top of page

Due to the coronavirus, we can't go to Brazil, but the event will be carried out online!

It will be really enjoyable!

The Global Students SDG Challenge

is a student-centred iniciative that connects students from different universities and countries for developing solutions and possible products that can be strategic to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda's goals. Our focus is in engineering and computer science, but people with all backgrounds are more than welcome. This project was started by professors of Production Engineering at the University of Brasilia (UnB), Brazil, and from Aalborg University (AAU), Denmark, and it is carried out and sponsored by Grupo Gestão, the Junior Enterprise of Production Engineering at UnB.

Partnership:

The Opportunity

Every semester, in many universities, a big number of students do semester-projects applying their knowledge in engineering, computer science and other areas.

 

What if we could coordinate with their supervisors and make these projects part of bigger contexts focused on the sustainable development goals? What would be the impact?
We are looking forward to find out, because that's what we do.  

How do we do what we do?

Before every semester starts, we have an event, in which students from the partner universities meet and build project proposals. They start by defining a project theme focused on the 2030 Agenda. Sometimes there is some problem/context (MEGA-THEME) in which their project must fit, but in other times they can choose freely, just needing to find a way to apply the skills the supervisors require. In many cases, the projects proposed come from past semesters and are continued by the same or new students.

After the event, when they're back home*, the semester starts and they start cooperating via internet! They share work and use each others background's to build a more impactful result. 

*Due to COVID-19, on July 2020, the EPIC+SDG will be online. Therefore, the workshop sections for developing project proposals are opened even for the ones who are not able to work on the projects during the semester. We are looking for diversity of insights!  

Global Students SDG Challenge

Global Students SDG III

JULY 27-29, 2020.

Coming!

1/2019

1/2020

2/2018

2/2019

2/2020

ONLINE

Global Students SDG Summit

Global Students SDG IV
through EPIC

Global Students SDG Challenge VI

...

Vision
Next event

Our next event. 

Our next cycle of projects.

JULY 27-29, 2020.

The New EPIC + SDG Challenge event is coming! Due to Coronavirus, it won't be possible to make a face-to-face meeting. However, the SDGs cannot be postponed, so we'll use the internet and move our projects forward! 

The event has activities in 3 days (CET time zone as reference):

July 27: Contextualization (1 main virtual room)

14h-16h: Discussions with key partners

July 28: Elaboration of Projects proposals (many rooms - your choice)

14h-16h: First Projects Proposals 

16h30-18h30: Second Project Proposals

July 29: Presentations of the project proposals (1 room)

14h-16h: Presentations of the proposals

  • White Instagram Icon
  • White Facebook Icon

In this year, we're focusing on a MEGA-THEME: Waste and Wastepickers. This approach started in the first semester of 2019 and more than 20 teams have worked on projects connected to it. The three projects confirmed to the 2nd semester of 2020 (5th edition) are into this framework and started in the 1st semester of 2020.

The New EPIC + SDG Challenge is completely opened for projects with other themes as well. See more about the confirmed ones below:  

19h00-21h00: Third Project Proposals

PROJECTS #1

RIVER PLASTIC WASTE RECOVERY

The River Plastic Waste Recovery is a project to research about the problem of plastic pollution in rivers, designing machines to recover this plastic and building supply chain solutions for recycling it. 

IOT IN SELECTIVE COLLECTION

IOT in Selective Collection is a project to track containers in order to optimize collection routes and, consequently, reduce CO2 emissions from the day to day operations.

MOBILE Financial EDUCATION

Mobile Financial Education for Waste Pickers is a project to help waste pickers acquire knowledge about money through digital solutions.

