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The National Engineering Innovation Competition is offered to all engineering related faculties in universities and tertiary institutions across Australia. This program focuses on developing the creativity of engineering students utilising the world’s most advanced software.

No project is too big or too small, too simple or too complicated, too unusual or too plain. It is about ideas and visions, and fulfilling those visions through innovation. The first in this series of competitions was conducted in 00/01 and 15 finalists were sent on a tour of some of the most advanced technological industries in the world !

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(http://www.rea.org.au/media_gallery.htm - NEIC 2000 Video and 2002 Study Tour Videos

Guidelines

The National Engineering Innovation Competition has very few mandatory guidelines to adhere to, as we are aiming to bring out the innovative capability of young Australians. To meet the wider goals of the Forum there are however several essential elements to be considered for the successful completion of the Competition project.

Required Elements

Bringing together skills
The project should bring together the university's or tertiary institution's capabilities in engineering, business & marketing to develop a product, process or service, which is world leading in its application.

E-business Technology
Each university and tertiary institution must implement the use of e-business technology in some form within their project. This does not mean e-commerce but rather web technology to bring together people, skills and capabilities of people separated by distance.

Adopting a Country Town
Each university and tertiary institution must adopt a country town to work with on this project. The regional area or town that is chosen may greatly influence the projects' direction due to that community's needs, cultural values and geographical uniqueness.

By working with the members of the regional community using e-business technology, the tyranny of distance felt between the university or tertiary institution and its country counterpart will be of little consequence.

The reverse situation would apply if the tertiary institution is country based.

Commercial Organisation
Each university and tertiary institution must adopt at least one commercial organisation or company as a partner to help develop its innovation project. A business / company can be from any industry, and will be chosen by the university or tertiary institution and the regional community. Again, the determinants of the business chosen are unique to each particular project.

We would like universities, tertiary institutions and industry to form a bond, which highlights the mutual strengths that can be gained from working together.

Judging Criteria

The judges of the National Engineering Innovation Competition will be eminent in their fields, and may not be members of The Re-Engineering Australia Forum.

The judging criteria is not rigid, although all of the competition's main guidelines must be adhered to, and the projects' innovative, original and creative approach will be favourably considered.

Commercial Value

It would be of a greater benefit if the project could be developed into a product, process or service that has commercialisation potential in some stage of its life cycle. This is a not criterion for judgement, merely a practical view of the outcome of a long term project. The commercial value of the project will, however, remain with the entrant. The Forum wishes no involvement in the outcome of the project. We wish only to inspire.

Prizes

For the exceptional work which will have taken place over the year, the Re-Engineering Australia Forum would like to reward the efforts of the most outstanding entry with a substantial prize.

The prize is in the form of international study tours to the value of $80,000, which will allow our progressive young Engineers to travel to some of the world's leading companies, to be immersed in and experience an environment of engineering best practice. These study tours will hopefully be enriching and motivating experiences, showing that Australian industry is comparable to the world's best.

Other Prizes
As the Re-Engineering Australia Forum progresses, other prizes from different sponsors will be added to the bounty. These may include smaller consolation prizes of study tours within Australia or overseas.

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