[Noida, India] January 21, 2013 – Samsung Engineering?s social responsibility program, Eco-generation, and Paryavaran Mitra of Centre for Environmental Education (CEE) hosted an award ceremony for the Eco-generation Environmental Essay Competition at Samsung Engineering India's headquarters on Monday. Out of 22 finalists, Shreya Srinivas from Bal Bharati Public School and Geetika Praveen Prakash from Mayur Public School achieved the highest honor and were awarded an all expenses paid trip to attend Eco-generation?s 2013 Global Youth for the Environment Forum in Seoul, Korea.

In November 2012, Eco-generation launched its first essay competition for Indian students from grades nine through eleven attending schools in Delhi and Noida. 166 students submitted a 1,500 word English essay on the topic, 'How Climate Change Affects our Life: Climate Change and My Efforts towards a Sustainable Life.' All entries were submitted via Eco-generation's official website, www.tunza.eco-generation.org.

At the awards ceremony, Viney Kaushik, Vice President of Samsung Engineering India, and Mr. Prabhjot Sodhi, Director of CEE, congratulated all 22 finalists with an official certificate and trophy for demonstrating insight and passion regarding environmental issues. 
The top two winners Shreya and Geetika presented their essays and shared their thoughts on global warming and climate change.

'We are proud of all the students for actively leading the conversation on climate change,'said Mr. Viney Kaushik.

In February, Shreya and Geetika will be invited to the 2013 Global Youth for the Environment Forum in South Korea so that they can strengthen their knowledge through environmental education programs with more than 400 international students.

Samsung Engineering has successfully launched a wide range of environmental education programs for youth worldwide through Eco-generation since 2006. As part of its environmental education campaign in India, Samsung Engineering India employees hosted an environmental class for children in September 2012. The company will work together with CEE to develop more environmental events annually.

About Eco-generation
Samsung Engineering established Kumpooh (Eco-generation) in 1996 as one of the largest environmental education programs for children and youth in Korea. In 2006, Samsung Engineering expanded the program to the Asia-Pacific region by launching the Eco-generation (www.eco-generation.org) website in partnership with the UNEP ROAP (United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for Asia Pacific). Eco-generation is a children's educational environmental website that emphasizes learning and sharing knowledge about the environment.

On September 27, 2011 Samsung Engineering and UNEP headquarters made steps to reach an international audience by launching TUNZA Eco-generation (TUNZA.Eco-generation.org), a new environmental networking platform for children and youth. TUNZA Eco-generation is an interactive environmental website that will serve as a platform to educate the community about the environment and create eco-friendly initiatives.

With a 16 year history, Kumpooh (Eco-generation) is Samsung Engineering's largest running CSR program, which has been supported by Samsung Engineering's expertise in the environmental business. This will continue to be one of the company's core initiatives to support and contribute the new generation via environmental education.

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About Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd 
Samsung Engineering is one of the world's leading engineering, procurement, 
construction and project management (EPC&PM) companies. Operating in over 40 countries, the company provides total project management from planning and financing through to construction and commissioning and has built some of the world's largest and most complex hydrocarbon and industrial plants and facilities. Samsung Engineering has a reputation for delivering projects on time and uses the latest innovations to engineer industry-leading facilities. With its global workforce at 13,000 and 2011 revenues 
at 8.4 billion USD, the company is also one of the fastest growing EPC contractors. For more 
information, please visit www.samsungengineering.com.

About CEE
Centre for Environment Education (CEE) is a national institution engaged in developing programmes and material to increase awareness about the environment and sustainable development. CEE was established as a Centre of Excellence in Environmental Education, supported by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India. 

CEE's primary !==!==!==!==!==!==!--object--============ive is to improve public awareness and understanding of the environment with a view to promoting the conservation and sustainable use of nature and natural resources, leading to a better environment and a better quality of life. To this end, CEE develops innovative programs and educational material, and builds capacity in the field of education for sustainable development. It undertakes demonstration projects in education, communication and development that endorse attitudes, strategies and technologies which are environmentally sustainable. CEE is committed to ensuring that due recognition is given to the role of 
education in the promotion of sustainable development.

Paryavaran Mitra is an initiative of Centre for Environment Education in partnership with Union Ministry of Environment and Forests and ArcelorMittal. The programme aims to create a network of 20 million young leaders, from schools across the country, having awareness, knowledge, commitment and potential to meet the challenges of environmental sustainability at their spheres of influence. (www.paryavaranmitra.in)