Samsung Levant Trains Ministry of Youth Volunteers in Solve for Tomorrow Contest

Within the framework of Samsung Global’s Solve for Tomorrow contest, Samsung Levant announces its second phase of the local version of the contest in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth by holding training sessions for the volunteers who were chosen by the ministry to assist in the implementation of the contest. Solve for Tomorrow is aimed at developing and instilling creative thinking and diverse skills in the Kingdom’s youth; volunteers were chosen according to several criteria, the most important being the number of years’ experience in the field of volunteer work in order to provide assistance in achieving the objectives of the competition.

The training session was held at the company’s headquarters in the King Hussein Business Park under the supervision of a specialized team of Samsung Levant employees. An introductory session for the volunteers took place as well as the required training for filtering the participants’ requests from 14-18 year old contestants wanting join the competition after submitting applications through their schools and youth centers affiliated with the Ministry throughout the Kingdom. The training session also included pioneering and innovative ideas in the field of sports and health technology, and food and agricultural technology, in addition to preparing the volunteers to review them carefully, and to ensure that all 50 filtered and chosen contestant applications meet the conditions and criteria of eligibility for the next stage of the competition.

The competition is based on several phases, starting with applications submitted by teachers and supervisors of youth centers. After that, a number of ideas are chosen to compete at a national level, and then youth with the chosen ideas will be invited to attend training courses with experts in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Finalists are then given the chance to present their ideas, followed by the selection of ideas by a jury based on several specific criteria, finally, the winners are awarded several valuable prizes from Samsung Electronics.

The Director of Institutional Relations at Samsung Levant, Mohannad Al-Nabulsi, praised the volunteers' for their success in achieving the contest’s goals in its initial stages. Al-Nabulsi stressed the importance of meeting them from time to time to ensure their understanding and full awareness of the contest concept, which was launched nearly a month ago and is already witnessing wide participation of students from the Kingdom’s schools and youth centers. He went on to emphasize the importance of this initiative which stems from Samsung's corporate social responsibility strategy and is applied in a local spirit, which is concerned with the various classes and sectors of the societies in which it operates, especially the youth, in order to create talented generations capable of creativity, exceling in various fields and armed with the skills and knowledge necessary to benefit from innovative products and effective tools offered by the company's activities with developmental dimensions and positive effects.

The "Solve for Tomorrow" contest, which will continue until March 2020, aims to develop creative thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, and to stimulate innovation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in order to find effective and efficient solutions to local societal challenges and improve quality for future generations, therefore, making a positive impact, and promoting a sustainable society.