The Penang Youth Development Corporation (PYDC) will be organizing its 3rd International Youth Seminar on 24 June 2023, aptly themed “Unleashing The Power of Youth Towards Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs)”. The seminar is open to local and international youths aged 15 to 35.
The seminar will be held at University Sains Malaysia and it will be a culmination of youths who come from different academic and industrial backgrounds. During the seminar, the youths will be able to share their differing opinions and ideas surrounding the theme of the conference.
During the launching of the 3rd International Youth Conference (IYC) held on 30th March, Y.B Tuan Soon Lip Chee, the Penang State Exco for Youth and Sports said that the conference will serve as a platform for both youths and industrial experts to network and collaborate with local and international participants, offering them an excellent chance to discuss and exchange ideas related to this year’s theme. He also expressed hope that more than 500 people would participate in this year’s conference.
Y.B Tuan Soon Lip Chee mentioned that the conference aims to promote a positive change and achieve sustainable development, and that the youths play a vital role as the future leaders of society in achieving sustainable development goals. He added that the United Nations (UN) had identified that youth participation is one of the keys to achieving said goal. Through the SDG, the conference aims to eliminate poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. This would require the collective efforts of all sectors of society, including governments, civil society organizations, the private sector, and individuals.
The seminar is organized by the PYDC and co-organized by University Sain Malaysia (USM), Han Chiang University College of Communication (HCUC), INTI International College Penang, Batu Lanchang Vocational College (BLVC), Sentral College Penang, DISTED College Penang, MSU College Penang, ViTrox College, Binary University, the Association of International Business and Professional Management, Star Scholar and Big Domain.
Participants who are interested in participating in the seminar must submit original manuscripts to the organizer based on the theme and present their papers on the day of the seminar. Evaluations are based on the relevance and originality of the paper based on the theme. Those who are interested can register from 1 May to 10 June 2023, through www.pydc.com.my/iyc2023.
Awards that are given during the seminar included, Best Poster, Best Paper and Best Presentation. The awards for both Best Poster and Best Paper are RM 1,000 each, while the award for Best Presentation has 14 prizes of RM 200 each. Additionally, all accepted papers and posters will be published in an e-book by the PYDC.
The seminar is free for Malaysian and international students. For non-students, Malaysians will have to pay a fee of RM 40 whereas those foreigners will have to pay 10 USD. For further information, please email iyc@pydc.com.my or call 019-6077858.
Those in attendance during the seminar were, Dr. Daisy Kee Mui Hung, administrative staff of Universiti Sains Malaysia, Lee Jee Wei, representative of INTI International College Penang, Dr. Jocelyn Lee Jia Lin, Dean of School of Business and Management at Han Chiang University College of Communication (HCUC), Tan Peng Hui, Deputy Principal of Penang Sentral College, Joseph Ng Soon Seong and Kumaresan Arumugam, members of the Penang State Assembly for Air Itam and Batu Uban, respectively.
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