Background

Global problems such as climate change, environmental pollution, resource

Content:

The proposal must contain the following three items:

1. Choose one global issue/problem related to SDGs to explain its severity and impact on sustainable development.
2. For the issue/problem you choose, find solutions that the governments or enterprises of at least 2 countries (may include Taiwan) have implemented. Please explain and analyze these solutions in the form of case studies.
3. For the issue/problem you choose, propose an action plan from the perspective of the youth.

Eligibility:

1. Formally enrolled students (excluding exchange students) from universities across Taiwan, have ideas about SDGs, and are willing to speak for SDGs in English. Domestic, foreign, undergraduate and graduate students of all departments are welcome to sign up for the competition.
2. Register as a team of 2-4 people (same or cross-department both welcome; domestic and foreign students may form a team); each team must have an advisor.
3. A maximum of 2 teams per university (please coordinate beforehand if a university has more than 2 teams; if not, the organizer will draw lots to select 2 teams).

Rules:

1. The presentation has to be delivered in English.
2. At least 2 people are required to deliver the presentation. Each team decides who to present on the stage (a team with only 1 person presenting will not be scored).
3. Presentation Time: 6 to 8 minutes (the timekeeper will press a short bell reminder at 6 minutes, two short bell reminders at 7 minutes, and a long bell reminder at 8 minutes and ask the presenter to stop the presentation immediately). If the presentation is shorter than 6 minutes or longer than 8 minutes, 1 point will be deducted for every 10 second short or in excess.
4. The order of presentation will be determined by a random draw conducted by the organizer. No objections to the draw results are allowed.
5. Those who do not appear in the order of presentation during the contest or fail to respond to repeated calls will be considered as automatic abstention.
6. In the case of a tie score, the judges will meet to determine the order of winning.
7. If the performance is below standard, the judges may decide that the awardee is absent.
8. For the presentation content, proper citation of sources and reference materials is required where necessary. Those who violate academic ethics will be disqualified for participation and awards.
9. For any matters not covered above, the organizer shall make a ruling.

Scoring:

1. The organizer invites scholars and industry experts to form a scoring team to evaluate the presentation in English.
2. Scoring Items:
   Content of proposal (topic relevance, persuasiveness, innovation, feasibility):  60%
   English-speaking skills (accuracy, fluency): 30%
   Delivery skills (gesture & posture, confidence display, teamwork, attire & demeanor): 10%

Awards:

1. First Place: A certificate of merit and a prize of NT$ 10,000
2. Second Place: A certificate of merit and a prize of NT$ 8,000
3. Third Place: A certificate of merit and a prize of NT$ 6,000
4. Honorable Mention (2-3 teams): A certificate of merit and a prize of NT$ 3,000
5. Nomination Award (2-3 teams): A certificate of merit and a prize of NT$ 2,000

　 All the contestants: A certificate of participation will be issued.
　 ※ The list of winners will be announced immediately after the competition and posted on the organizer's website.
　 ※ If the number of entries is insufficient, the judges may decide to delete the Honorable Mention and Nomination Awards.

Registration

1. Complete the online registration from now until 17:00, November 7, 2022 (Monday). *Registration URL: https://forms.gle/UXtzCWv4yE9HyTN46   
2. After registration, the presentation file must be uploaded before 17:00, November 17, 2022 (Thursday).
   *File Upload URL: https://forms.gle/FhqQtphHZEc833cm7
   Late submissions are not accepted.
   The file format of the presentation is limited to PPT or PDF. The first slide of the presentation should indicate the topic of the proposal. Please do not mention the participants’ university, department or class.

Please Note:

1. Participants must be present at the venue for on-site presentation. However, if on-site presentation cannot be held due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it shall be changed to online presentation. The organizer will notify the participants.
2. All participants who register for the contest shall be deemed to have accepted the regulations, rules and scoring results announced by the organizer. In case of violation, the organizer may cancel the eligibility or award qualifications of the participants.
3. The participating team guarantees that the information provided will not infringe the intellectual property rights of others. If misrepresentation or infringement occurs, the organizer has the right to cancel its participation or award qualifications, and the team shall bear all relevant responsibilities.
4. The relevant intellectual property rights of all materials generated by the participating teams during the contest (e.g., presentation files or videos) are owned by the original participating team members. However, they must be authorized for use by the university free of charge.
5. For the purpose of contacting, the university collects the participants’ names, phone numbers, departments, e-mail addresses and other personal information within the region and time span of the contest.
6. In the case of force majeure during the contest, the organizer reserves the right to change the content, cancel or reschedule the contest.

