About the Competition

Do you have great ideas for ways to improve our campus to be smarter AND more sustainable? Have you identified areas where new technologies or innovative approaches can improve our campus?

If so, check out these two new SSC Student Competitions:

 

Campus Project Competition

Form a group to propose an on-campus project that will improve our campus conditions and make us smarter AND more sustainable. The top five successful group proposals will be provided a budget of up to $25,000 to implement their project on campus during the 2020/21 academic year.

Innovative Solution Competition

As a group or individually, offer a unique and creative idea on solving one of our pressing campus sustainability problems. The top five most innovative ideas will receive cash awards of $2,000 each.      

 

Challenge your creative minds to come up with innovative and people-centric solutions by integrating technologies and sustainable concepts that can help us improve our campus. You can focus on the landscape, buildings, facilities, mobility, learning and living spaces, catering, or supporting services. Or, you can identify any other area that will benefit from a creative new approach.

 

If you want to turn your idea into reality… form a group and enter the SSC Campus Project Competition. Your team will identify something specific that can be done on campus within this academic year that will improve our sustainability performance. Propose work that can be undertaken by your team and can have a budget of up to $25,000. The top five teams will receive funding, training and guidance to turn the idea into real project for implementation on campus. Through meeting faculty and senior university administrators, the winning teams can build leadership skills, gain project management experience, and enhance their critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

If you just want to share a cool idea… then enter the Innovative Solution Competition. For the competition you will present your creative idea and make a case for why this new concept is relevant and important for us to consider. It is not necessary to implement this idea – just give us your concept and amaze us! You can enter as an individual or a team. The top five winners will receive a cash award of $2,000 and the bragging rights of being an SSC creative champion!

 

Submission Process

Submit a paper of up to four pages in length (all-inclusive of photos, graphics, and text descriptions) describing your idea. All submissions will first be reviewed by a judging panel who will select a short list of finalists. Shortlisted teams / individuals will be asked to create a short (3 minute, max) video or an electronic poster for public viewing. Voting results from UST members and SSC committee members will be consolidated to determine the winners.

• Students can submit more than one entry.
• Submission deadline: 5 October 2020
• We recommend each group to have 3-4 members

 

Eligibility

All UG and PG students are eligible for participating in the competition.

 

Evaluation Criteria

All papers will be assessed based on the following three criteria-

(a) Significance of Problem - problem that is identified and well-defined with empirical observation

(b) Novelty of Solution - solution that is original and creative in addressing the problem

(c) Feasibility of Implementation - solution that is technically feasible and cost efficient

 

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Important Dates

Information Session (on zoom): 9 September 2020, 5pm-6pm via zoom (For details please refer to promotional email)

Paper submission deadline:  Extended to 16 October 2020         

Judging panel review: by 27 October 2020

Shortlisted students’ submission of posters and videos (for public voting): by 8 November                                

Public voting: 16-22 November 2020

Announcement of winners: 25 November 2020

Training and implementation of team projects: December 2020- June 2021

 

Prizes

Most innovative solution awards (top 5 individuals or teams): $2000 cash prize

Campus project awards (top 5 teams): budget of up to $25,000 to implement their project on campus during the 2020/21 academic year.

*In addition, we will provide training on project management, support and guidance for project implementation on campus. To learn more about the SSC projects, please visit https://ssc.ust.hk/projects.

We believe that every student should be given the chance to contribute towards making the campus a green, innovative and energizing place. Be our partners. Your ideas matter.

 

 

For the top 10 entries of the last SSC student paper competition held in Spring semester 2020, please click here to learn more about their project ideas.