29 Sep 2024 FIRST Global Challenge Award Winners

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Athens – 29 September, 2024 – After four days of competition, collaboration, and cultural exchange, the 2024 FIRST Global Challenge has concluded with an astounding display of talent, innovation, and global unity. Themed Feeding the Future, the competition brought together the next generation of STEM leaders from 193 nations participated in this year’s Challenge, united in their pursuit of a more sustainable global food system. The Title Sponsor of the 2024 FIRST Global Challenge was Lam Research.

This year’s challenge tasked participants with addressing global food security through a robotics competition focused on sustainable food systems. Over 20 awards were presented to teams based on their robot performances, as well as their efforts to promote STEM education, foster international collaboration, and exemplify FIRST Global’s core values. See below for the full list of award winners, along with quotes from awarded students. Find descriptions of each award category here.

 

Albert Einstein Award for FIRST Global International Excellence (Overall Winners)

  • Gold: Mexico
  • Silver: Kazakhstan
  • Bronze: People’s Republic of China

 

FIRST Global Winning Alliance (Tournament Finals)

  • Gold: People’s Republic of China, Republic of Moldova, Madagascar, Cook Islands
  • Silver: Uzbekistan, Cambodia, Poland, Ethiopia
  • Bronze: Estonia, Singapore, Guam, Trinidad and Tobago

 

FIRST Global Grand Challenge Award

  • Gold: Kazakhstan
  • Silver: United Arab Emirates
  • Bronze: People’s Republic of China

 

Innovator Award (New Technology Experience)

  • Gold: Spain
  • Silver: Ireland
  • Bronze: Islamic Republic of Iran

 

Zhang Heng Award for Engineering Design

  • Gold: Sri Lanka
  • Silver: Cambodia
  • Bronze: India

 

Ustad Ahmad Lahori Award for Innovation in Engineering

  • Gold: Republic of Moldova
  • Silver: Switzerland
  • Bronze: United States of America

 

Dr. Mae Jemison Award for International Unity

  • Gold: South Africa
  • Silver: Venezuela
  • Bronze: Jamaica

 

Rajaa Cherkaoui El Moursli Award for Courageous Achievement

  • Gold: Lebanon
  • Silver: Bangladesh
  • Bronze: Brazil

 

Francisco Jose de Caldas Award for Sustainable Excellence

  • Chryssoula Koniakou
  • Anastasios Kollias
  • Michalis Marinakis

 

Al-Khwarizmi Award for Outstanding Supporter

  • Gold: Tunisia
  • Silver: Kazakhstan
  • Bronze: Haiti

 

Sofia Kovalevskaya Award for International JOURNEY

  • Gold: Republic of Korea
  • Silver: Ireland
  • Bronze: Philippines

 

Clara Barton Award for Helping Hands

  • Gold: France
  • Silver: Qatar
  • Bronze: Norway

 

Katherine Johnson Award for Engineering Documentation

  • Gold: Great Britain
  • Silver: Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Bronze: Colombia

 

International Enthusiasm Award

  • Gold: Tunisia
  • Silver: Peru
  • Bronze: United Arab Emirates

 

Judges Award (Technical)

  • Sweden
  • Spain
  • Senegal

 

Judges Award (Non-Technical)

  • Mauritius
  • Nigeria
  • Ghana

 

Outstanding Mentors

  • Uzbekistan: Safina Teshabayeva
  • Algeria: Nouh Hamek
  • Colombia: Fredy Cojamarco Cardenas
  • Djibouti: Sambiani Yendoubenantim
  • Togo: Olorode Atlanley
  • Tunisia: Rabeh Hammouda
  • Brazil: Bruno Osio Jeronimo
  • Palestine: Noura Attili
  • Peoples Republic of China: Shuang Fan
  • Iraq: Nawres Arif
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