The winners of the Business Case Team Competition of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the University of Auckland were announced on Saturday 20 August at the New Zealand High Commission in Delhi. A team from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai won first prize with a proposal to promote sustainable agriculture and conscious living through hydroponics.
Their initiative focused on developing small-scale greenhouses in residential complexes to bring healthy and fresh salads to the consumer and to the market on the same day that the products are harvested.
In total, 20 teams from universities and colleges across India submitted business cases addressing at least one of the 17 SDGs in their area, proposing creative, innovative and viable solutions to bring about transformative change.
New Zealand’s High Commissioner for India, David Pine, said that as New Zealand had recently reopened its borders to international students following the Covid-19 restrictions, it was a very opportune time to announce the finalists and winners of the University of Auckland in person. SDG’s Business Case Team competition
“I am impressed by the caliber of this year’s entries and their innovative approach to addressing some of the greatest challenges of our time,” he said.
“Our students and future leaders must include sustainable development in all their thinking; there are global implications if that doesn’t start now.”
Members of the top three teams, including the SRM Institute of Science and Technology and Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, were offered a place in the University of Auckland’s virtual micro internship program at a New Zealand company. The Narsee Monjee Institute winning team also each received a grant of NZ$5,500 towards a program of study at the University of Auckland
dr. Erik Lithander, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland, Strategic Engagement, said: “We commend the commitment of all student teams to find creative, innovative and viable solutions to bring about transformative change in people’s lives. and the world,” he says. said.
“This is a particularly important area for the University of Auckland, which puts sustainability at the heart of what we do and champions positive social impact through our research, teaching and learning, practices, partnerships and capacity building.”
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