Sustainability Futurist

SUSTAINABILITY IS THE FUTURE
Are you ready to be a SUSTAINABILITY FUTURIST?
We are looking for students who are passionate about sustainability. Selection criteria are as follows:
- Second-year students; OR
- Final-year students (i.e. 3-year degree course); OR
- Third-year students (i.e. 4-year degree course); OR
- Honours students; OR
- Postgraduate students
All disciplines are welcome. You are responsible for forming your own team of 3 members, preferably from different disciplines.
Benefits :
- Training and experience as a sustainability change agent
- Certificate of participation to all participants
- Opportunity to get published in a dedicated SDG website (www.ecoepic.org)
- Record your achievements in Student Futures
- Experience of a multidisciplinary collaboration with the University of Warwick
- Boost your resume with this project
- Token of appreciation to all non-winning participants (AUD 50 per participant)
- Prizes for winning finalists (AUD 200 per team) for the following categories:
- Sustainable Development Goal 7
- Sustainable Development Goal 11
- Sustainable Development Goal 13
- Overall Winner
- Social Media Winner
The projected timelines are as follows:
| PLANNED TIMELINE | ACTIVITY |
|---|---|
| 15 December 2021 | Project Commencement |
| 11-13 January 2022 | Expert Talk Series & Training Sessions |
| 13 January 2022 | First feedback session |
| 15-20 February 2022 | Preliminary video submission |
| 21 February 2022 | Approval & Feedback on video |
| 28 February 2022 | Video submission with revision (may only apply to some groups) |
| 1-21 March 2022 | Social media campaign period |
| 1 April 2022 | Report with impact submission |
| 23 June 2022 | Closing Ceremony and announcement of winners |
This project is working towards achieving the following Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) :
- Goal 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
- Goal 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Goal 13 Climate Action.
This project is supported by the Monash Warwick Alliance.
Project team members:

Dr Poovarasi Balan
School of Engineering

Dr Arshad Salema
School of Engineering
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Dr Foo Su Chern
School of Science
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Hoo Sze Ling
Student Life
For more information, please contact Hoo Sze Ling at hoo.szeling@monash.edu