YOUTH & ENGINEERING ZONE

In 2017-2018, 650 teams across the country participated in official Zone01 Robotics competitions. These teams, all from schools or robotics clubs, tried to master colourful and creative challenges, certain that victory would take them to the international final, the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in November. The Foundation supported the event with enthusiasm and great pride, allowing many young people to achieve their dream of transforming the future. Zone01 Robotics concretely promotes the emergence of a motivated and passionate younger generation, making it a perfect vehicle for the Foundation to carry out its mission.

The Défi génie inventif ÉTS is a project that unites high school students of all ages while promoting creativity and know-how within the framework of a healthy competition that happens in class, at school, at the regional finals and then the Quebec final. Five challenges are presented to participants on a cyclical basis, one per year. That means young people can participate throughout all their high school years. The theme of the 2017-2018 edition, Freine tes ardeurs! (Put the brakes on your passions!), got young participants to design a vehicle capable of descending a hill, passing between two columns and stopping as close as possible to a line without going past it. As a partner and prize donor of the Défi Génie inventif ÉTS, the Foundation was able to reach 120,000 adolescents across Quebec.

Among the initiatives we’ve supported recently is the Matatalab project from Technoscience Estrie, which introduced hundreds of young people to robotics!

We’ve contributed to this large-scale project through a $25,000 commitment over three years, since it contributes to students’ quality of life and wellbeing in an innovative way.

We’ve contributed to this large-scale project through a $25,000 commitment over three years, since it contributes to students’ quality of life and wellbeing in an innovative way.

(Inspiring Engineers Award in the Excellence in Science segment)
Each year this highlights the hard work and drive of two undergraduate engineering students.
Simone Bourque Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering Université de Sherbrooke $2,000 award
Alexane Brunelle Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology Engineering Université de Sherbrooke $2,000 award