PENAMPANG: Two ground-breaking inventions by SM St Michael’s students won a gold medal in Bangkok recently.
The inventions were called BVR, an affordable VR solution for education that combines hardware and software and Probos, an adjustable vest made from stretchable fabric with a massager to correct body posture.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});The inventions were designed and created by students from teams B Reborn and SNIGS, respectively, for the prestigious Bangkok International Intellectual Property, Invention, Innovation and Technology Exposition (IPITEx 2025) that was held during Thailand Inventors’ Day 2025. The five-day exhibition took place from Feb 2-6.
The student inventors behind BVR were Jermaine Jeremiah Joseph and Jared Rowdy Ignatius, while Probos were Abygail Joyce Noirom and Gerreth Abrey Gerry Asing.
Principal Jennifer Asing said the school sent 27 students and three teachers to the event, their biggest contingent ever to take part in any local or international exhibition. The students were in 12 teams from the school, each exhibiting their innovative creation in the event.
Aside from the gold medal, four teams — Lovely, ACES, DeVanci and DVA — clinched the bronze for their revolutionary creations called Rhys-Step, HydraAlert, Lalatz, and Bio-Peel, respectively. Six others, namely Sadge, MIXSPINS, SplashBros, RAD, Oceanist and AIRGHEN, took home the silver for their ingenious inventions called Binbuster, Healthlink, Newdreams, HydroHarvester, Mudflush and Chilltropolis. Their innovative solutions left a lasting impression on the judges.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Team RAD also received a prestigious Special Award from Singapore.
“This competition provided invaluable exposure and experience for our students as they presented their innovative projects to a global audience,” said Jennifer, who led the students with teachers Mariatul Hanis and Cyprian Rian Jokinol.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});She commended their presentation skills as well as their critical thinking and effective communication abilities nurtured through this experience.
“The dedication and commitment shown by our students and teachers is truly commendable,” she added. “I am incredibly proud of our students for their outstanding accomplishments,” she added.
The school, she said, extended its heartfelt gratitude to the Datuk Ewon Benedick Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives; Malaysian Invention and Design Society; the students’ parents; Sabah Credit Corporation, the Board of Governors; the Parents and Teachers Association; Yayasan Bank Rakyat; and all individual donors for their unwavering support and generosity that made this remarkable journey possible.
SM St Michael has taken part and won many national and international competitions previously, including in countries like Turkey and Romania. The medals won in Bangkok are the latest additions to their trophy cabinet.