{"id":2389,"date":"2023-06-22T06:56:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T06:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coe.upd.edu.ph\/?p=2389"},"modified":"2023-11-11T17:33:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-11T09:33:47","slug":"2023-undergraduate-project-competition-call-for-entries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coe.upd.edu.ph\/2023\/06\/22\/2023-undergraduate-project-competition-call-for-entries\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Undergraduate Project Competition &#8211; Call for Entries -Deadline EXTENDED"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"2393\" src=\"https:\/\/coe.upd.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2Undergraduate-Project-Competition-1920-\u00d7-1920-px-1-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" 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The UPC is an annual event aimed at showcasing the best senior-level research and design projects of our undergraduate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winners of the competition shall receive the Dr. Francis Chua Innovation Awards. The following set of prizes will be awarded for both the Research Category and the Design Category:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Per category)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>First Prize: 50,000 pesos<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Second Prize: 30,000 pesos<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Finalists: 10,000 pesos<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Competition mechanics:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Eligibility<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An individual or group project that is the output of a senior Engineering undergraduate project or thesis course (i.e. xx144, xx150, xx192, xx198, xx199 and xx200) may be entered into the competition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Projects should have been completed between the start of the Midyear 2022 term to the end of the Second Semester AY 2022-2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only one submission per project will be accepted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Participants must specify whether the project will participate in either the&nbsp;<em>Research Category<\/em>&nbsp;or the&nbsp;<em>Design<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Category<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><\/em><em>Screening and judging<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There will be three levels of screening and evaluation:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Unit- (i.e. department- or institute-) level selection (\u2018Unit-level selection\u2019\u2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Selection of finalists by the College Executive Board (\u2018Selection of College finalists\u2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Final round, to be judged by an external panel of judges (\u2018Final round\u2019)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Departments and institutes are free to set their own internal screening and evaluation timetables, deadlines, methods, criteria and requirements for unit-level selection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A total of 30 entries per category will be evaluated by the College Executive Board starting June 30, 2023 (Friday) during the selection of College finalists.&nbsp;<strong>Units should select and endorse entries to the College Executive Board, through the Associate Dean for Research, on or before 5pm Thursday, June 29, 2023<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Selection of College finalists by the College Executive Board will be based on the following:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research Category\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Significance and Impact (40%)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quality of Research (40%)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quality of Presentation (20%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Design Category\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Usefulness (40%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design Execution (40%)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quality of Presentation (20%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The top five entries (finalists) in each category will be announced on July 14, 2023 (Friday).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finalists shall present their work in person in the Final Round to the Final Judging Panel on July 18, 2023 (Tuesday)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The winners of the UPC2023 shall be announced at the College Recognition Rites on August 1, 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Submission&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To join the College-wide competition, participants must prepare a written abstract and a 5-8 minute video that describes their work in the most concise and effective manner, keeping in mind the evaluation criteria previously mentioned. 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