The award is a product of a partnership between Bosch, The Independent newspaper and the Royal Academy of Engineering, combining their expertise, to promote engineering and technology amongst the younger generation.
The award is set to encourage young technology writers to become more interested in Engineering and innovation which is the crucial reason for Bosch’s involvement.
Robert Meier, Managing Director for Bosch in the UK said ‘For Bosch, the commitment to technology and innovation to expand the company’s strength makes this award a natural step for us.’
Bosch prides itself on innovation, spending over 7% of its annual sales revenue on research and development activities. This enables Bosch to meet the increasing technological, ecological and social demands.
The first Independent Bosch Technology Horizons Award was launched in 2006 which coincided with the 200th anniversary of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s birth. Entrants were asked to describe their vision of the next technological revolution.
In total 217 young people entered the competition and those entrants had to be whittled down to seven finalists from two age groups which were to be announced at the awards lunch at the Royal Automobile Club, London on the 11th October 2006.
The compére for the awards lunch was science and maths enthuser Dr Johnny Ball, who opened and closed the ceremony wonderfully with his renowned enthusiastic personality reflecting in his insightful and ever-entertaining speeches.
Hywell Thomas, Senior Engineer from Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines spoke to the award winners about his thriving career in Formula-One engineering, and his passion for his job. He urges all of them to pursue a career in engineering describing his career as ‘Rewarding, challenging and lots of fun’
The winners announced on the day were; Sophie Walker from the 14-18 year-old category, and Sang Ngyuen from the 19-24 year-old category.
The winners from both categories won a cash prize and their winning entries were published in The Independent newspaper on 10th October.
Two schools also received a prize for having the most entrants those were Bodedern School on the Isle of Anglesey, and The Warriner School in Banbury who won for their schools a Blaupunkt satellite navigation system and a hamper of Bosch equipment.
Bosch knows the importance of young talent and the difference that a young mind can make when set free in the real world. Robert Meier closed his speech by saying ‘The knowledge, open-mindedness and creativity of students and graduates are essential for industry and their success in future.’
The second Independent Bosch Technology Horizons Award was launched on the 9th November 2006, and the closing date will be 30th March 2007.
For more information, or to enter please visit: www.independent.co.uk/technologyhorizons
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