Samsung Solve for Tomorrow

A competition encouraging young minds to realize innovative solutions that can resolve social problems using STEM

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Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is an educational program that hosts
a problem solving project competition based on STEM^*
aimed at engaging youth worldwide in addressing social issues.

* STEM: Science · Technology · Engineering · Mathematics

Students are participating in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow program.

Organizing Company: Samsung Electronics (DX)

Program Details

Eligibility: Local middle and high school students
(grades 6-12)

Content

The program supports students in learning problem-solving
approaches based on “Design Thinking”.
It concludes with evaluations of prototypes and
presentations to select the winning teams.

Competition process: The competition spans 6-9 months
and consists of three phases: Preliminaries-Semifinals-Finals

* Competition process: The competition spans 6-9 months and consists of three phases: Preliminaries-Semifinals-Finals

[ Support for teachers/students learning ]

STEM knowledge
Design Thinking problem solving methods

Implementation of creative solutions
for local community issues

Key Achievements

Launched in 2010
by Samsung Electronics America (SEA)
Operating across 41 corporations
in 2024
(64 countries)

* Including the United States, Canada,
the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy,
China, Vietnam, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, etc.
From 2010 to 2024,
a total of 41 subsidiaries
have supported the education of
2.62 million individuals (as of June 2024)

The program helps youth develop creative problem-solving skills using STEM, while providing a platform to share ideas for a better future and find solutions to pressing challenges.

Students are presenting the prototype they have developed as part of the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow program.

This is the scene from the Samsung Solve For Tomorrow agreement ceremony held in Vietnam.

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the IOC launched a “Digital Community” to attract the attention of Generation Z to the Olympics and collaborated with Samsung Solve for Tomorrow as part of this initiative.

Selected the Global Top 10 teams from Samsung Solve for Tomorrow to serve as “Community Ambassadors”
Held an event to choose the theme participants wish to address in 2025
The theme with the most votes will be used as the topic for 2025 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow across all subsidiaries

IOC Digital Community Logo
Community ambassador activities

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the IOC launched a “Digital Community” to attract the attention of Generation Z to the Olympics and collaborated with Samsung Solve for Tomorrow as part of this initiative.

Selected the Global Top 10 teams from Samsung Solve for Tomorrow to serve as “Community Ambassadors”
Held an event to choose the theme participants wish to address in 2025
The theme with the most votes will be used as the topic for 2025 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow across all subsidiaries

IOC Digital Community Logo

Global top 10 contestants of Samsung Solve for Tomorrow wearing digital community T-shirts are engaging in conversation at the 2024 Paris Olympics. — Community ambassador activities

Samsung plans to introduce Samsung Solve for Tomorrow to South Korea, aiming to nurture the creative problem-solving skills of Korean youth and support their aspirations.

This initiative reflects the top management’s philosophy of “prioritizing talent and technology”.
The program is well-aligned with Samsung’s CSR vision and themes.
Related to (STEM-based) youth education and
mutual growth (solving social problems)
The first case of a global CSR program
being expanded domestically.

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