Green Technology Annual Report

2019 Highlights In 2019, MGTC partnered with Yayasan Hijau Malaysia (YaHijau) to take more than 500 students from nine universities to the 10 th IGEM under the MGTC UnivTour programme. The guided tour offered first-hand experience to participating students in green technology innovations. It enhanced the students’ understanding of the green technology landscape in Malaysia. MGTC developed the Green Minds Challenge (GMC) in 2016 in partnership with the Malaysian Mensa Society to inspire secondary school students to think about and develop simple solutions to environmental issues. The focus is on minimising consumption of natural resources at schools such as water and energy through effective waste management, recycling and composting, among others. The inaugural programme, themed “Greening Your School”, attracted the participation of more than 70 students from 12 schools. The winning solution was “Wonder Washaway” by Sekolah Sri Green Minds Challenge Puteri, Cyberjaya. It was developed to reduce water usage in toilets by filling up a used plastic mineral water bottle with pebbles and placing it in the cistern. In 2018, MGTC partnered with Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ) to embed GMC into MPSJ’s Smart Gen Programme for schools under its jurisdiction. SMK Sri Serdang was selected as the champion with “Magical Liquid”, which reduces the volume of water needed in handwashing and cleaning of equipment. The liquid uses plants found in the school compound and is packaged in recycled liquid soap bottles. Programme developed for secondary school students to Inculcate, Educate And Create Green Leaders who will then Deliver Solutions To Environmental Issues 2016 GMC – Winner Sekolah Sri Puteri Magical Liquid Green Minds Challenge Programme for Secondary School Students 76 MALAYSIAN GREEN TECHNOLOGY & CLIMATE CHANGE CENTRE ANNUAL REPORT 2019