KAIST-DTU P4G Innovation Sprint 2019
Channel: KAIST
Date: 29/05/2019

The P4G Innovation Sprint was successfully co-hosted by KAIST and DTU for three days from May 20, 2019 through the 22nd at KAIST College of Business in Seoul Campus on the theme of 'Accelerating Next Generation Sustainable Partnerships for Green Growth and Global Goals'.

This special contest involved active participation of 29 KAIST students and 10 top Danish university students including five from DTU. These students from different academic disciplines were teamed up in six groups and engaged in various discussion, presentation and problem-solving activities for two nights and three days to propse solutions for challenges associated with the environment and green energy in business corporations such as Velux and Hempel from Denmark and SK from Korea.

The team CIRCOS was awarded the first prize for having made a new sustainable business model for Hempel, a global coating supplier group in Denmark. The winning team thought outside the box, inspired by box wine which reduced the sales price from traditional bottled wine. The six-member team was awarded one million KRW in prize money by the Crown Prince of Denmark. Two of winning team members have the privilege of traveling to visit Hempel in Denmark.

The P4G Innovation Sprint was one of the events co-hosted by KAIST and DTU in celebration of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations establishment between Denmark and Korea and the 8th anniversary of the Green Growth Alliance between the two countries. The Crown Prince Couple also made a royal visit to Korea in honor of the 60th anniversary celebration and Green Growth Alliance between the two countries. 

The Crown Prince stressed in his congratulatory remarks the importance of partnership in this polarizing world to achieve sustainable improvements saying, “Partnerships are only possible to sustain through collaboration and hard work while staying curious, creative, and critical." He also shared the special relationship with KAIST. His father-in-law Professor John Donaldson used to be a visiting professor of applied mathmatics at KAIST back in 2003. 

President Shin added, “Collaboration across boundaries is most critical for responding to these issues. In that sense, this P4G Innovation Sprint is a shining example for demonstrating the collaborative efforts between teammates from diverse disciplines. When we work together and build convergent ideas, we will be more innovative and go further.” 

For further details, visit https://www.kaist.ac.kr/_prog/_board/?code=ed_camnews&mode=V&no=96621&upr_ntt_no=96621&site_dvs_cd=en&menu_dvs_cd=060102