Let us congratulate Law Yi Yang and Ting Yung Seng from the Faculty of Engineering (FOE) for securing the second runner-up position in the Business and Operational Excellence category at the PETRONAS CHESS Innovation Challenge 2024, held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) in November 2024. Guided by their supervisors, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan Wooi Haw and Dr. Nee Chen Hon, the team received their prize from Ir. Mohd Yusri Mohamed Yusof, Senior Vice President of Project Delivery & Technology at PETRONAS, on 27 November 2024.
A total of 22 universities participated in this competition, which focused on four categories: New Energy, Circular Economy, Sustainability, and Business and Operational Excellence. The competition, which began in September 2024, comprised three stages: Round 1 (Proposal Paper), Round 2 (Video Pitch), and Round 3 (Prototype Demo). The students demonstrated remarkable dedication and ingenuity, advancing through all stages to secure their position among the top finalists. During the finale, the team was honoured to receive additional guidance and support from Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fazly Salleh Abas from the Faculty of Engineering and Technology.
The CHESS (Collaboration with Higher Education Strategic Initiatives) programme, launched by PETRONAS in 2021, aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry by equipping students with essential workforce skills. The CHESS Innovation Challenge 2024 is one of its flagship programmes, designed to inspire innovation and excellence among undergraduate and postgraduate students across Malaysia.
Congratulations to the team and their mentors on this remarkable achievement!
