DStv Eutelsat Star awards competition opens

Sep 03, 2015

Students between the ages of 14 and 19 years have yet another opportunity to participate in the International DStv Eutelsat satellite technology competition.

By Conan Businge

STUDENTS between the ages of 14 and 19 years have yet another opportunity to participate in the International DStv Eutelsat satellite technology competition.

This year’s competition will be in essay writing or alternatively designing a poster on the set topic.

The awards are held annually to inspire innovative thinking among secondary school students in Africa, to create awareness on how science and technology can be applied to everyday life, and to showcase the many ways that satellites already impact on the development of the continent.

This pan-African collaboration has over the years created meaningful engagement with students, the academic community and the scientific world. Since its inception, the competition has drawn over a 3000 entries across the continent and has invigorated a passion for science amongst the younger generation.

The application process, according to Tina Wamala, the Multichoice public relations and communications manager, will close on November 5, 2015 and only entries submitted on the prescribed entry form will be eligible.

According to the statement, the competition has drawn over a 3,000 entries across the continent since its inception and has rejuvenated a passion for science amongst the younger generation.

Adjudication process

The DStv Eutelsat star awards comprise national and international adjudication. The first assessment of entries is at country level with a panel of local judges selecting country winners and runners-up who go through a round of preliminary judging, which culminates in the selection of the final winners. A regional panel selects the top four entries.

Country winners receive exciting country prizes and go on to compete against each other for the overall continental awards.  The overall essay and poster winners are eligible for a once in a lifetime trip for two to the Eutelsat facilities in Paris, with the essay winner travelling onwards to witness a live rocket launch.

Runners-up will get a trip to South Africa as guests of MultiChoice Africa.  More so, the schools which will produce the overall winners will also receive a DStv installation which includes dish, television, state-of-the-art PVR decoder and free access to the DStv Education Bouquet.

The awards are open to all students from secondary schools in Africa, where MultiChoice Africa maintains operations.

Entry forms can be obtained from any MultiChoice Resource Centres, the nearest MultiChoice office or downloaded from www.dstvstarawards.com

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