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20.09.2010
Innovative school children
The President of Iceland and the Minister of Education and Culture, along with the winners.
A total of 1,600 ideas were submitted in this year’s Innovation Competition for Primary School Children in Iceland. Marel is the main sponsor of the competition, which was held for the 19th time this year.
Awards were presented to 25 winners at a ceremony held yesterday, 19 September, at Marel headquarters in Iceland. The awards were presented by Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, President of Iceland and the competition’s patron, and Katrin Jakobsdottir, Minister of Culture and Education.
The President and Joel Ingason, one of the winners, open an exhibition of the children's entries.
The purpose of the competition is to support innovation education in Iceland and to encourage and teach children to discover and harness the creativity they possess.
The children competed in seven categories: industry, software, design, safety, toys, energy, the environment and general.
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Marel is the leading global provider of advanced equipment, systems and services to the fish, meat and poultry industries. Our brands – Marel, Stork Poultry Processing and Townsend Further Processing – are among the most respected in the industry. Together, we offer the convenience of a single source to meet our customers’ every need. With offices and subsidiaries in over 30 countries and a global network of more than 100 agents and distributors, we work side-by-side with our customers to extend the boundaries of food processing performance.
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