An exciting tourism challenge for secondary students!
Get ready for a new challenge this year! The iTourism Challenge is back for its third year, inviting secondary school students to reimagine and innovate Singapore's tourism and hospitality landscape. This year, we challenge the participants to envision the future of Singapore’s tourism landscape whilst fostering positive changes in different tourism aspects. The participants will have the opportunity to pitch intriguing ideas to industry professionals and the Singapore Tourism Board!
23 Oct 2024 (Wednesday)
8:30am – 9amRegistration of Participants9am – 9:30amBriefing on iTourism Challenge 9:30am – 11:00amiTourism Discovery Trail 11:00am – 12:30pmLunch Break12:30pm – 2:30pmIdea Pitching & Video Preparation2:30pm – 3:30pmJudging Commences & Presentation3:30pm – 4pmSharing by Industry Insights by Keynote Speaker4pm– 5pmPresentation of Prizes
Main Problem Statement
This year, we are back with challenging and exciting problem statements for you to choose from!
These problem statements will focus on tourism, in particular:
1. The challenge is designed for the Upper Secondary Category (Sec 3 and above).
2. Maximum of 4 teams from each secondary school can participate in this challenge.
3. Teams of 4-5 members will explore the solutions to the specified problem statement.
4. Teams to complete all the mini modules at the RP Tourism Discovery Trail at Republic Polytechnic Campus.
5. Each team will present their solution to a panel of judges from the hospitality and tourism industry and Singapore Tourism Board. Each team will have 5 minutes for the presentation.
6. Following the presentation, there will be a Q&A session lasting for 1-2 minutes.
5 x Champions*: $120 vouchers and trophy
5 x Merit Prizes
Dong Limin is the Director of Tourism Human Capital and Sustainability at the Singapore Tourism Board. In both areas of work, she drives the development of strategies and programmes through working closely with tourism stakeholders, including government agencies, educational institutions, industry association, and private sector organisations, to ensure that the Tourism Sector is well-placed to meet the challenges of the future.
Prior to taking on this role in May 2023, Limin has held various portfolios in the areas of Risk Management, Procurement and Finance since joining the Singapore Tourism Board. She holds a Master of Public Administration from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy as well as a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.
Registration for iTourism 2024 will be closed on 30 September 2024 (Monday).
For enquiries or assistance, please email Help-SOH@RP.edu.sg.