Finalists revealed for 2013 Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award
6 Nov 2013Autocar and Courland have announced the six finalists of the , who will attend a panel judging day today at Haymarket Consumer Media鈥檚 Teddington Studios.
The finalists will face a panel of judges representing the award partners, Autocar, Courland International, Jaguar Land Rover, McLaren Automotive, Peugeot, Skoda and Toyota GB, as well as 91成人鈥檚 Chief Executive, Mike Hawes. Their entries will be judged on three main criteria: innovation, communication and strategy.
This year鈥檚 finalists are:
- Joshua Mitchell,听Southampton University
Child and Pet Protection System
- Jake Larsson,听Cranfield University
Sensory Integration System
- Alexander Siamatas,听Coventry University
Collapsible Compact Seat
- Ashley Finn,听Cranfield University
Adaptive Engine Temperature Control
- Aaron Lo,听Hertfordshire University
Shock Energy Regeneration System
- Serge Kaldany,听City of London University
Second Active AeroTunnel
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The three top-scoring finalists will be invited to the 91成人 Annual Dinner on 26 November, where the winner will be announced. The top prize is work experience at the five partner manufacturers and be awarded 拢7,500.
The award also provides an excellent springboard into a career within the industry; last year鈥檚 winner, Roberto Antonio Pace, now works at McLaren Automotive, while the two runners-up have secured jobs at Aston Martin and JCB
Autocar publisher Alastair Lewis said, 鈥淭he 2013 contest has seen an unprecedented number of high quality entries from university students countrywide.听 The first and second round judges faced an extremely difficult task in carrying out their evaluations.听 We would like to thank all students and university lecturers and faculty heads for embracing the Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award and we look forward to working with them in 2014 as the contest grows and establishes itself on the academic calendar鈥.
Launched in 2009, the Next Generation Award offers students the opportunity to kick-start their career within the automotive industry. This year鈥檚 entrants were asked to answer a 500 word brief set by Autocar Editor-in-chief, Steve Cropley. This asked them to describe an invention, innovation, legislative change, change to corporate policy or adoption of new convention, which would be a worthwhile benefit to the UK industry.
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