Images captured at Big Bang Fair

LONDON, U.K.– June 20, 2025 – Samsung Electronics UK, welcomed students to join their living well themed stand at Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair, which took place earlier this week at Birmingham NEC.

Students and teachers joined Samsung for an immersive learning experience where they explored how technology can enhance wellbeing and inspire a healthier life.  Students discovered real examples of how technology is making the world a better place and through creative problem solving, came up with their very own tech-for-good solutions in a design sprint.

Image captured at Big Bang Fair

Over 442 tech for good ideas were submitted across the three-day event, including smart trainers which monitor step count and offer health tracking, a smart first-aid kit detecting injuries, and a gender-neutral bracelet that helps monitor your emotions regulate how you feel. Each day of the event, one idea will be selected to win a pair of Galaxy buds for the individual or groups of up to three people. Winners will be notified next week.

Image captured at Big Bang Fair

Jessie Soohyun Park, Head of Corporate Responsibility at Samsung UK, said: “It was great to welcome so many passionate young people to our stand at Big Bang Fair. We were blown away by their innovative tech for good ideas that really could make a meaningful difference to people’s lives. Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Next Gen is all about inspiring the next generation of innovators – we’re encouraging secondary schools across the UK  to sign up for the free resources and join our tech for good challenge.”

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Next Gen programme is designed for 11-15 year olds to inspire the next generation of innovators. Reaching over a third of secondary schools across the UK and Ireland, the programme offers interactive video lessons, design thinking, online safety and careers resources for teachers to use with their students, and a fun challenge where students and their schools can win fantastic tech prizes. Schools can register for the free programme here and submit their challenge entries before 25^th July 2025.

593 secondary schools across the UK and Ireland signed up to receive free online resources including an interactive video tutorial to help inspire the next generation of innovators. Through the lesson, students aged 11-15 learn the basics of Design Thinking and receive insight into creative STEM careers such as design and marketing.

Samsung colleagues also volunteered their time to support with delivering the lesson in schools, judging entries and answering questions about their career. Students then entered their tech-for-good ideas to help design a future where everyone belongs into the Solve for Tomorrow: Next Gen Competition.

In the 11-13 age category, Talikha, from Folkestone School was awarded 1^st place with her innovation ‘Auxi Pen’, a smart pen designed to help young dyslexic students at school so they don’t have to ask the teacher for continual help.

Dimanya, Dora and Marina from Nonsuch High School for Girls, were awarded 1^st place in the 13-15 category with ‘Signify’, an app that helps people with hearing impairments by educating the public about sign language and how to communicate considerately with this community.

The runners-up in the 11-13 age category were Victor, Kashvi and Jamil from St Thomas More – awarded 2^nd place for their innovation ‘A Sign Language Translator Glove – SLTG’ to improve communication for those with hearing impairments in society.

In the 3-15 age category, the runners-up were Ella, Mischa and Saliha from Nonsuch High School for Girls – awarded 2^nd place for their app ‘Beaumatch’ to help people with darker skin tones find their right match of makeup, haircare, and skincare.

Commenting on the competition, Soohyun Jessie Park, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Samsung Electronics UK, said: “The calibre of ideas that our Solve for Tomorrow: Next Gen participants come up with is mind-blowing, proving world-beating innovations really can come from anyone and anywhere. We were thrilled to receive over 1,000 ideas from across the UK and Ireland this year and will continue to find new ways to support our next generation of innovators. Technology is a brilliant enabler of solutions to many of the issues our world faces, and the entries we receive show that young people are maximising their imagination and learning in abundance.”

The winning teams will each receive a Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, and a VIP invitation to attend a Samsung Solve for Tomorrow event. The teacher, parent or guardian responsible for submitting the winning entry will also receive a Samsung Galaxy Book2 360, and the winner’s school will get a Samsung QB65B TV screen. Each participant in the runners-up team will each receive a pair of Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro.

For more information on Samsung Solve for Tomorrow: Next Gen programme, visit: https://www.samsung.com/uk/solvefortomorrow/next-gen/

As part of Samsung’s mission to defy barriers to help young people from all backgrounds find their purpose in tomorrow’s world, Solve for Tomorrow: Next Gen seeks to empower the next generation of innovators.

The national competition encourages students aged between 11 and 15 to imagine a better world and how technology can solve some of society’s biggest issues.

As part of the programme, students will take part in a 45-minute interactive video lesson. Alongside our Solve for Tomorrow: Next Gen host, Reuben Christian, Tech, Marketing and Product Design experts from Samsung will lead the lesson and take students through the Design Thinking process and different STEM careers.

Participants can then enter the competition with their written idea and sketches, as individuals or in teams of up to three, for the chance to win fantastic tech prizes for themselves, teachers and school. Every student that enters will also see their achievements recognised with a certificate to celebrate their involvement with Solve for Tomorrow: Next Gen.

This year, there is a completely new set of resources being launched that centre around inclusivity. Students are encouraged to submit their own ‘tech for good’ ideas that help to design a future where everyone belongs.

Last year, 481 teams entered the competition with a total of 18,970 students from 16% of all secondary schools in the UK and Ireland taking part in the lesson and learning about the tech industry, and specifically the theme of sustainability.

Sophie Edgerley Harris, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Samsung Electronics UK, said: “At Samsung, we aim to inspire the next generation of young students through education and tech, and also encourage them to pursue an exciting career in the tech industry.

We hope students and teachers enjoy the new resources created this year, and we are looking forward to seeing the fantastic ideas entered into the competition by this year’s group of young tech enthusiasts.”

Last year, in the 11-13 age category, 13-year-old Alek, from All Hallows Catholic School in Surrey, was chosen as the winner with his ‘Green Solutions’ knowledge sharing platform idea for farmers, which encouraged them to implement more sustainable farming practices. Filip, 11, also from All Hallows Catholic School, was the runner-up with his ‘Brilliant Buzzer’ idea – a solar-powered pollinating drone that used cameras and AI to protect endangered plants.

In 2022’s 13-15 age category, Finn and Josh, both 14, from Grange Park School in Kent, were chosen as winners with their smart bin idea, which educated users on the journey of their waste. Amelie, Megan and Laila, all aged 14 and from Clayton Hall Academy in Staffordshire, were runners-up with their ‘Smart Plug’ concept, which reduced energy consumption and prevented electricity waste.

2022 Solve for Tomorrow: Next Gen winner Alek, and runner up Filip (age 11-13 category) with Reggie Yates

The deadline for competition entries is on 23^rd June 2023, and a panel of judges from Samsung will select winners and runners-up in two age categories: 11-13 and 13-15, depending on their school year.

Members of the winning team will each receive a Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, and a VIP invitation to attend a Samsung Solve for Tomorrow event. The teacher, parent or guardian responsible for submitting the winning entry will receive a Samsung Galaxy Book2 360, and the winner’s school will get a Samsung QB65B TV screen. Each participant in the running-up team will receive a pair of Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro.

To find out more and register for Solve for Tomorrow: Next Gen 2023, please visit: https://nationalschoolspartnership.com/initiatives/samsung-next-gen-2023/