Can you solve a Humanitarian Challenge using Science & Technology? It can be any challenge concerning the humanity, if you think you have an idea that will overcome such a challenge employing science and technology, then this is the place for you to be.
IEEE All India Young Engineers’ Humanitarian Challenge 2010
“Every young engineer should aim to gift the mankind with a technical contribution fostering innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity” – With this ambitious goal here is an initiative to
- Help students recognize real world/humanitarian challenges.
- Direct the creativity of the students to come up with solutions to the recognized problems, apply technology and go ahead with implementing them.
- Nurture innovative ideas of students by mentoring their implementation approach.
Scope:
All Science and Technology students of India (Graduate and Undergraduate students)
Protocol:
1) Invite applications for innovative project proposals that aim at solving the real world/ humanitarian challenges of their community/interest.
2) Approve applications based on quality, impact, students’ merit and availability of the mentors.
3) Grant up to INR 10000 to each approved group and try to link the project with suitable mentors from industry.
4) Project showcasing event of all the approved projects after completion.
5) Award prizes
6) Publish the projects on the IEEE Bangalore Section website.
7) Recommend the projects to the IEEE Foundation / Send the project teams to the Conferences on Technologies for Humanitarian Challenges.
8 ) Retain the selected projects for handing over to the next batch of students along with inviting fresh ideas.
9) Go to step 1
With IEEE’s loud call to marshal technology to solve the Humanitarian challenges, Bangalore Section’s initiative to employ students to work on the projects that will benefit the humanity can come handy.
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IEEE and UN have identified below as major Humanitarian Challenges. Can you solve one of these or any other using science and technology? |
