Western students suggest solutions to advance UN Sustainable Development Goals
As participants in this year’s edition of the World’s Challenge Challenge competition, Western students are showing their acute understanding of problems related to sustainability and are putting their best efforts together to suggest solutions. “The World’s Challenge Challenge provides a unique opportunity for globally minded students to collaborate on ideas to tackle our world’s most pressing issues,” said Lise Lapo, senior director, Western International. “We are thrilled to co-lead this campus-wide initiative with our colleagues from the Morrisette Institute for Entrepreneurship again this year. This program continues to attract some of our student community’s brightest minds and I’m always inspired by the ideas they bring to the competition,” she said. Teams of students from across disciplines have been participating in the annual competition since it launched in 2013. Each team identifies one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and, armed with data and real-world examples, suggests workable solutions for specific aspects of these goals. “There are so many students who are passionate about having a positive impact on the broader community and world around them, so the World’s Challenge Challenge is an amazing opportunity for them to work towards that,” said Deniz Edwards, director, internal, Morrissette Entrepreneurship. “It’s such a valuable experience to see students developing entrepreneurial mindsets while thinking about how to solve global challenges.”