Sustainability Challenge 2024: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Project Description
1. Objective:
- Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
2. Scope:
You will undertake an in-depth study to analyze the current state of your chosen city or community in terms of sustainability. You will address aspects such as energy consumption, waste generation and management, resource utilization, population density, transportation systems, and ecological footprint.
3. Approach:
- Research:
- Gathering relevant data on cities and communities, both quantitative and qualitative. This data will then be analyzed to determine the level of sustainability currently present in these areas.
- Review case studies of 2-3 cities worldwide that have successfully implemented sustainable practices in their urban planning. This can provide inspiration and practical examples for other cities aiming to become more sustainable. - Analysis:
Define how your actions upon the environment more sustainable, e.g. carbon footprint, renewable energy utilization, public transport system efficiency, green spaces, etc. - Strategy Development:
- Propose practical, feasible solutions for enhancing the sustainability of cities and communities.
- Submit a poster or video that demonstrates your solution to the addressed issue.
You can read more information about this topic by visiting the UNSDG's page linked here: https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal11
Why participate?
Practise critical thinking, creativity and other skills to solve real-world problems.
Qualify for awards, recognition, and feedback from industry experts and peers.
Generate new artefacts and testimonials to boost your ePortfolio.
Get in front of employers and mentors to unlock career opportunities.
Meet the Organiser
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How you can get involved
Sponsor
Sponsor the challenge and fund rewards.
Express InterestMentor
Mentor teams and share your expertise.
Express InterestJudge
Review and evaluate final submissions.
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Become a Sponsor
We invite business organisations to sponsor the competition and connect with the next generation of talent.
Become a Mentor
We invite experienced business professionals to Mentor student teams in this competition in 2-3x 20-minute virtual sessions. Share your expertise to steer and guide the teams to find a solution to the problem (and not give them the solution).
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Become a Judge
We invite experienced business professionals to evaluate project outputs from student teams based on pre-defined criteria. Review fresh ideas and prototypes virtually at your own schedule in one or multiple sessions (you may need to commit up to 2 hours over a 3-day window).
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FAQs
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What is Sustainability Challenge??
Sustainability Challenge? is a virtual competition for high-school students to showcase ideas on climate change and sustainability solutions.
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Is Sustainability Challenge? a global hackathon?
Yes, Sustainability Challenge? is a global hackathon bringing together participants from various countries to collaborate and develop impactful ideas.
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What are the dates for Sustainability Challenge??
The hackathon will be held between Monday 30th September – Monday 7th October 2024.
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Is Sustainability Challenge conducted online?
Yes. The competition will be completely virtual giving you an opportunity to take part in a global competition on an international platform all from the comfort of your own home.
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What are the prizes for the winners?
The eligible participants will be getting a certificate. Further prizes will be listed in the ‘Prizes’ tab of the project details page.
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Is it free to participate? What do I need?
Yes - participation is entirely free. All you will need is a computer/laptop and a half-decent internet connection.
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How do I join a team, or form a new one?
When registering to your chosen track, you will have 3 options:
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Create a team: The platform will form a new team with you as the first member and prompt you to enter a team name. When you enter your new team’s ProjectStudio, you can enter the email IDs of other members you would like to invite to your team (you can invite any eligible person from any school). Alternatively, you may opt to open your team for other people to join in using the ‘Private/Public’ toggle.
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Join a team: Join other students in an existing team (rather than forming your team) if you so prefer. This is a great way to meet new people!
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Wait to be randomly assigned: Not ready to create or join a team? Select this option to join the project, and then you can either create or join a team at a later date, or wait to be assigned into a team by us when the hackathon begins!
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Who can I form a team with?
You can form a team with eligible students from your school or other schools from any country.
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How many people can I have in my team?
You can either participate individually or form a team with up to 3 members.
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Will we get help? What happens if we get stuck?
Of course. ProjectSet team members will be able to assist you throughout the hackathon process. If you get stuck, drop us an email at events@projectset.com. We will also be hosting a drop-in help session during the hackathon to assist you with anything you need!
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I am close with or live with my teammates; do I have to interact on the platform? Can’t we discuss our ideas in real life?
Of course, you can share and discuss ideas offline. At the same time, we encourage you to log all your key ideas on the platform to get the most benefit. This will allow your mentors to see what you are working on and offer proper advice. However, you must submit your deliverables via the platform.
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Can I resubmit my project after submitting once?
Yes. You can resubmit your project anytime and as many times until the submission deadline. Your output will not be reviewed or evaluated by judges until the deadline has passed.
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What if I have more questions?
Please ask away! You can send questions at any time to events@projectset.com - if you make the subject title of your email ‘Sustainability Challenge Student Query’ then we can get back to you even sooner.
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