The fourth Global Grand Challenges Summit, jointly organised by the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the US National Academy of Engineering, was held in London, UK on September 17th and 18th. Invited by the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Wang Tao, a teacher from College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering, led a team to participate in the competition with five students including Ding Qingshan, Fan Yilin, Gao Jialong, Li Huizi and Wu Yixing.
With the theme of "Engineering in an Unpredictable World", this year's summit focuses on 14 major engineering and technological challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. The summit was attended by Zhou Ji, an expert in mechanical engineering in China and the former president of Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Professor John l. Anderson, president of the United States National Academy of Engineering, Academicians of Engineering from China, UK and US, and a new generation of engineers and innovators. The summit aims to inspire young generations to engage in engineering and technology, and to use engineering methods to address the major global challenges posed by 10 billion people in the future.
"Collaborative Laboratory" is one of the important activities of this summit. TYUT and other 19 Chinese university teams including Tongji University and Wuhan University, participated in the event on behalf of China. The event required students to conduct cross-cultural and interdisciplinary collaboration and put forward innovative ideas to cope with major global challenges. Each team in this event was composed of members from three countries, drawing on the skills and experience of different countries and professional backgrounds to develop on-site solutions to major challenges.
The project "Green Lantern" participated by TYUT students stood out among the 50 mixed team projects and enlisted the top 10. The main content of the project is: grow edible algae in the recycled waste containers, and put solar panels on the top and LED bulbs at the mouth of the bottles. During the day, people can supplement zinc, iodine, vitamins and other essential substances rich in algae, then at night use the solar energy collected during the day to serve as table lamps.
Through this Global Grand Challenges Summit, TYUT students broadened their international and scientific vision, and developed an outlook of improving human life through engineering technology.
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Editor: Weiwei Wang
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