Last Semester:

1 Team: Production Engineering - Brazil

1 Team: Computer Networking - Denmark

1 Team: Production Engineering - Brazil

2 People: Economics Masters - Norway

1 Team: Mechanical Engineering - Netherlands

1 Industrial Design - Brazil

1 Team: 1 Production Engineering - Brazil

1 Team: 1 Engineering Psychology - Denmark

Last Semester:

Last Semester:

Next Semester:

Next Semester:

Next Semester:

14 Teams: Production Engineering - Brazil

1 Team: Computer Engineering - Tunisia

1 Team: Computer Engineering - Denmark

1 Team: Production Engineering - Brazil

2 People: Prod. Eng. Final/Masters - Brazil

X Team: Mechanical Engineering - Netherlands

1 Industrial Design - Brazil

1 Team: Mechanical Engineering - Brazil

1 Team: Production Engineering - Brazil

1 Team: Computer Networking - Denmark

PROJECTS #2

PUMA MODULES

The PUMA platform is a web application that centralizes the processes of creating and managing university projects. It also connects the projects to the market.

hEALTH CONDITIONS DIABETES

This project aims at creating a product to help poor people with diabetes to face their daily challenges.

Our team and facilitators

João Mello da Silva
Professor (PhD.) at University of Brasília

João obtained his doctorate in Operational Research at Case Western Reserve University (1975). At the University of Brasilia since 1979, he is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Production Engineering at the Faculty of Technology at the University of Brasília.

Global Students SDG Challenge Co-Founder
Jens Myrup Pedersen
Professor PhD. at Aalborg University
Global Students SDG Challenge Co-Founder

Jens is now working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronic Systems at Aalborg University. His main research area is Cyber Security. He has a long experience in Problem Based Learning, and in establishing international student projects, e.g. through the coordination of multiple Erasmus and Erasmus+ projects.

Giajenthiran (Kalle) Velmurugan
PhD. Student at Aalborg University
Global Students SDG Challenge Co-Founder

Kalle (how he is known) is a ph.D. student at Aalborg University. His research focuses on Problem-Based Learning at Higher Educations. Specifically, the question: how students make decisions in regard to their given problems? 

Mateus Halbe Torres
Production Engineering Student at UnB

Mateus is a Production Engineering student at University of Brasília and Grupo Gestão's International Ambassador for International Affairs. He is the General Coordinator of the Global Students SDG Challenge.  

Global Students SDG Challenge Co-Founder
Paulo Celso dos Reis Gomes
Professor (PhD.) at University of Brasília

Paulo is Professor at the Technology Institute at University of Brasília since 1998. He was the Technical Responsible for the closure of the second biggest dumpsite in the world in 2018, the "Lixão da Estrutural" in Brasília.

Global Students SDG Challenge Advisor
Tatiana
Caiado
Production Engineering Masters Student at UnB

Tatiana is Production Engineer by UnB, and researcher in Circular Economy and sustainable production-consumption. She coordinated recycling issues for the productive inclusion of waste pickers, during the closure the world’s second largest dumpsite, “lixão da Estrutural” in Brasilia.

Global Students SDG Challenge Advisor
Simone Borges Simão Monteiro
Professor (PhD.) at University of Brasília

Simone is a Production Engineering Professor at University of Brasília. She is a researcher in the following areas: Quality Management, Project Management, Risks Management, and Problem Based Learning for Higher Education.

Global Students SDG Challenge Advisor
Dianne Magalhães Viana
Professor (PhD.) at University of Brasília

Dianne is a Mechanical Engineering Professor at University of Brasília. She obtained her Ph.D. degree in a Civil Engineering Program at COPPE/UFRJ. Research Areas: machine design, product design, engineering education

Global Students SDG Challenge Advisor

Contact

PLACE
The SDG Challenge is an initiative started within Grupo Gestão (GG), the junior enterprise of Production Engineering at the University of Brasília. Therefore, the headquarters for the SDG Challenge is GG's Headquarters.
COMPLETE ADDRESS
Ceftru, University of Brasília. BRASÍLIA, BRAZIL.
CONTACT:
contactsdgchallenge@gmail.com
mateushalbe@grupogestaoconsultoria.com
mateusconsigo@gmail.com
contato@grupogestao.co

We really believe young people must be the protagonists for a sustainable future.

Our Team
  • White Instagram Icon
  • White Facebook Icon
bottom of page