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Students, pitch your green tech ideas now at Go Green challenge by Schneider Electric

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go green city with paris landmarkSchneider Electric launches Go Green challenge for students in 10 additional countries, including 8 in East Asia.

Schneider Electric is back once again for the launch of the third edition of Go Green in the City. This Fortune Global 500 company is a global specialist in energy management, and its third edition for Go Green challenge is open for students in more than 10 additional countries. The competition focuses on developing innovative energy solutions for smarter cities. Before this, this challenge has seen more than 1,050 teams from nine countries namely Germany, France, Turkey, Poland, USA, India, China, Russia and Brazil.

This time, the competition has opened to 10 more countries, for a total of 19 altogether. The new countries include Mexico, Canada, as well as eight countries from the East Asia region: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, South Korea and Taiwan.

The growing success of this company also spells larger appeal to the younger generation, which includes growing number of female audiences. This is further confirmed by The World’s Most Attractive Employers Survey released by Universum, which ranked Schneider Electric as one of the Top 50 most appealing employers in the world in 2012. According to Control Engineering Asia, Schneider Electric is part of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World for the second year in a row, ranking at the 13th place.

Encouraged by the mass interest and concerned about energy issues, the Go Green challenge aims to create awareness among students in the energy sector. Fostering young minds from the start can sharpen budding talents. According to Karen Ferguson, Executive Vice President for Global Human Resources at Schneider Electric, it is to show concern and to raise awareness of the challenges in mature and new economies. The competition provides a better understanding of the global energy challenges and to create solid connection with the young.

Go Green in the City is open to 190 universities in 19 countries. In teams of two, at least one should be a woman. Students are to come up with practical solutions for energy management and send in their idea by latest February 15, 2013. Keep in mind that the best proposals should include increased demand for energy, social progress and environmental protection. Shortlisted projects will undergo four to five weeks of idea development training with the help of a Schneider Electric mentor. Finally, after being sifted during the finals, 25 finalist teams globally will get the chance to present their final projects in Paris.

Moreover, two members of the winning team will be offered a job with Schneider Electric while having the opportunity to visit Schneider Electric facilities from around the world. The opportunity is now open for Singaporean students to pitch  their ideas. These should be in the following sectors: home, retail, hospitals, universities, water, transportation, public services (which includes airports, office buildings, and residential buildings).

The winning team will receive attractive cash prizes and will be sent to Indonesia for the regional competition to compete with student teams from the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The winning team from East Asia will be sent to Schneider Electric headquater in Paris, France.

Source: Schneider Electric

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