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Quest Institute Asia Creates International Alliance with Greater Bay Area Impact Forum Foundation in Pursuit of US$10M Global XPRIZE
Hong Kong, October 16, 2019 In a groundbreaking international partnership, Quest Institute Asia Limited (QIA) and the Greater Bay Area Impact Forum Foundation Limited (GBAIFF) have joined forces to participate in the next global US$10M XPRIZE competition. Sponsored by GBAIFF, the QIA team will be made up of teenage students from the GBA, who will enter a field of elite international competitors comprising advanced scientific, corporate, and university teams to compete in an upcoming XPRIZE challenge, details of which are to be announce in November of this year. The multi-year XPRIZE encourages global innovation through competition to accelerate and scale creative solutions in order to unlock the world most challenging issues. QIA provides a venue for students to both innovate and collaborate with students from around the world. Through its affiliation with The Quest Institute for Quality Education, QIA will partner with members of Team Ocean Quest, the California-based high school team that won the NOAA Bonus Prize in the 2019 Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE Challenge (the first-ever won by a high school team). That team is looking to extend its innovation and learning experience across boundaries with an outstanding international student team partner. “Entering an XPRIZE competition provides a hands-on way to solve the world's most pressing problems, providing hope for the next generation that change is possible,” said QIA’s Chairman and Managing Director, Danny Kim. The XPRIZE Foundation has encouraged teams to form consortia in order to provide the highest caliber solutions. Peter H. Diamandis, MD, Founder and Executive Chairman of XPRIZE said. “I am a firm believer in the power of creative thinking that can arise from collaboration of diverse talent across borders and disciplines. A great example is the partnership of QIA and Team Ocean Quest.” Professor Ray Cheung, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong STEM Education Alliance remarked, “This is an outstanding opportunity for students to demonstrate their creativity and ability to collaborate while tackling the most critical issues we face today. It is also a way to inspire more young people, male and female, to embrace STEM subjects as a means to solve real world problems”. Dr. C.K. Wong, Founder and CEO of the Greater Bay Area Impact Forum Foundation Limited noted the linkage between pursuit of STEM education and opportunities for youth of the GBA region. “It is an aim of GBAIFF to foster quality STEM education amongst all our students. This collaboration with QIA, on an issue of deep concern to the next generation, will stimulate huge interest with students and educators alike and ultimately enable students of the GBA to innovate and compete on a global scale. Our newly formed GBAIFF Youth Committee is keen to take on this challenge”. ### About XPRIZE: XPRIZE, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is the global leader in designing and implementing innovative competition models to solve the world’s grandest challenges. Active competitions include the Lunar XPRIZE, the US$20M NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE, the US$15M Global Learning XPRIZE, the