It’s the inaugural year and we seeked undergraduate/graduate student space explorers from Singapore and Sweden to form diverse crews ready to undertake an audacious mission. The mission is for students to learn, explore and come up with new ideas how satellite and open data and space technology can be used to find solutions to challenges on Earth, focusing on the 17 UN Sustainability goals. This mission is led by Embassy of Sweden in Singapore together with DIGG Swedish Agency for Digital Government, Business Sweden and a number of fantastic partners in Singapore and Sweden.
We had 121 students who applied in only one week from which we selected 30 talented and passionate individuals who have formed 4 teams taking on the UN SDGs. A crew of stellar mentors are supporting the students in their creation and shaping of their project ideas. The teams represent a great mix of Swedish and Singaporean nationalities, disciplines and also gender.
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