Miri to host Borneo International Robot Tournament in May

Miri has been chosen as the host for the inaugural Borneo International Robot Tournament (IRT), set to be taking place at the Meritz Hotel here this May 8 to 11.

Jointly organised by SMK Chung Hua Miri and Sasbadi Learning Solution, with support from the Ministry of Education (MoE), the event is set to host over 190 teams comprising more than 570 participants, from Malaysia and overseas.

Deputy Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts I Datuk Sebastian Ting, in launching the tournament at SMK Chung Hua here yesterday, expressed his pride in seeing the school, being among the best secondary schools in this division, take up the challenge to organise the international competition.

“This tournament represents a significant milestone in the promotion of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education and international cooperation.

“Most certainly, through the collaboration with Sasbadi Learning Solution and official approval from the MoE, it is indeed an honour to have this event here,” said Ting.

He also hailed the event as a good platform to forge stronger global ties, of which among the participating teams that had confirmed their attendance came from Macau, China, Taiwan and Vietnam, with the potential participation from Thailand, South Korea and Japan.

Registration for the competition is now open to four categories namely the elementary group (age 9 to 12); lower secondary level (13 to 15); upper secondary level (16 to 18); and the robot sports group (age 11 to 18).

Each category is limited to 48 teams, with each team being composed of one mentor and two players.

Closing date for registration is this March 28. Those interested can click on the link https://forms.gle/ tGsWu9XwsxktgQ6JA to find out more.