US$10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE, the US$7M Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE, the US$7M Barbara Bush Foundation Adult Literacy XPRIZE, and the US$5M IBM Watson AI XPRIZE. For more information, visit xprize.org. About the Quest Institute: The Quest Institute is an educational non-profit organization that develops and markets proprietary STEM-based educational programs and support materials for K-12 schools globally. The mission of the Quest Institute is to introduce, inspire, and ultimately engage students to understand what it means to pursue STEM-based careers. About the Greater Bay Area Impact Forum Foundation Limited: The Greater Bay Area Impact Forum Foundation Limited (GBAIFF) is an NGO registered in Hong Kong. In addition to organizing its annual flagship event, the Greater Bay Area Impact Forum, the Foundation also funds research projects that support development of the GBA aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG); organizes exchange programs for tertiary education institutions in the GBA area; and hosts regular talks and seminars for students and industry practitioners in chosen high impact areas. The 2019 Greater Bay Area Impact Forum will be held on November 18 in Hong Kong and November 19-20 in Shenzhen. Media Contact: Robert T. Grieves M +852 2487 8070 rgrieves@hamiltonadvisorsltd.com 攜手競逐 XPRIZE千萬美元大獎挑戰賽
大灣區影響力論壇基金會有限公司 (GBAIFF) 與 Quest Institute Asia Limited（QIA）開展合作 香港，2019年10月16日— GBAIFF 與 Quest Institute Asia Limited (QIA) 宣佈啟動一項開創性的國際合作，雙方將聯手協助香港的學生團體參加競逐獎金高達一千萬美元的XPRIZE挑戰賽。由GBAIFF提供贊助，QIA將帶領一支區內的青少年隊伍，與包括國際頂尖的科學家、企業和大學團隊組成的國際精英團隊，共同競逐明年的XPRIZE挑戰賽 ，比賽細節將於今年十一月宣布。 已舉辦多年的 XPRIZE 是一項全球的挑戰賽，目的是通過競賽的方式來鼓勵創新，並著力於培育以擴大創新人才的規模，利用嶄新的觀點和方案來解決一些當代最具有挑戰性的難題。 QIA 將為香港學生參賽隊伍提供創新的環境和富啟發性的訓練，並通過與世界各地學生的合作，協力去解決一些具挑戰性、有實際意義的難題。在「優質教育探索學院」(The Quest Institute for Quality Education) 的協助下，QIA 將組織香港的參賽隊伍與美國加州的一個高中團隊「海洋探索」(Ocean Quest) 進行合作，該團隊在去年的「殼牌海洋發現」(Shell Ocean Discovery) XPRIZE挑戰賽中贏得美國國家海洋及大氣管理局 (NOAA) 的特別大獎，這是有史以來首次由高中團隊獲得此獎項。「海洋探索」團隊亦希望與優秀的國際學生團隊合作，以拓闊創新能力和視野，更可以豐富學習體驗。 QIA的主席兼執行董事Danny Kim先生表示： 「參加XPRIZE挑戰賽，除了讓參賽的年青人有解決世界級難題的實踐機會，更為他們帶來通過創新能把世界變得更美好的祈望和信心。」 XPRIZE 的主辦機構鼓勵不同團隊之間合作，協力尋找最優的解決方案。XPRIZE挑戰賽的創辦人兼執行董事長彼德.戴敏達博士 (Dr. Peter H. Diamandis) 說： 「我堅信創新的力量。而跨地域、跨學科人才的合作，可以令這種力量顯得更加強大，QIA 和「海洋探索」團隊之間的合作就是一個很好的示範。」 香港科技創新教育聯盟執行委員會主席張澤松教授表示： 「這是一次絕佳的機會，學生既可以展示他們的創新和協作能力，也為一個我們極為關注的問題提供了新思路。通過國際合作，希望能夠激勵更多的年青人接受良好的科技創新教育訓鍊，積極參與解決各種實際問題和人類共同面對的挑戰。」 GBAIFF 聯席創辦人黃仲翹博士指出，科技創新教育的成功推動與粵港澳大灣區的青年發展機遇是息息相關的： 「為學生提供良好的科技創新培訓機會，是GBAIFF工作的其中一個目標。我們預祝和QIA的合作成功，更希望籍此引起香港社會的關注，激發學生和教育工作者的熱情，讓香港的學生能夠組隊參與這國際性的大賽。GBAIFF屬下的青年委員會將全力推動這項目的實施。」 # # # 關於XPRIZE XPRIZE是一家在美國註冊的非營利組織，負責設計和舉辦不同的競賽，以挑戰方式來尋找各種方案，以解決一些全球面對的難題。當前的競賽項目包括：Google Lunar XPRIZE、2千萬美元的NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE、1千5百萬美元的全球學習XPRIZE、1千萬美元的ANA Avatar XPRIZE、7百萬美元的Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE、7百萬美元的 Barbara Bush Foundation Adult Literacy XPRIZE、以及5百萬美元的 IBM Watson AI XPRIZE。更多信息，請訪問 https://www.xprize.org/ 關於QIA Quest Institute是一個非盈利的教育機構，為幼兒到高中學習階段的學生開發科技創新教育的項目和提供相應的教材。Quest Institute的使命是啟蒙、激勵並最終引導學生去了解科技創新的意義，並掌握隨之而來的機遇。 關於大灣區影響力論壇基金會有限公司 (GBAIFF) GBAIFF是在香港註冊成立的非謀利、非政府機構。基金會每年主辦旗艦會議「大灣區影響力論壇」，同時資助一些與基金會目標相符的研究項目，也協助青年組織和學生組織，通過離港外出交流學習和實習機會來拓闊視野，又定期舉辦午餐會、晚宴講座等活動，邀請年青學生，關鍵領域的行業實踐者進行互動交流，促進了解。2019 大灣區影響力論壇將於 11 月18 日在香港和 11月 19 至 20 日在深圳舉辦。 媒體查詢 賀雪竹 Sherry
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