A 13-year-old student from All Hallows Catholic School in Farnham has been celebrated for his innovative idea in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow: Next Gen Competition.

Alek was the winner of last year’s 11-13 age category 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.

Samsung has launched its Solve for Tomorrow: Next Gen Competition for the third year in a row, aimed at encouraging young students in the UK and Ireland to create innovative technological designs for the future. The competition is open to students aged between 11 and 15, who are encouraged to imagine a better world and how technology can solve some of society’s biggest issues.

The national competition seeks to empower the next generation of innovators and encourages participants to submit their own ‘tech for good’ ideas that help to design a future where everyone belongs.

As part of the programme, students take part in a 45-minute interactive video lesson, where tech, marketing and product design experts from Samsung lead the lesson and take students through the design thinking process and different science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers.

Winners and runners-up will be selected in two age categories: 11-13 and 13-15, depending on their school year. The deadline for entries is June 23. The prize for the winning team includes a Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 and a VIP invitation to attend a Samsung Solve for Tomorrow event.