Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Vice President (VP) Boediono delegate 10 teams of Indonesian students from various universities to compete in a test vehicle of creativity and innovation in Shell Eco-marathon 2011 Asia which will be held at the Sepang Circuit, Malaysia, on 6 - June 9, 2011.
"I fully support and expect to continue in upcoming year and this will be inspiration to the younger generation," said the vice president in the East Parking Lot Senayan Jakarta, Saturday.
Attending the event were, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (EMR) Darwin Saleh, Minister of National Education (Education Minister) M. Noah, as well as the President Director of PT Shell Indonesia, Darwin Silalahi.
Ten teams of Indonesian students who will compete this event comes from Universitas Indonesia, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Institute of Technology (ITS) Surabaya, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Yogyakarta, Pontianak and State Polytechnic.
The vice president said that the ability of Indonesian students's creativity and innovation in creating a vehicle to prove that young people can create something to be proud about.
"I heard that in 2010 the student was able to achieve a proud achievement in that arena and I hope this year could reach even higher," he said.
Boediono said, students in working in a team with a coach will enhance the spirit to achieve the goal is getting stronger.
VP confident in this past year students have been studying and working as team work, because they can not work alone.
"Teamwork will be important and that is an asset for the real working life anywhere," he said.
"Sometimes we have smart people but the spirit of teamwork seems to not exist, so that smart people do not produce an optimal, although he's being involved in strong group, "he said.
On that occasion the team display various types of innovative design vehicles that will compete with students of other countries with one goal, maximizing fuel efficiency, which is the farthest distance with minimum fuel. (*
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