Following 6089 registrations, 618 teams of 3 to 5
students comprising 2556 participants of 82
nationalities submitted a one page proposal to enter
Round One of the Fly Your Ideas challenge. UNESCO has
given patronage to the 2013 edition of the Fly Your
Ideas competition to help advance engineering education
which is focused on finding solutions for a sustainable
future.
Competition Calendar: Round One - 3 September 2012 - 7
December 2012 (One page proposal). Round Two - January
2013 - April 2013 (up to 100 teams chosen to deliver a
5000 word report and a short video). Round Three - May
2013 - June 2013 (5 teams chosen to present to a jury of
Airbus and industry experts). Final presentation and
awards – June 2013.
Fly Your Ideas 2011: 2,260 students from 75 countries
registered for the competition; 84 teams were selected
for round 2, with 5 teams going through to the final.
WINNERS 2011: China - China’s Nanjing University of
Aeronautics and Astronautics won with their ground-based
wind power generation system that exploits the wakes of
aircraft during take-off and landing. Xinyuan Zheng,
spokesperson for the team, said: “To participate in the
2011 Airbus Fly Your Ideas challenge was a great
experience for us and we were very proud to win.”
WINNERS 2009: Australia - The multinational team
‘Coz’ from the University of Queensland, Australia,
were awarded the winning prize in June 2009. Their
project focused on the use of a pioneering natural
fiber composite - made from castor plants
in aircraft cabins.
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