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Awards for 215 Malaysian Inventors at IPITEx
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At the Thailand Inventors’ Day 2023, 215 inventors from Malaysia won 10 Gold, 16 Silver, 40 Bronze and more than 10 Special Award medals presented by Poland, Hong Kong, Britain, Singapore, Indonesia, The Philippines, Egypt and Japan, at the Bangkok International Intellectual Property, Invention, Innovation & Technology Exposition (IPITEx) 2023 on 1-6 February 2023.
The inventors were from UniKL, UUM, UKM, UiTM, UTHM, UPSI, Politeknik Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, Kolej Vokasional Sungai Petani 1, Kolej Vokasional Kulim, Sbp Integrasi Temerloh, Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (T) Ladang Mount Austin, SM Sains Bagan Datoh Bagan Datuk Perak, Sekolah Menengah Imtiaz Yayasan Terengganu Kuala Terengganu, SMK Sultan Badlishah, SK Seksyen 19 Shah Alam, SMK Ulu Tiram, SMK Seksyen 7, Sekolah Kebangsaan Jalan U3, SMK Seri Panching Kuantan and Maahad Integrasi Tahfiz Selangor Alam Impian. The youngest team comprised 7-year-old students from SJKC Ying Wah.
According to the head of delegation from MINDS, Prof. Dr Leong Wai Yie, the international judges, visitors and Encik Hairuddin from the Embassy of Malaysia in Bangkok who attended the exhibition, were impressed with the Malaysian inventions. The event saw over 1,000 inventions from more than 24 countries and over 500 presentations. The Malaysian teams also had the opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience with other international inventors.
IPITEx 2023 was hosted by the National Research Agency (NRC), Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education to promote and support the use of inventions and innovations of international inventors and researchers. The aim was also to motivate and nurture new generations of inventors. This year’s event featured exhibits on medicine and public health, medical technology, health products, modern agriculture, environment/water/power and electricity/ green technology, building/construction, education, household items, robotics, information, communication and technology (ICT) and manufacturing processes.
