{"id":11366,"date":"2019-10-30T11:50:01","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T15:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/?p=11366"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:43:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T20:43:59","slug":"first-global-challenge-dubai-inspires-stem-students-and-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/teacher\/2019\/10\/first-global-challenge-dubai-inspires-stem-students-and-the-world.html","title":{"rendered":"FIRST Global Challenge Dubai Inspires STEM Students and the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Great challenges face our planet.\u00a0 Today’s students will solve our biggest problems.\u00a0 The FIRST Global Challenge<\/a> is a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Olympic – like competition that showcases students’\u00a0 abilities to solve one of the 14 Grand Challenges of Engineering<\/a> identified by the National Academy of Engineering,<\/p>\n

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The 2019 FIRST Global Challenge<\/a>, held in Dubai, focuses attention on preserving our oceans and wildlife.\u00a0 High School teams from 190 countries participated in this robotics competition.\u00a0 FIRST Global and The Dubai Future Foundation<\/a> gave students a life-changing experience as they prepare to be the future technology leaders for their countries.<\/p>\n

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No matter where we travel, we meet amazing students.\u00a0 Such was the case at Amsterdam Schiphol airport.\u00a0 Also going to Dubai on KLM was Team Denmark, FADDO.<\/p>\n

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As the winners of the Bhutan STEM Olympics, the Bhutan team represented their country well.<\/p>\n

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Congratulations to Team USA, FTC 9879 Root Negative One, Springdale School District, Arkansas, winning a silver medal for the Katherine Johnson Award Engineering Documentation.<\/p>\n

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The understanding for clean water<\/a> and animals in their habitat starts young.\u00a0 With SOLIDWORKS Apps for Kids<\/a>, children, with the help of their parents, can sign up for free to create, design, and print their ideas and learn about habitats.<\/p>\n

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Thank you FIRST Global, for supporting STEM education and calling attention to the Global Challenges.<\/p>\n

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Thank you, The Dubai Future Foundation and hundreds of volunteers for hosting an impressive event.\u00a0 Marie<\/p>\n

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