In the semifinal, the 10 teams have 10 minutes to present their ideas for the competition and their piece of work and to answer the tricky questions asked by the jury. The semifinal will be held on 14 January online in corona-proof manner.
At the end of the seminar, the jury will select five teams for the final stage of the competition, or the project phase. During the project phase, the teams will create a demo or prototype of their idea, which will be presented at the official final event of the competition on the first day of April.
Simple solutions to make everyday life and the environment easier
The pieces of work that the students submitted covered a wide variety of themes ranging from gamification to the utilisation of the circular economy in water networks. Student teams participating in the competition are supported by student mentors from the higher education institutions who help the teams according to their own needs. Mentors guide, advise and assist the competitors.
The themes of the teams selected for the semifinal:
- Street lights, dimming and brightening automatically in reaction to traffic
- A mobile application reading packing labels to inform the user of the correct recycling method.
- Blue mussel growing grounds offering a local solution for combating the eutrophication problem in the Finnish Archipelago Sea.
- Impact of land use and microbes on carbon sequestration: Soil management and correct use to create carbon sinks.
- Cessation of the production of telomerase enzyme, which would serve as a cancer treatment.
- Hydroxio micro-hydroelectric power plant transforming tap water into electricity utilising waste water.
- Game of Sustainable Development: Daily challenges, small deeds with large crowds.
- A device that efficiently supplies pure oxygen to water bodies in order to solve oxygen depletion.
- Minimising the environmental and health impacts of face masks by using face mask bins and Ioncell masks.
- Reducing eutrophication in the Baltic Sea with the help of a floating algae farm.
Save the date! The finalists will be chosen in January.
Please note down the date January 14th, on which date the finalists of the science competition will be chosen in a live webcast starting at 9.15 am. A link to the livestream will be published in January. Welcome to encourage your favourite team to win!