In September 2021, SEDA and MMU (Faculty of Creative Multimedia) came together to jointly organise the Sustainable Energy Awareness Poster & Short Video Challenge. This competition aimed to increase the awareness of renewable energy and sustainable energy amongst the youngsters and public. The use of creativity in delivering the intended messages through poster and video will attract the involvement of many.
The competition was opened to students of all ages, including Higher Educations Institutions, Secondary School and even Primary School students.
SEDA is the authority in the subject matter while MMU has the expertise in creative content production knowledge transfer. The collaboration will be able to leverage on the strengths to increase the awareness of renewable energy and sustainable energy in Malaysia.
There were free Online Workshops live streamed from MMU studios on MMU FB and MMU Youtube Channel and SEDA FB. Topic on Poster Making, Video Challenge Creation, Tricks and Tools for Poster Making and Tricks and Tools for Video Creation to help the participants prepare for the Challenge.
There were many entries from all categories, and it was great to see the effort and content produced by the participants. The winners were announced during the Awards and Closing Ceremony held virtually on 4th December 2021.
Overall, the Sustainable Energy Awareness Poster & Short Video Challenge achieved its aim to create and involve various communities in awareness for sustainable energy and renewable energy. In addition, it also developed the skills in awareness for the sustainable communication amongst the young generation.