Space Innovation Challenge: Win a trip to Glasgow!

Challenge conducted by: University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland

 Reach for the Stars challenge:

• The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland invites engineering students to showcase their innovate ideas on YouTube.
• You are required to work in two teams and come up with a business idea related to the space industry (the prize includes a week-long visit to Scottish Space School, which aims to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers, by highlighting career and educational opportunities available to young people with an interest in science, engineering and technology)
• You must create a 3-minute presentation, which must be posted on YouTube within 24 hours of the challenge being released.  

Challenge prize:

• An all-expenses paid month-long trip to University of Strathclyde's Faculty of Engineering in Glasgow in June and July 2012
• Week 1 - June 10, 2012: An amazing week of space-related activity at Scottish Space School: meet NASA astronauts; be challenged as an individual and as a team member on space –related challenges. Meet like-minded Scottish Space School attendees from all around Scotland.
• Week 2 - June 18, 2012: Discover all of the interesting, exciting and life-enhanting things that Strathclyde Engineers do:  interact with the Formula Student Team; find out about Engineering for Development projects – how the lives of African villagers are changed by our students; visit the  innovative Edinburgh company Think Tank Maths. Look at off-campus world class research facility The Advanced Forming Research Centre: Meet the researchers at award winning Advanced Space Concepts Lab.
• Week 3 - June 18, 2012: A good chance to put theory in to practice!   From design to production – find out all about it. Work in a team to design and build your very own product. Meet new friends and take part in recreational activities.
• Week 4 - June 18, 2012: Steepest Ascent Consultancy is a company which was established in 2004 by engineers with extensive knowledge of DSP and digital communications systems and exploitable wireless/ mobile and DSP software IP. Put everything you have learned in the past weeks into practice and work as a team to produce a consultancy report for the company on the exciting area of cube satellites.
• Final day - July 9, 2012: Before flying home, you will be given the opportunity to spend an afternoon at The Farnborough Air Show!

Note: There are no cash or alternative prizes

How many teams will be selected to take part the challnege? 200 teams 

Who are eligibile? The competition is open exclusively to engineering students studying at colleges in India.

Date of challenge being posted: January 28, 2012 at 9.00 am (Saturday)

Date of presentation to be uploaded on YouTube: January 29, 2012 at 9.00 am (Saturday)

Selection process:

• Only one entry per team (2 people) will be considered.  
• Teams will be judged on creativity & innovation, costing, marketing, and communication.
• 5 teams will be selected to go to the next round and these finalists will be announced no later than February 7, 2012.
• Finalists will be asked to complete a short written assessment on February 7, 2012 (Friday) and will be interviewed (by video telephone from Strathclyde) on February 13, 2012 (Monday). the Individual prize winners and the runners-up will be selected and announced on that day.
• Winners must be available to travel between June 8, 2012 and July 9, 2012.

How to apply:

• Student teams will have to get themselves registered.
• Registration will run from January 9, 2012 (9.00 am) to January 9, 2012 (From 5.00 pm)

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Address:
16 Richmond Street,
Glasgow G1 1XQ.
Scotland, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)141 552 4400

Website: www.eng.strath.ac.uk