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July 31, 2014

DStv’s Eutelsat Star Awards competition returns

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A communications satellite orbits Earth. Picture: DIETER SPANNKNEBEL/GETTY IMAGES

THE 2014 edition of the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards is now open. Young learners between the ages of 14 and 19 are encouraged to write an essay or design a poster on the topic ‘Imagine you are a satellite, orbiting high above your own country or even above your own home or school’.

The DStv Eutelsat Star Awards are part of the ongoing partnership between MultiChoice Africa and Eutelsat Communications since 1999. This pan-African collaboration has over the years created meaningful engagement with students, the academic community and the scientific world.

The competition is geared towards students and encourages them to either write an essay or design a poster about the benefits of satellite technology on the continent. Since its inception, the competition has drawn over 3 000 entries across the continent and has invigorated a passion for science among the younger generation.

The awards are open to all students from secondary to combined schools in Africa where MultiChoice Africa maintains operations. Entry forms can be obtained from the nearest MultiChoice office, any MultiChoice Resource Centre or copies can be downloaded from www.dstvstarawards.com

Entries may be prepared in English, French or Portuguese. The Awards collateral will also be made available in those three languages. The competition closes on October 27 and only entries submitted on the prescribed entry form will be eligible. Country winners receive exciting prizes and go on to compete against each other for the overall continental awards. The overall essay and poster winners are eligible for a trip for two to the Eutelsat facilities in Paris, with the essay winner travelling onwards to witness a live rocket launch.

Runners-up will win a trip to South Africa as guests of MultiChoice Africa. Schools attended by the overall winners will also receive a DStv installation that includes a dish, television set, PVR decoder and free access to the DStv Education Bouquet, as part of the MultiChoice CSI initiative to create accessible information via the MultiChoice Resource Centres. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Zambia in February 2015.