New categories for Go Green in the City

Participants have until 01 June to enter a submission in this year's Go Green in the City competition, a worldwide initiative by Schneider Electric.

This year, three new topics have added to focus on digitization; the digital economy, smart supply chain and cyber security.
Now in its eighth year, Go Green in the City has become a major event for business and engineering students worldwide. In 2017, nearly 20,000 young innovators from 3,000 universities in 180 countries took part, including 58% women. The stakes for Go Green in the City competitors are high, with mentoring, networking, travel, cash prizes and business/job opportunities all on the horizon.
Selva Ganapathy and Joyce Chen (pictured below) from the College of Business and Law, University of Canterbury, Christchurch were the APAC winners in the 2017 Go Green in the City final for their ‘Water harvesting from fog and wind energy tower’. They stated: “We thoroughly enjoyed the entire Go Green in the City process. It was a great learning experience considering we were mentored by professionals who carry vast experience with them in the field. It was great to interact with them to understand the nuances around improving our potential business idea. We also enjoyed the opportunity to listen to the other teams who offered a wide range of solutions towards some of most challenging problems in today’s world. We highly recommend that any students interested in how technology can promote greener practices and sustainability apply for Go Green in the City!”
An ever-increasing success
Teams must be composed of two students attending accredited business or engineering schools in the same country for the duration of the competition. Each team should include at least one female member, in line with Schneider Electric’s policy of promoting Diversity and Inclusion.
All shortlisted teams will receive mentoring by Schneider Electric experts to produce viable business cases to present at one of seven regional semi-finals over the summer in Europe, North America, China, India, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, and South America. Each of the seven regional winners will then be invited to prepare for the competition final, along with one outstanding all-female team and two “wild-card” teams (additional teams selected from the semi-finalists).
After this second round of mentoring, ten teams will meet at the global final in the United States (city to be announced) in the autumn. The global winning team selected by the executive jury, will be offered the chance to start a career at Schneider Electric, after an international travel to visit any two locations of their choice worldwide, where Schneider Electric offices are present.
For more information, please visit: www.gogreeninthecity.com, http://china.gogreeninthecity.com