The Econference Discovery Challenge 2023

3rd June 2023 @ APU

Economics Competition for Malaysians

AMISO's first ever, student-led social science game show and quiz challenge.

Introduction

The Econference Discovery Challenge (TEDC) is the first ever student-led, nation-wide competitive social science quiz challenge hosted by AMISO, in collaboration with Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation!

Our main purpose is to promote interests in competitive social science subjects (especially Olympiad competitions) amongst high school and pre-university students in Malaysia, while also equipping participants with the knowledge to prepare themselves for the selection tests of International Olympiads.

TEDC 2023 involves rewarding outstanding challengers and creating a supportive and collaborative atmosphere for students to learn and develop together.

The Econference Discovery Challenge consists of 2 rounds: the Preliminary Round, and the Final Game Show Round. Participants will have to qualify in the preliminary round in order to proceed.

The important details are as follows:

Preliminary Round:

Date : 3rd June 2023
Time : 9:00am - 10:30am
Venue : Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation

Final Round:

Date : 3rd June 2023
Time : 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Venue : Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation

More details can be found on the TEDC Info Pack.

Registration

Registration for TEDC 2023 is RM 25 (Early Birds: RM20)
Sign up today!

Cash prize and certificate awarded:

1st - 5th Place: Certificates with ranking.
Total cash pool: RM 1000

Details for the distribution of cash prizes will be outlined in the TEDC Info Pack.

Timeline

03/05/23: Registration Starts
27/05/23: Registration Deadline
03/06/23: Preliminary Round
03/06/23: Announcement of Finalists
03/06/23: Final Round
11/06/23: It’s over!

Special Thanks

Reading Materials

The scope of the TEDC syllabus and a compilation of sample questions can be found here.