On 15 November 2022, the 5th International STEM Study Contest (ISSC) entered the final round. Previously, the national selection has been conducted on 12 October 2022, and this event is still organised by Guangxi S&T Museum, Guangxi Normal University, Children & Youth Science Center of CAST, as well as SEAMEO QITEP in Science. This time, the competition was carried out in blended mode at 13.00-17.00 WIB. The offline mode (on-site) was held at SEAQIS office, while the online mode utilised an online meeting application with other countries.
Several teams that become the representative of Indonesia to the final round are Darul Hikam International Middle School and Darul Hikam International High School for the paper bridge competition, Anni’mah Middle School and Darul Quran High School for the trebuchet competition, as well as SMP Darul Ulum 1 Peterongan Jombang and Sampoerna High School for the water rocket competition. These six teams competed against several teams from other countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Philippines, and China as the main host of this event.
At the end, the Indonesian teams obtained satisfying results. For the paper bridge competition, Darul Hikam International Middle School’s model could carry out as much as 9 kg, while Darul Hikam International High School’s model carried as much as 12 kg. From the trebuchet competition, Anni’mah Middle School team could drop seven pawns, while Darul Quran High School team dropped eight pawns. Meanwhile, from the water rocket competition, SMP Darul Ulum 1 Peterongan Jombang team was able to launch a rocket as far as 103.8 m while Sampoerna High School team launched 1.3 m away.
The results will be reported to the Chinese host committee by compiling and sorting all data. After that, the winners will be announced by the Chinese committee. Hopefully, the Indonesian teams will have a chance to be the winner of the 5th ISSC.
