3rd edition of the SDG Congress

Rules of the competition and presentation of research projects and intervention proposals

Students of any UIC Barcelona undergraduate or postgraduate degree in groups of two to six people.

It is necessary to choose a problem or issue related to health and climate change and the resulting social consequences, and then conduct research that provides solutions for improvement. The results of the research must be presented in one of the accepted formats: research project or intervention proposal.

An oral presentation must be presented to a group of expert evaluators and the university community that includes the research project or an intervention proposal about a situation or a problem related to climate action (SDG 13) and its ethical and social consequences.

Presentations must be based on research and must present feasible solutions from the perspective of the undergraduate or postgraduate course that students take (education, bioengineering, health, psychology, communication, economy, law, etc.).

If intervention proposal is the chosen format, it must be applicable in a local environment.

The viability and sustainability of the project in its presentation and execution will be evaluated.

Evaluation of the research project will look for a rigorous analysis of the problem from a comprehensive sustainability approach, and a strong communicative aspect in the presentation of the project. It must also include the following points: title, theoretical framework, research objectives, research methodology, results, discussion and bibliographic references. Finally, it will be necessary to adapt to the presentation time to a maximum of 10 minutes.

In the intervention proposal category the following aspects must be developed: objectives,justification of the intervention proposal, implementation methodology, discussion and bibliographic references. The presentation time must also adhere to a maximum of 10 minutes.

Recognition

Most of the projects presented will be part of the curriculum of a subject and, therefore, they have an evaluation weight in the corresponding subject.

A total of three prizes will be awarded:

• 1st prize for the best research project (undergraduate): academic certificate and a €300 voucher from the FNAC.
• 1st prize for the best research project (postgraduate): academic certificate and a €300 voucher from the FNAC.
• 1st prize for the best intervention proposal: academic certificate and a €300 voucher from the FNAC.

The project presentation must be sent to the email sostenible@uic.es before 2:00 p.m. on 2 May. It is essential to include the name of the participants, the academic year and the degree programme to which they belong. The defence and evaluation of the projects will take place on 3 May from 8:30 a.m.

The registration form for the competition can be completed until 10 April at the following link:

All the project presentations will be held on 3 May at the Sant Cugat Campus in different classrooms that will be made known before the day.