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CUHK Faculty of Engineering nurtures next-gen innovation and technology pioneers to engineer smart, sustainable urban solutions
The 7th Green Innovation Competition attracted over 500 students to tackle environmental challenges using STEAM
The Centre for Innovation and Technology (CINTEC) at the Faculty of Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), successfully hosted the finals and award presentation ceremony of the 7th Green Innovation Competition. This year’s competition under the theme “Green Building for a Liveable City” attracted over 500 students in 103 teams from 80 local primary and secondary schools. These young innovators actively leveraged their STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) knowledge to conceptualise and design innovative and sustainable architectural solutions. By providing this competitive platform, CUHK is actively bridging classroom theory with the practical skills required to tackle accelerating global environmental challenges and collectively build a greener future.
Professor Darwin Lau Tat-ming, Associate Dean (Student Affairs) of the Faculty of Engineering and Acting Director of CINTEC at CUHK, said: “CINTEC is committed to promoting environmentally friendly concepts such as sustainable development and low-carbon emission reduction. We believe that combining environmental protection with innovative technology will help Hong Kong develop into a more liveable, smarter and sustainable city. This competition not only encourages students to continuously explore innovative solutions for energy conservation and emission reduction, but also drives the exploration and development of green technologies, propelling Hong Kong to become an international green technology hub.”
Bridging classroom creativity with industry-standard rigor
Divided into primary and secondary school categories, the competition comprehensively tested students’ innovation and technology capabilities. Participating teams were required to go through the complete engineering research and development process, from conceptualisation and design to production and repeated testing of their projects. In the preliminary round, each team submitted an introductory video and an engineering logbook, from which the judging panel selected the top ten teams in each category to advance to the finals. In the finals, teams presented their project to an expert panel of judges and the public during a timed presentation and Q&A session. This tested their understanding of their projects and their ability to respond on the spot, while enhancing their overall I&T literacy. An online voting session was also held for the public to vote for their favourite projects.
Outstanding youth breakthroughs
Competition was fierce this year. The championships in the secondary and primary school categories were awarded to Tung Chung Catholic School for its project “Smart Guide Duck” and Christian & Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Primary School for “Future Paper Build”, respectively. The online voting session also received an overwhelming response, recording the highest number of votes ever. The first prizes of the Most Popular Design Award went to Po Leung Kuk No.1 W.H. Cheung College for “Cloud Gazing – Dynamic Crowd-Sensing AI Energy Management System” and Christian &Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Primary School for their dual-winning “Future Paper Build”. For the full list of winners, please visit: www.cuhk-greenstem.com.
About the Green Technology Creative Competition
CUHK’s Green Technology Creative Competition is a collaborative effort uniting academia, government, and industry. The 7th Green Technology Creative Competition was funded by the Innovation and Technology Fund of Hong Kong SAR Government and generously sponsored by the Department of Engineering at the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Lee Wai Lee), Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, and Mitsubishi Electric (Hong Kong) Limited.
About CINTEC
The Centre for Innovation and Technology (CINTEC) at CUHK is dedicated to nurturing tech talent with a vision for sustainable development. By organising a wide range of competitions, workshops, visits, and professional talks, CINTEC actively enhances local students’ interest and capabilities in STEAM. This continuously injects new momentum into Hong Kong’s sustainable development, aiming to cultivate an outstanding, capable and forward-looking new generation of I&T talent.
CINTEC hosts the 7th Green Technology Creative Competition finals and award presentation ceremony. The event attracts over 500 students to apply their STEAM knowledge to design sustainable architectural solutions for a greener future.
Group photo of guests at the competition
Professor Darwin Lau, Associate Dean (Student Affairs) of the CUHK Faculty of Engineering and Acting Director of CINTEC, delivers a speech.
The competition tests students’ innovation and technology capabilities. Participating teams are required to conceptualise, design, produce, and repeatedly test their projects.
In the finals, students present their project to the judges and the public during a timed presentation and Q&A session, testing their understanding of their projects and their ability to respond on the spot.
Tung Chung Catholic School wins the Secondary School Category Championship for its project “Smart Guide Duck”.
Christian & Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Primary School wins the Primary School Category Championship for its project “Future Paper Build”.
Po Leung Kuk No.1 W.H. Cheung College wins the first prize of the “Most Popular Design Award” in the secondary school category for its project “Cloud Gazing - Dynamic Crowd-Sensing AI Energy Management System”.
Christian & Missionary Alliance Sun Kei Primary School wins the first prize of the “Most Popular Design Award” in the primary school category for its project “Future Paper Build”.