Contact Us:

Department of English, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology
Address: No.1, University Rd., Yanchao Dist., Kaohsiung City 824
Contact: Ms. Joyce Chen
E-mail: joyce@nkust.edu.tw
Phone: 07-6011000 ext. 35102
Fax: 07-6011062

主辦單位:

國立高雄科技大學應用英語系

競賽日期:

111年11月25日(星期五) 下午13:30-17:30

競賽地點:

國立高雄科技大學 第一校區圖資館6樓國際會議廳

SDGs倡議主題說明:

倡議內容:

倡議內容須包含三部分:

1. 自行選定一項與SDGs相關之全球性問題，說明此問題對永續發展之嚴重性與影響層面 (*請注意上述「問題」指的是 problem 而非question)。
2. 針對自選之問題，找到至少2個國家(其中一國可為台灣)的政府或企業已在實施或執行的解決方案。請以個案研究方式說明與分析其解決方案。
3. 針對自選之問題，以青年角度提出行動方案建議。

參賽資格:

1. 全國大專校院具有正式學籍之學生(不含交換生)，對SDGs有理念、有想法，願意用英文為SDGs倡議發聲者。參賽者不限系所、不限年級、不限國籍。歡迎本籍生、外籍生、大學生、研究生一同報名參賽。
2. 以2-4人組隊報名參賽 (可同系級或跨系級；可本籍生與外籍生組隊)，各組參賽學生須有指導老師一名。
3. 每校限最多2隊報名參賽 (若一校超過2隊報名，則由該校自行協調；協調不成將由主辦單位抽籤選出2隊參賽)。

競賽規定:

1. 發表語言為英文。
2. 發表時須至少2人上台發表，由隊伍自行決定發表者 (1人發表之隊伍不予評分)。
3. 發表時間: 6-8分鐘 (計時員將於6分鐘時按一聲短鈴提示、7分鐘時按兩聲短鈴提示、8分鐘按一聲長鈴提醒並請發表者立即停止簡報)；發表時間未達 6分鐘、或超過  8分鐘之組別，每 10秒將扣總成績 1分，以此類推。
4. 競賽出場順序由主辦單位抽籤決定，對抽籤結果不得有異議。
5. 競賽時不按出場順序出場或屢次叫號不到者，以自動棄權論。
6. 遇有同分情形時，由評審委員開會決定優勝順序。
7. 參賽者表現如未達水準，得由評審委員決議獎項從缺。
8. 發表內容有引用文獻之處，請務必註明出處及參考資料。違反學術倫理者，將取消其參賽與得獎資格。
9.  如有未盡事宜，依主辦單位裁決。

評審方式:

1. 由主辦單位邀請學界及業界專家學者組成評審小組，進行評審。
2. 評分項目:
   倡議內容 (切題度、說服力、創新性、可行性): 60%
   英語表達能力 (準確度、流暢度): 30%
   台風 (肢體語言、自信展現、團隊合作、服裝儀態): 10%

比賽獎勵:

1. 第一名: 頒發獎狀一紙、獎金10,000元
2. 第二名: 頒發獎狀一紙、獎金8,000元
3. 第三名: 頒發獎狀一紙、獎金6,000元
4. 佳作(2-3名) : 頒發獎狀一紙、獎金3,000元
5. 入圍(2-3名) : 頒發獎狀一紙、獎金2,000元

其他參賽者頒發參賽證明一紙
※ 得獎名單於比賽結束成績評定後立即公佈，賽後並發佈於本系網站。
※ 若報名組數過少或不足，得由評審酌予刪減佳作及入圍獎項名額。

報名及

簡報繳交時間:

1. 即日起至 111年11月07日(星期一)下午17:00前於線上完成報名。
   *報名網址：https://forms.gle/UXtzCWv4yE9HyTN46，請上網填妥報名資料。
2. 報名完成後，簡報檔須於111年11月17日(星期四)下午17:00前上傳。
   *上傳網址：https://forms.gle/FhqQtphHZEc833cm7，遲交者視為放棄。
   簡報檔案格式限PPT或PDF，簡報投影片第一張須標明倡議題目。請勿提及校名、科系及班級。

注意事項:

1. 本競賽為參賽者須到會場進行實體發表，惟若遇疫情嚴重無法舉辦實體發表時，將改為線上發表，主辦單位屆時會再通知參賽者。
2. 凡報名競賽參賽者，視同接受主辦單位所公告之競賽要點及各項公告、規則與評審結果，若有違反之情事，主辦單位有權取消其競賽或得獎資格。
3. 參賽隊伍保證所提供與填報之各項資料，不得侵害他人之智慧財產權，如與事實不符或侵害他人權益之情況，主辦單位有權取消其競賽或得獎資格，該隊伍並應負一切相關責任。
4. 參賽隊伍於競賽期間所產生之各項資料，如簡報或影片等，其相關之智慧財產權為原參賽隊伍成員所擁有，惟須無償授權給本校使用。
5. 本校為活動聯繫之目的，須蒐集參賽人員之姓名、電話、單位（系所）、E-mail等個人資料，以在本次活動期間及地區內進行必要之聯繫。
6. 如競賽活動期間因不可抗力之因素，主辦單位有權更改活動內容、取消或改期。

聯絡方式:

聯絡單位：國立高雄科技大學(第一校區)  應用英語系

聯絡地址：824 高雄市燕巢區大學路 1 號     

聯絡人: 國立高雄科技大學應用英語系 系秘陳美伶小姐

Email:joyce@nkust.edu.tw