Shaping Tomorrow's Innovators Today.
First and second-year engineering students tackle technical problems
with their creative prowess. They must design, build, and present a
prototype to the judges, showcasing early engineering talents. Witness
the enthusiasm and fresh perspectives of these aspiring engineers as
they take on the challenge! Sponsoring or judging this category is a
chance to support and encourage the promising minds that will shape
the future of engineering.
Engineering Excellence at its Peak.
Senior engineering students showcase their expertise by solving
complex real-world problems. With limited resources and competition
constraints, they must ingeniously design and construct a functional
prototype. Witness firsthand the brilliance and creativity of these future
engineers as they tackle challenges head-on! Sponsoring or judging this
category is an opportunity to support innovation and witness cuttingedge
solutions that could shape industries of tomorrow.
Coding the Future, One Line at a Time.
This competition challenges competitors to produce a piece of
readable software. The teams will use their software development skills,
their technical writing abilities, and their project management skills to
design a solution to a problem posed.
Engineering Minds, Firing Debates.
Competitors must use analytical techniques to present, with minimum
preparation, a reasoned point of view of a resolution that has not been
disclosed beforehand. The goal is to assess the competitors' abilities to
convey ideas and develop arguments in a parliamentary debate format.
Reviving Ideas, Rebuilding Futures.
Competitors are required to take an existing engineering concept,
product, technique, or technology and improve its design to suit an
alternate situation or application.
Solutions Beyond the Blueprint.
Competitors are required to design a detailed solution to a large-scale
engineering problem. The proposal must be made in a way that promotes the
solution to the client in the form of judges and demonstrates a thorough
understanding of the solution’s impacts.
Connecting Ideas, Powering Progress.
Participants are tasked with presenting complex engineering topics in an
accessible way to the public. Judges assess accuracy, creativity, and
simplification while encouraging effective science communicators. The
goal is to bridge the gap between technical knowledge and public
understanding, fostering appreciation for engineering's impact on our
world.
Innovate. Design. Inspire.
This competition is prepared entirely outside the realm of the OEC.
Competitors choose their own topic, prepare research, and develop a
design. The designs must be new and innovative and address a void in
society.
Nature's Blueprint, Redefined by Engineers.
​Competitors must comprehensively solve a bio-engineering problem.
The goal is to identify the issues outlined in the prompt and develop a
bio-engineering design process for various applications in healthcare,
agriculture, environmental sustainability, and more.