[Wigsat-l] Mondialogo Engineering Award

[Sophia Huyer]

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Mondialogo Engineering Award - extension of registration to 31  
December 2008
Organisation: Mondialogo
Closing Date: 31 December 2008
EN
The deadline for Mondialogo Engineering Award registrations has just  
been extended from 31 Oct to 31 Dec 2008 to maximize student  
participation around the world.

The Mondialogo Engineering Award invites engineering students in  
developing and developed countries to form local groups and  
international teams to work together to develop project proposals that  
address the United Nations Millennium Development Goals – proposals to  
improve the quality of life in the developing world. Each  
international team should consist of two (or more) student teams.

The Award seeks to encourage student engineers to develop project  
proposals, as a design exercise that addresses some of the major  
challenges of the 21st century. The eradication of poverty, promotion  
of sustainable development and responding to climate change are key  
concerns of the Mondialogo Engineering Award.

Participating students are asked to respond to these most pressing  
challenges of today’s world, and to develop engineering solutions and  
technologies that will help to reduce poverty and address basic needs,  
enhance sustainable development in such areas as water supply and  
sanitation, mitigate the negative impacts of climate change and adapt  
to changing climatic conditions.

Prize money
The Mondialogo Engineering Award consists of a total amount of €  
300,000 – MEA Gold Awards of € 15,000, MEA Silver Awards of € 10,000  
and MEA Bronze Awards of € 5,000. It is intended that these awards be  
used as “seed funding“ to help develop and initiate the proposed  
projects.

Over the past four years, there have been two rounds of the Mondialogo  
Engineering Award – in 2004/05 and 2006/07. The Mondialogo Engineering  
Award has inspired several thousand engineering students around the  
world to cooperate in international partner teams to develop project  
proposals, sharing their knowledge and expertise and thereby promoting  
intercultural dialogue between countries around the world.

Contact Details
For online assistance please go to:http://www.mondialogo.org/292.html?&L=0#c6496
For application guidelines please go to:http://www.mondialogo.org/274.html?&L=0

To register please go to: http://www.mondialogo.org/290.html?&L=0
Email: info at mondialogo.org
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