently, with the poor and homeless being among the worst affected.
Participants are required to look at specific problems related to economic development, entrepreneurship, and livelihood, as well as other related matters that need to be urgently addressed.
You should propose equitable and viable solutions to these challenges, whether they be in the form of a product, methodology, process, or even a government policy; and these solutions should be applicable to individuals, society, or the government, depending on the target demographic of your research.
The paper can be written by a team of not more than five persons, or by an individual, and must be in English with a limit of 3,000 words. Applicants should be between the ages of 18 and 40.
Participants stand a chance to win the following:
- 1 Platinum Award: RM1,500
- 1 Gold Award: RM1000
- 2 Silver Awards: RM700 per team
- 2 Bronze Awards: RM500 per team
All papers that meet YIJ’s rules and regulations will receive an online certificate of participation that will be emailed to the author(s). In addition, the winning papers may be published in ASTI’s recently launched online journal.
Applicants should register by Nov 15 with the submission of a paper proposal.
ASTI, a non-governmental organisation, was established in 2012. It advocates for the promotion of education and understanding of scientific knowledge through programmes for young schoolchildren, and expanded at the height of the pandemic to include secondary students through various online projects.
Since its inception, it has garnered more than 650,000 participants from all over Southeast Asia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Last year’s YIJ competition was themed “How to Rebuild a Better World Post-Covid-19: Social Wellbeing & Mental Health”. ASTI’s project partners include KLAY EnerSol, Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia, and FMT.
For further information and to register for the paper writing competition, click here. Enquiries can also be made by emailing [email protected], or sending a WhatsApp message to 014-7124217.