Sustain-a-City: An Urban Innovation Challenge

Temasek'in Ecosperity platformu tarafından düzenlenen Sustain-a-City: An Urban Innovation Challenge, öğrencileri hayal güçlerini ve yaratıcılıklarını test etmeye davet ediyor. Yarışmanın son başvuru tarihi 5 Nisan 2023.

The Brief

Calling all students! We invite you to reimagine what a sustainable, net-zero city could look like, and to share your innovative solutions around the following key themes:

Submissions

This is a virtual competition. You will need to submit your proposed solution(s) with the following deliverables:

– A video of 3 minutes (or shorter), pitching your innovative solution
– A supporting essay in 500 words (or less) describing the solution’s key features and design attributes, how it contributes to decarbonisation efforts, and how the solution interplays with other systems within the city to generate positive multiplier effects or tradeoffs

Eligibility

The competition is open to all registered students between the ages 18 and 25 as of registration date. This includes, but is not limited to, students in high school, junior college, polytechnic, design school and universities.

This is a team challenge. Teams comprising 2 or 3 members should be formed prior to registration and the team leader can register for the competition by filling out the online registration form linked below.

Competition Phases

The campaign includes 3 virtual workshops in April which all participating teams must attend to qualify for judging. Get the full download on the competition and hear from industry experts at these virtual workshops. Participants will also receive one-on-one mentoring with coaches from Arkki Singapore.

The 6 shortlisted finalist teams must attend and present their solutions at the virtual final pitch session in May.

What’s in it for you?

Besides a fulfilling learning experience and first-hand advice from industry professionals, 6 shortlisted teams will get to advance to the finals, where they’ll pitch their ideas live to a panel of judges to win attractive cash prizes and a trip to Heisinki, Finland!

Finalists will also have their work showcased at Temasek’s annual flagship sustainability event Ecosperity Week 2023 in June, to a global audience of business leaders, investors, policy makers and more.

GRAND PRIZE

Cash prize of S$10,000 and a 5-day learning trip to Finland

Embark on a trip to Helsinki, Finland’s capital city that lives and breathes design. Hosted by Arkki International, the Grand Prize and 1st Runner-up teams will get to immerse in the unique Arkki environment of design thinking and innovation, learn about the Nordic approach to sustainability and connect with like-minded youths who are invested in the future of our planet.

– 1st Runner-up: Cash prize of S$5,000 and a 5-day learning trip to Finland
– 2nd Runner-up: Cash prize of S$3,000
– People’s Choice Award (by public voting): Cash prize of S$2,000

Judges

– Elizabeth Clarke
– Alpin Mehta
– Prof Madhavi Srinivasan
– Tanah Sullivan
– Nina Yang

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