UiTM wins Perodua Eco Challenge 2017, 'Techno-Seat' storage idea will be considered for production - Paul Tan's Automotive News
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) is the overall champion of the Perodua Eco Challenge 2017 , beating nine other institutes of higher learning with its ‘Techno-Seat’ storage idea. The invention also won first prize in the Parts Development and Product Marketing sub-categories. The UiTM team took home RM37,000 for their efforts – RM20,000 for the overall win, RM10,000 for topping the Parts Development sub-contest and RM7,000 for the Product Marketing category. Universiti Teknologi Petronas came in second overall, ahead of Politeknik Ungku Omar in third. A total of 21 institutions were invited to participate in PEC 2017 in November last year, and from there, 10 were chosen. They are serial winners Politeknik Ungku Omar , Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTEM), Universiti Malaysia Sa