The 17th Global Student Innovation Challenge (gSIC) is an annual event held at i-CREATe. It provides a platform to encourage students from all over the world to compete with one another in developing creative and innovative devices or solutions to improve the quality of living of elderly and people with disability, and to improve the quality of professional practice in rehabilitation. It showcases the extraordinary talents of these students while providing them the opportunity to work with clients and clinicians to develop these innovative ideas. There are 2 categories in this challenge.
Students are expected to apply User-Centered Design process to produce a solution that ‘make life easier’ for its users or enhance the user experience (UX) or improves the quality of professional rehabilitation practice. The solution may or may not be technology based.
Students are expected to apply principles in Engineering and Information Technology to design and implement Assistive & Rehabilitation Technology solution to address the issues/problems faced by the needy, their caregivers and clinicians. The solution must have engineering or technological component(s).
There are 2 rounds of judging: oral presentation and prototype demonstration. A panel of international judges of different professional backgrounds will be invited to judge on the projects. All judges’ score based on the judging criteria will carry equal weight and decision of the winners need not be unanimous.
This challenge is open to senior high school, post-secondary education, undergraduates and postgraduates of any discipline. These include Universities, Polytechnics, Institutes of Technical Education students, and Schools. Submissions are invited from all students at all stages of their academic studies mentioned above.
There is no limit to the number of teams that may compete from any given academic institution and collaborations between institutions are allowed. Each team consists of up to 5 members (students only). For the information of the registration fee per team and teachers / lecturers who accompany a team, please visit the website.
Entries submitted should not exceed two years of development. All participants must provide proof that they are students at the time of work for the challenge was conducted.
Successful teams must bring their prototypes for the presentation. Large prototypes that are not transportable will be taken into consideration during the judging. In case of this, the movie or such kind of visual material may assist your team.
Selected entries will be notified by emails and are required to register for i-CREATe 2025.
The judges will select the top three teams as well as two teams that deserve merit in each category.
Prize 1,400 USD with a trophy and certificates for all members
Prize 700 USD with a trophy and certificates for all members
Prize with 350 USD a trophy and certificates for all members
A trophy and certificates for all members
A trophy and certificates for all members
The award is to be decided by the panel of judges based on the presentation part of the judging criteria.
A trophy and certificates for all members
The award is to be decided by the panel of judges based on the poster part of the judging criteria.
A trophy and certificates for all members
The award is decided by the panel of judges based on the prototype part of the judging criteria.
A trophy and certificates for all members
The award is to be decided by the gSIC participants. Each team is allowed to cast one vote on the most deserving team entry but cannot vote for themselves.
A trophy and certificates for all members
The award is to be decided by the delegates attending the conference.
The 18 th International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (i-CREATe 2025) which will be held on November 24th-26th, 2025 at Bangkok, Thailand.
Center for Biomedical and Robotics Technology (BART LAB)
Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University
999 Phutthamonthon Sai 4 Rd, Salaya,
Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
Thailand Science Park,
111 Khlong Nung, Phahonyothin Rd.
Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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