Notice Full Timetable of IMSCC 2025

IMSCC 2025 — Full Timetable

Day 1 — Saturday, October 18, 2025 | 09:00–17:00

Event: IMSCC — International Mathematical Science & Creativity Competition & Conference
Theme: “Pioneering Space: Go to the Moon and Mars Together!”
Venue: Gyeonggido Business & Science Accelerator (GBSA)
Host: Hyeon Colbert Yoo

*Programs subject to change

09:00–09:30 — On-site Registration

• Receive participant badges and materials
• Place competition entries in designated locations
  Location: 1F Lobby (Entrance)

09:30–09:35 — Opening Ceremony (IMSCC)

• Parade/welcome of delegations from 7 countries/regions (on-site): Mongolia, Sweden, Oman, Indonesia, Philippines, Hong Kong(China), Korea
  Location: 3F Gyeonggi Hall

09:35–09:40 — Introduction of Guests & Judges

• Call names of VIPs and guests
• Introduction of judging panel

09:40–09:45 — Opening Address

• Shin Kee-Hyun (Chairman, Foundation for the Advancement of STEAM)

09:45–09:50 — Welcome Speech

• Cho Chungwon (Chairman, Association for 4Dframe)

09:50–10:10 — Congratulatory Remarks

• Kim Hui Sun (Chair, Foundation for the Advancement of STEAM(FAS) Development Committee)
• Lee Eun Joo (Member, Gyeonggido Assembly)
• Sung Mi Sook (President, Korea Venture Business Women’s Association)
• Jan Lundell (Acting Director, LUMA Center Finland)
• Yoo Eun-hae (Former Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Education)
• Chung Jae Young (President, Korea Education and Research Information Service(KERIS)) — video message

10:10–10:30 — Declaration of the Opening

• Shin Kee-Hyun (Chairman, Foundation for the Advancement of STEAM)
• Participants move to competition halls

10:30–12:30 — Competitions (parallel sessions)

• Creativity Division 1 / 2 / 3 — 1F Gwanggyo Hall
• Mechatronics Division 1 / 2 / 3 — 1F Gwanggyo Hall Lobby
• Invention & Maker Division, Software Division — 3F Innovation Room
• STEAM Division — 3F Hope Room
• Capstone Project Division / Academic Oral Presentations — 3F Gyeonggi Hall

12:30–13:30 — Break Time (Lunch)

13:30–14:00 — Academic Conference & STEAM Teacher Award

• Short Film (Shorts) Award Ceremony & 1st Raffle Draw
• Keynote: Kristóf Fenyvesi (University of Jyväskylä, Finland) — “From Intelligence to Responsibility in the New Space Age: STEAM Education for Action Competence and Planetary Wellbeing”
• Convergence Teacher Award Ceremony — 5 categories + 2 special awards
  • [PR] Daryl Reyes (Philippines)
  • [PJ] Bo Mogård (Sweden)
  • [AR] HO Shing Hei (Hong Kong, China)
  • [CCS] Jung Haechan (Korea)
  • [NGF] Irma R. Suwarma (Indonesia)
  • [S] Choi, Ju Won (Korea)
  • [S] Kristóf Fenyvesi (Finland)
    Location: 3F Gyeonggi Hall

14:00–15:00 — Events

• Event 1: Science magic show — Jeon Byeong-ho (teacher, Ganap Elementary School)
• Event 2: Taekwondo performance — TIA Taekwondo Demonstration Team
• 2nd raffle draw
• Announcement of division results
• Location: 3F Gyeonggi Hall

15:00–16:00 — Awards & Closing Ceremony

• Closing remarks by Head Judge: Kwon Yongbo (Chair of the Judges)
• Awards for each competition division
• Announcement of IMSCC 2026 theme — Shin Kee-Hyun (Chair, FAS)
• 3rd raffle draw
• Closing declaration
• Location: 3F Gyeonggi Hall

16:00–17:00 — International Networking

• Encouraging remarks: Kim Hui Sun (Chair, Foundation for the Advancement of STEAM(FAS) Development Committee)
• International exchange among educators and students
  Location: TBA (inside the venue)

Day 2 — Monday, October 21, 2025 | 09:30–17:00

Event: IMSCC International Student Forum — “2025 Youth APEC Creativity Challenge”
Venue: Mirae High School of Science and Technology

*Programs subject to change

09:30–10:00 — Orientation (Registration & Team Formation)

• Participant check-in, team seating, ice-breaking activities
  Location: 1F Future Imagination Room

10:00–10:30 — Orientation Continued (Ice-breaking & Team Building)

• Program introduction
• RsP experience briefing
• Activity overview
  Location: 1F Future Imagination Room

10:30–11:00 — Opening Ceremony & VIP Attendance

• Opening ceremony
• Congratulatory remarks: Oh Seung-rok (Head of Nowon District, Seoul)
• Congratulatory remarks: Kim Nam-hee (Director, Creative Future Education, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education)
• All students and international education delegates
  Location: 1F Future Imagination Room

11:00–11:30 — Hands-on Activity: RSP Topic Awareness

• RsP activity related to Cheomseongdae (overlapping principle)
• Write APEC well-wishing messages on Cheomseongdae blocks
  Location: 2F Auditorium

11:30–12:30 — Event with Seoul Education Governor

• Build Cheomseongdae blocks with APEC well-wishing messages — presided by Jung Keunsik (Education Governor of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education) and delegations (7 countries/regions)
• K-FOOD experience (e.g., gimbap rolling)
  Location: 2F Auditorium

12:30–13:30 — RsP + AI Creative Invention Education Challenge

• RsP Creative Workshop Phase 1: problem analysis & idea generation using RsP method
  Location: 1F Future Imagination Room

13:30–15:00 — RsP + AI Creative Invention Education Challenge

• RsP Creative Workshop Phase 2: idea development & construction of component structures
  Location: 1F Future Imagination Room

15:00–15:30 — RsP + AI Creative Invention Education Challenge

• Organize ideas & prepare presentations (team prep)
  Location: 1F Future Imagination Room

15:30–16:30 — Team Presentations

• Team presentations (3–5 minutes per team)
  Location: 1F Future Imagination Room

16:30–17:00 — Closing Ceremony

• Reading of the joint declaration by country delegations (7 countries/regions)
• Closing ceremony & networking time
  Location: 1F Future Imagination Room

Note: The above schedule is subject to change.