Jing Hui (left) and Shao Yang (right)
Wong Jing Hui and Lim Shao Yang have been selected to represent the country at the regional level of the ICDL Asia Digital Challenge 2025, from 5 to 25 August 2025, in the Business Track and Emerging Technologies Track, respectively. The Challenge is held annually, attracting students across the Asia-Pacific region who are eager to showcase their digital skills in today’s fast-evolving digital economy. Since its inception in 2017, the competition has received overwhelming support, with over 39,000 students, 700 schools, and participants from 18 countries to date.
Jing Hui who is pursuing her Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), did not plan to compete in the competition at first. “It was my lecturer, Mr Alex Chan, who suggested and nominated me to enter the competition. Without his nudging, I would have missed out on learning and gaining valuable experience the competition has provided me so far,” she said.
Coming from a commerce background, participating in the digital challenge was a great exposure to her. “The competition aims to expose students to emerging technologies, design and the use of fundamental office application tools. This is further supported by participants having to complete self-learning courses to help us understand well to compete better. I like the competition’s structure of requiring us to complete these courses as it ties in well with why I am competing in this competition; to learn new knowledge and get experience,” Jin Hui expanded her thoughts.
For the final round in the Business Track (Tertiary category), contestants are required to create a single-page website demo to promote an eco-friendly product related to sustainability. “It will be an interesting requirement for me to complete, thou, at times, it is a challenge in managing my time. I would need to balance between learning new skills from scratch as required in the competition, while also balancing my studies and assignments. Nevertheless, I am still grateful for the experience and I also appreciate the support from my lecturers,” she concluded.
As for Shao Yang, who is pursuing his Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) in Software Systems Development, it was his own decision to compete in the challenge. “I saw this competition as a great way to challenge myself and also to learn new things related to digital technology. The experience of answering the questions within a specific time limit was challenging but also exhilarating, as the questions required one to clearly understand the problems before providing the answers. Being selected to represent the country is an honour, and I am grateful to TAR UMT for providing me with a strong foundation, supportive lecturers, and access to the necessary resources,” Shao Yang said.
