On November 2-3, 2018, we held the Science Castle Singapore Congress, a conference for middle and high school students. This was the third time for this international conference, and the number of participating countries and schools increased even more than last year, with approximately 150 participants from five countries (Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia).

The theme of the conference is "Be a Leader., broaden your knowledge to design future - Expanding Knowledge and Envisioning the Future - ". On November 2 (Friday), 12 oral presentations and 41 poster presentations were given, and on November 3 (Saturday), junior high and high school students from various countries mixed together in a workshop to come up with ideas to solve local problems.

As a result of the judging, the Grand Prize was awarded to a participant from Japan, Ariake High School "Etsu Ariake".The Rolling Habits of Mudskippers - A research project to discover the purpose of this rolling action-.The first prize was awarded to Ayane Tanaka and Miho Tateno for their research on the "Flying Goby Goby Rolling in the Direction of Rolling. It was a wonderful research project in which multiple hypotheses were formulated as to whether there is a regularity in the direction in which flying gobies roll, and the secrets were elucidated using a variety of methods including behavioral analysis and autopsies. The judges and junior and senior high school students from around Asia were drawn to the presentation. Mr. Tanaka and Mr. Tatsuno also participated in theAlso won the grand prize at the Marine Challenge national competitionThe company has been selected by the Congratulations!

We are pleased to share the following information about the conference and workshops.

Commendation Results

Grand Winner Award : Grand Prize

O-4 : The Rolling Habits of Mudskippers - A research project to discover the purpose of this rolling action-.

Kaetsu Ariake Junior & Senior High School (Japan)

Best Poster Award

P-21 : Comparative Study Of Barnyard Grass (Echinochloa crus-galli L.), Itch Grass (Rottboellia cochinchinensis Lour.), and Saramollagrass ( Ischaemum rugosum Salisb.) As an Alternative Source For Paper

Central Mindanao University Laboratory High School, The Philippines

People's Choice Award : Voted by the audience

P-27 : Veto D-Hair

Sekolah Tun Fatimah, Malaysia (Malaysia)

During conferences and workshops

oral presentation	oral presentation	oral presentation
Poster Presentation	Poster Presentation	Workshop "Welcome to Gaia Research Centre
Keynote speech by Mr. Uehara, Representative of Mitsui Chemicals Singapore	Discussions with a mix of students from 5 different countries	Idea generation work
Presentation	Questions and comments on other teams' presentations	Interaction with TAs

We will continue to create a place for junior and senior high school student researchers to gather together, share knowledge, and design the future.

The next event is scheduled for April 13, 2019, in Malaysia.

Schools wishing to participate or companies and universities wishing to exhibit are requested to contact us at the following address.

＜For inquiries regarding this matter, please contact

International Development Division, LIBANES Corporation Attn: Akinaga
TEL：03-5227-4198 E-mail：[email protected]