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Maritime Career Day & Global Maritime Innovation Hackathon 2024

Sponsored by Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM)

Junior Achievement (JA) Singapore cordially invites your students to participate in our Maritime Career Day & Global Maritime Innovation Hackathon 2024, a challenge focusing on addressing maritime related problems and challenges identified by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 14 – Life Below Water.
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In today’s evolving world, maritime transport and the global shipping industry are instrumental in driving economic growth and sustaining the environment. Recently, on Monday, 25th December 2023, Singapore’s port reached its all-time high of 3 billion gross tons in vessel arrivals in 2023 reflecting the reliability and resilience of Singapore’s maritime sector. Singapore’s success as world’s busiest container transshipment port has contributed significantly to Singapore’s economy, creating jobs and attracting foreign investment.
Thus, our aim for this program is to inspire and empower future generations, introducing young students to the fascinating world of maritime industry, and providing insights into careers and opportunities within the sector.
 
A global leader in ship management services and integrated maritime solutions and in celebration of World Maritime Day, Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) has launched an inaugural two-prong Global Maritime initiative in six countries (Cyprus, Greece, India, Philippines, Singapore and Ukraine) involving a Maritime Career Day – introducing youth to the fascinating world of maritime industry and a Global Maritime Innovation Hackathon 2024 with a focus of engaging our youth to experience international collaboration first-hand while developing innovative solutions, enabling them to gain a broader understanding of the global shipping industry and the maritime sector and their significance in the world economy.

Student Participation Criteria:
 
1. Ages: 15 – 19 years old
2. Grade level: Sec 3 to ITE / JC / Polytechnic          
3. Course of study: Any discipline

​Maritime Career Day:
 
Join us to learn more about the fascinating world of the maritime industry at BSM Singapore. BSM professionals will share their career experiences through an introduction of each of their career journeys, followed by an office tour and lastly, a “Speed Mentoring” for more interactions and engaging Q&A opportunities.
 
We have the following 2 dates for the Maritime Career Day. 
 
Option 1:  Friday 19th January 2024, 3:30pm – 6:00pm
Option 2:  Friday 2nd February 2024, 3:30pm – 6:00pm
 
Participants in the Maritime Career Day have priority in being selected for the Global Maritime Innovation Hackathon 2024.
 
Global Maritime Innovation Hackathon 2024

Theme of the Challenge:
Teams compete and solve for the Maritime-focused challenge identified by creating an innovative and potentially viable solutions that will be addressing SDG 14 – Life Below Water which aims to conserve marine ecosystems.

 Students Learning Objectives:  
  1. Equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in the shipping industry.
  2. Encourage students to apply STEM skills through real life scenarios.
  3. Expose students to experience international collaboration firsthand.
  4. Enable students to gain a broader understanding of the global shipping industry and the maritime sector.
  5. Explore the UN Sustainability Development Goals such as SDG 14 and other related SDGs.
  6. Further develop idea-generation and teamwork competencies, as well as collaboration techniques.
  7. Empower students to be problem finders and change makers.
  8. Provide an opportunity for students to display their innovative ideas and passion while being mentored by BSM volunteers to complement their learning journeys.
  9. Develop the skills in areas such as:
  • Problem Solving
  • Creative Thinking
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Presentation skills

Online Global Maritime Innovation Hackathon Format
  • Intensive creative experience and problem-solving over a 1 week period.
  • Each of the participating six countries nominates 4 teams of 3 students each to participate in the Online Global Hackathon.
  • The teams will be mixed: 1 Asia Pacific team + 1 Europe team = 6 members per team.
  • The teams will be supported by BSM mentors along the way.
  • The teams will pitch their innovative solutions at the Online Live Pitch Presentations
  • The winners will be selected by a jury of BSM representatives.
  • The winners will receive a prize.

Student Participation Criteria 
1. Ages: 15 - 19 years old
2. Grade level: Sec 3 to ITE / JC / Polytechnic
3. Course of study: Any discipline
4. No of students per team: 3 students per team   
5. No of teams nominated:  4 teams
Timeline:
Dates (2024)
Activities
Mon 8th January
​​Maritime Career Days at BSM and Online Global Hackathon Team Registration Starts
Mon 15th January
Team Registration Deadline
Fri 19th January (Option 1)
​Fri 2nd February (Option 2)
Maritime Career Days at BSM
Wed 7th February
Confirmation of Singapore Teams
Fri 8th March
Confirmation of Paired Teams
Wed, 13th March, 4pm (SGT)
Challenge Unveiling
Fri, 15th March, 4pm (SGT)
1st Mentoring Session
Mon, 18th March, 4pm (SGT)
2nd Mentoring Session​
Wed, 20th March, 4pm (SGT)
Online Live Pitch Presentations
We believe that the JA BSM Global Maritime Hackathon 2024 will provide students with a unique opportunity to use their knowledge and creativity to shape the future of our world and we hope you will encourage your students to participate.

Registration: 
Please register as a team via the LINK by Monday, 15th January 2024. 



Questions, please contact:
Ng Hau Yee (Ms.)
Director, JA Singapore
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 96282704
 
Marissa Lim (Ms.)
Senior Program Manager
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 97514026

About Junior Achievement
Junior Achievement (JA) is one of the largest global non-profit organizations dedicated to addressing fundamental social and economic challenges of young people by educating and empowering them to transform their future and own their economic success.

Through the delivery of cutting-edge, experiential learning in financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship, Junior Achievement effectively broadens the canvas of possibility for young people and enriches their ability to both engage in their own economic development as well as contribute to the strength of their families, communities, and economies.

The 123 country JA Worldwide network is powered by over 500,000 volunteers and mentors from all sectors of society, reaching more than 10 million students around the world annually.  In partnership with businesses and educators, Junior Achievement brings the real world to students, opening their minds to their potential.
 
More information about JA is available at www.jaworldwide.org and www.ja.org.sg.
 
 
About Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement:
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) is an integrated maritime solutions provider. Managing a fleet of over 650 vessels, more than 20,000 seafarers and 2,000 shore-based employees enable the delivery of safe, reliable and efficient ship management services through a network of 11 ship management, 26 crew service and four wholly owned maritime training centres across the world. Alongside comprehensive ship management services, BSM offers a suite of complementary maritime solutions that are customised to meet individual customer requirements. As a member of the Schulte Group, BSM benefits from its 140+ years of experience in the shipping industry.    

​For more information, please visit www.bs-shipmanagement.com.   


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