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THE EMBASSY OF SWEDEN IN HA NOI LAUNCHES A NATIONAL SMART WATER INNOVATION CONTEST AT HUNRE
On February 25th The Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi launched a national smart water innovation contest at HUNRE to respond to the most pressing water related to challenges that Vietnam is facing.
Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thanh, President of HUNRE, said that the contest aims to encourage students to build smart ideas and solutions on water to raise the awareness and behaviors of the public about water resources. The competition is being held in response to pressing water-related challenges that Viet Nam is facing today and will face in the future. The challenges will become more serious as Viet Nam is said to be one of five countries that will be affected the most by climate change and rising sea water. The contest aims at inspiring young, local students in higher education to take on sustainable development and climate change issues, and innovating water related solutions that will make a real change.
This contest is open for 1-5 year university students nationwide. Contestants will need to form a team of 2-4 members and work together on ideas and possible proposals. All team members must be Vietnamese nationals enrolled at a Vietnamese University and have good English language skills.
Entries may comprise of anything from completely new ideas that have not been developed to new and innovative ways of using existing solutions. All entries must be in English, between 3 and 5 written pages long. Deadline for submission is April 17th, 2016. The first prize of the contest is a trip to Sweden to join in World Water Week in Stockholm which will be organized from August 27th to September 2nd, 2016.
For more information, see at: www.swedenabroad.com/hanoi - www.worldwaterweek.org or www.facebook.com/
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