Auditorium Ivan Pictet
Maison de la paix, Geneva
The Geneva Challenge, supported by patrons Kofi Annan and Jenö Staehelin, invites teams of graduate students from around the world to devise innovative and pragmatic solutions to key international issues. This third edition of the challenge explores how challenges posed by urbanisation can be tackled to foster social and economic development.
Programme
14:00 - 16:30: Urbanisation Challenge: Project Showcase
Three student teams will defend their projects bringing together collective tradition, mobile technology and innovation to address urbanisation.
Auditorium 2
18:30 - 20:00: Awards Ceremony
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Dr. Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, Deputy Executive Director and Assistant Secretary General of UN-HABITAT will give a keynote speech on "The challenges and opportunities of sustainable urbanisation".
This year’s winning project will be awarded 10,000 CHF, while the second- and third-placed teams will win 5,000 CHF and 2,500 CHF respectively.
Find out more at the Geneva Challenge website.
Please note that the event will be live streamed on this page.
