This year's kompetition categories have been finalized and descriptions are provided below. The number of team members per team is indicated in brackets.
Senior Team Design [4] | Theme: Green Power
In teams of four, students in third or fourth year compete to solve an engineering problem disclosed on the day of the event despite limited materials and preparation time. This is a condensed version of the Ontario Engineering Competition (OEC) 15 hour competition, and will last five hours. The winning team will have a creative and feasible design, allowing them to move onto this year’s OEC.Click here to view the rules for this category.
Junior Team Design [4] | Theme: Transportation
This category challenges first and second year students to design and construct a project which is revealed the day of the competition. Similar to the Senior Team Design, both time and materials are limited. They will be judged based on design originality, creativity, teamwork, and presentation. It is completed over four hours and in teams of four.Click here to view the rules for this category.
Innovative Design [1-4]
This category encourages aspiring engineers to experience bringing a new product or service to market. Teams will produce an original design for a process, service or product they have invented. Winning entries will have combined originality, technical and economical feasibility, a solid marketing plan, and a high quality presentation and exhibit.Click here to view the rules for this category.
Consulting Engineering [4] | Theme: Accident Prevention
In teams of up to four, competitors will construct and promote a solution to an engineering problem which would be given on the event date. In this category, sufficient preparation, teamwork, resourcefulness and communication skills are the keys to taking home the winning prize.Click here to view the rules for this category.
Engineering Communications [1-2]
The Engineering Communications category challenges competitors in teams of one or two to present a well-supported viewpoint on the social, economic, and environmental impact of any current technological issue. In this competition, participants must identify a technological issue, form an opinion, and present a convincing and well-supported argument. Winning entries will have a thorough understanding of the issue at hand, a convincing viewpoint, and a dynamic presentation.Click here to view the rules for this category.
Parliamentary Debate [2]
In this category, teams of two debate upon a previously undisclosed resolution using the format of parliamentary style debate. With minimal preparation time, they must present a well-reasoned viewpoint on the engineering related topics given.Click here to view the rules for this category.