About CoRIC

Introduction

CoRIC is a new competition category introduced under the NRIC 2011. CoRIC stands for Community Research and Innovation Competition. CoRIC is initiated to engage research and technology to community. The ultimate aim is to educate and prepare students to pitch their research idea and innovation that can be commercialized and valuable towards the industries, societies and mankind.

Concept: The power of idea

• What is the existing present day’s problem/issue that leads you to create this idea?
• How can you solve the problems/issues?
• Is your solution creating value, sustainable and can be commercialized?

 

How to Participate:

1. Form a team (2-4 student and 1 mentor)
2. Submit the registration form by email with a 1-page Executive Summary by 1 June 2011
3. On the event day, each team will have 2 minutes to make their pitch (verbal presentation only).




Structure of the Executive Summary:

1. Problem/Issue
2. Solution to the problems/Issue
• Fundamental science
• Commercial value
• Technological use
• Knowledge impact
3. Impact of the solution
• Community
• Environment
• Commercial value
• Humanity

 

Format of the Executive Summary:

1. 1 page only (A4 paper)
2. Single spacing
3. Font 11- Arial
4. Margin 1 inch all sides

 

Rules and Regulation

• Each institution of higher learning can ONLY register for one team.
• Each team must consist of both art and science students (multi-disciplinary), with a maximum of 4 students (minimum 2 students) and 1 mentor
• Idea must be the original work of students.
• No product is required; each team ONLY delivers a verbal presentation to convince the judges that their idea can be commercialized.
• Each team will have 2 minutes to present their idea
• The entire pitch must be made by one person, and no props are allowed in the presentation.
• The Judging Panel reserves the right to disqualify any entry.

 

Registration Fees

• RM 500 per team (including mentor), which include food and accomodation.

 

*click here to register