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200802
Fri, 08/12/2011 - 05:35
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UNIKL-MICET STUDENT TO REPRESENT MALAYSIA IN BYEE COMPETITION IN GERMANY
CYBERJAYA (Bernama) - A Universiti Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia Institute
of Chemical and Bio-Engineering Technology (UNIKL MICET) student, Natassia
Julianna Zaini will represent Malaysia in the Global Bayer Young Environmental
Envoy (BYEE) competition in Germany in October.
The 22-year-old Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree holder will compete
with envoys from 17 countries to be selected as the top three winners to get
1,000 Euro funding to further their environmental projects.
Natassia was also picked as one of Malaysia BYEE. The other is a student
from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Lim Gene-Harn, 21.
Both young 'greenies" will be joining envoys from 17 countries to a field
trip to Germany, where they get a unique opportunity to observe best
environmental practices and network with a diverse group of like-minded people.
Natassia, who used her passion for art to impart environmental messages
through a recyclable art workshop at a primary school in Alor Gajah, Melaka
where she taught the school children creative ways to make art products or craft
from recyclable materials as part of the school's art lesson, had won the heart
of the panel of judges.
Earlier, the wife of the Prime Minister, Rosmah Mansor presented
a plaque to Natassia, Lim and six other Malaysia BYEE finalists for their
passion and commitment to the environment.
In her speech, Rosmah said the young envoys were the best people to promote
environmental awareness especially amongst their peers.
Rosmah also complimented Bayer's effort in promoting the awareness amongst
the young on the significance of the environment which, she said, should be
lauded.
She said it was vital to educate the children today to be conscious about
the environment so that they could use these findings and discoveries to their
maximum benefit or a better future.
"If we do not start by teaching our children today, then we may well end up
with a future generation no better or even worse than the current one, and that
would be an unmitigated disaster for the earth," she said.
"I am of the view that the children who will be the leaders of tomorrow must
be wholesome individuals, not only in the academic and extra-curricular sense,
but also in the context of their understanding in the role of man and protecting
its delicate eco-system.
"As I have often said, if all of us were taught environmental awareness when
we were children, perhaps we will not be in the mess we are today. So let's us
ensure that the next generation will not repeat the same mistake we have made
and that they would instead do great things to repair the damages done by a far
less-informed generation," she said.
of Chemical and Bio-Engineering Technology (UNIKL MICET) student, Natassia
Julianna Zaini will represent Malaysia in the Global Bayer Young Environmental
Envoy (BYEE) competition in Germany in October.
The 22-year-old Bachelor of Chemical Engineering degree holder will compete
with envoys from 17 countries to be selected as the top three winners to get
1,000 Euro funding to further their environmental projects.
Natassia was also picked as one of Malaysia BYEE. The other is a student
from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Lim Gene-Harn, 21.
Both young 'greenies" will be joining envoys from 17 countries to a field
trip to Germany, where they get a unique opportunity to observe best
environmental practices and network with a diverse group of like-minded people.
Natassia, who used her passion for art to impart environmental messages
through a recyclable art workshop at a primary school in Alor Gajah, Melaka
where she taught the school children creative ways to make art products or craft
from recyclable materials as part of the school's art lesson, had won the heart
of the panel of judges.
Earlier, the wife of the Prime Minister, Rosmah Mansor presented
a plaque to Natassia, Lim and six other Malaysia BYEE finalists for their
passion and commitment to the environment.
In her speech, Rosmah said the young envoys were the best people to promote
environmental awareness especially amongst their peers.
Rosmah also complimented Bayer's effort in promoting the awareness amongst
the young on the significance of the environment which, she said, should be
lauded.
She said it was vital to educate the children today to be conscious about
the environment so that they could use these findings and discoveries to their
maximum benefit or a better future.
"If we do not start by teaching our children today, then we may well end up
with a future generation no better or even worse than the current one, and that
would be an unmitigated disaster for the earth," she said.
"I am of the view that the children who will be the leaders of tomorrow must
be wholesome individuals, not only in the academic and extra-curricular sense,
but also in the context of their understanding in the role of man and protecting
its delicate eco-system.
"As I have often said, if all of us were taught environmental awareness when
we were children, perhaps we will not be in the mess we are today. So let's us
ensure that the next generation will not repeat the same mistake we have made
and that they would instead do great things to repair the damages done by a far
less-informed generation," she said.
