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2008-04-14

Students make project to build sustainable cities in China

Students from the Department of Economics won the The Grundfos Challenge – a competition arranged by the Danish company Grundfos.

The headline of The Grundfos Challenge 2008 was: How can Grundfos contribute to a sustainable development in the fast growing BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, Chia)?

Students Marie Skjold-Jørgensen, Sune Suhr Frandsen and Lars-Morten Andersen chose to focus on building sustainable cities in China. Within the competition week the three students came up with the concept of GreenTech Cities. The cities are CO2 neutral and water resources are recycled.

The students received a prize of DKK 75.000. On top of that, the educational institutions behind the students receive a statuette and the possibility to hand out a Grundfos donation of DKK 50.000.

- It is wonderful to see how our students are able to translate the knowledge they get from their studies to actual projects that can be used in the business world, says Head of Studies at the Department of Economics Peter Erling.

In the recent years, the department has made a great effort to develop training in entrepreneurship as part of the students’ education.