Students compete to recreate Panama Canal locks in Lego

21 Apr 2017

Seatrade Maritime News, 20 Apr 2017- The Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF) and Seatrade are launching a first-of-its-kind Lego competition for tertiary students at Sea Asia 2017 as part of an initiative to give students pursuing a maritime-related education greater industry insight and exposure to the industry. With support from The Panama Canal Authority, three groups of students from the Singapore Maritime Academy at SP, NP and ITE College Central will be tasked to compete and recreate part of the world's technical wonders, the Panama Canal, under 90 minutes. Using the Limited Edition Lego Education Panama Canal sets, the teams will be judged on speed, accuracy and functionality of their canal's locks system. Over 220 participants from the Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs), including youths and the education and career guidance counsellors working with students and job seekers, will also be participating in the guided Sea Asia Youth Tour 2017. Similar story was reported in PR NewsWire, American Journal of Transportation and MENAFN Press.