In addition to hosting the regional Shell Eco-marathon Asia challenge, Shell Malaysia provides a platform for students to meet with industry players for collaborative opportunities
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 FEBRUARY – Make the Future Live returns to Malaysia for the second consecutive year to celebrate innovation among students. At the heart of Make the Future Live Malaysia is Shell Eco-marathon Asia, a platform that challenges students to design and build ultra-energy-efficient cars, and then put them to test. Make the Future Live Malaysia 2020 will take place in Sepang International Circuit (SIC) from the 2nd to the 5th of June.
This year, Shell Malaysia collaborated with Malaysia Automotive Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii) to significantly improve the outcome for five local teams participating in SEMA.
This was done by exposing the students to four local original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in a matchmaking session to encourage collaborations between industry players and Malaysian teams to enhance the performance of their cars.
En. Bakri Bin Alias, Sr. General Manager, Advance Technology Development Division, MARii delivering a speech on the Shell Malaysia and MARii partnership for better local student team outcomes.
[From left to right] Ong Jun Ren, Soo Kim Ming and Er Zhang Khai, representing Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman as Team Genesis UTAR.
[From left to right] Soo Kim Ming and Er Zhang Khai who are representing Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman as Team Genesis UTAR, explaining their ideas and strategy to build their energy-efficient cars.
Student team, Amirul Shafiq representing Universiti Malaysia Perlis, explaining the mechanism of their vehicle design to Suria Component Manufacturing (M) Sdn. Bhd personnel.
[From left to right] Amirul Shafiq Siraj Bin Ja’afar, Muhammad Zaki Bin Noralbhari, Shahrul Mukmin Bin Shamsul Amri, Dr. Md Tasyrif Abdul Rahman (Senior Lecturer, School of Mechatronic Engineering), Suriah Varathan, Harris Fadzillah Bin Zainal Abidin, Muhammad Syamil Bin Azhar, Muhammad ‘Izzuddin Bin Norbashah representing Universiti Malaysia Perlis as UniMAP Auto Racing Team (UniART).
[From left to right] Pravin a/l Surendran, Low Yik Seong, Lau Zhi Shun and Benjamin Chua Liang Seang representing Multimedia University as Team MMU Grune Welt.
[From left to right] Phuah Yi Ling, Jason Wong Yuen Sung, Chen Hoe Shun, Nur Afifah Ab Wahab, Mohammed Algafri, Angus Thomson and Abid Junaid bin Shaick Dawood Zainul Abideen representing Heriot-Watt University Malaysia as Heriot-Watt Racing Team.
Che Wan Amirulfikri bin Che Wan Junaindi from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia explaining the logistics of his team’s energy efficient car.
Nimmi Kamal, Country Head of External Relations, Shell Malaysia, sharing her SEMA experience with the 2020 participants.
This partnership is also highly beneficial for OEMs, allowing them firsthand-exposure to the potential talent the nation has in the area of STEM. The industry players who participated were:
- Suria Component Manufacturing (M) Sdn. Bhd
- Sapura Engineering Sdn Bhd
- Kasai Teck See Malaysia Sdn Bhd
- Jasa Sarjana Sdn Bhd
For more information on Make the Future Live Malaysia and Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2020, please visit: www.shell.my/makethefuture
