HUGEM Innovation Challenge

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Esha Ahmad
Presidnet of HUGEM

Dear Delegates,

Last year, we were so inspired by all of the ideas and excitement that all the participants brought and we can’t wait to host the conference again this year!

By participating in one of different tracks—STEM, Social Science, Business-you will have ample opportunities to dive deep into a knowledge area that interests you.Our conference also aims to provide our participants with networking opportunities through virtual meals with Harvard alumni, Harvard undergraduate student-led college panels, information on Harvard graduate and professional schools, and virtual social events.

Please be on the lookout for additional information from ASEEDER regarding how to apply and deadlines. In fact, you will all get the opportunity to start exploring innovation a little earlier this year!.

We look forward to meeting and innovating with you next summer！

Global Innovation Event

The HUGEM Innovation Challenge is held by the Harvard Undergraduate Global Education Movement (HUGEM) for solving real problems and challenges in the real world. HUGEM Innovation Challenge has been successfully held in over eight countries around the world and one thousand participants.

Chairs from Harvard

All the chairs will be responsible for evaluating in the qualifier round and providing academic guidance at the HUGEM Innovation Challenge Asia round.

Harvard Innovation Experience

Top 75% innovators from the HUGEM Innovation Challenge qualifier round will be invited to participate in the HUGEM Innovation Challenge Asia round. They will communicate and interact with chairs from Harvard University and outstanding students from different places.

Official certificates of completion

The HUGEM Innovation Challenge allows middle school students (Grades 6-9) to show their intellectual creativity. Students who submit the proposal and video as required will receive a certificate of completion.

Academic Support

After applying for the HUGEM Innovation Challenge qualifier round, each student will receive a study guide and innovative courses videos as "a coach" for the challenge. They will provide innovation examples, instructions on preparing a proposal and more.Moreover, the HIC Coach Plan is freely open for school teachers.

Publication of top proposals

The top proposals from HUGEM Innovation Challenge Qualifier Round and Asia Round will be published in an HIC monograph and displayed on the global website.

Application Information：

Grades:6-9 (Middle school students)
Participating format：Participate as an individualor a team(2-4 students), online submission
Promotion rules：Top75% students of the qualifier round will be invited to participate in the HUGEM Innovation Challenge(Asia Round)

Advancement Rules

The innovators of the top 75% proposals will be advanced to the Asia round with 500-1000 rmb scholarship.

2. Supplementary Admission: Students who did not advance in the HIC qualifier round or missed the registration for the HIC qualifier round can participate in the HIC Asia round as long as they meet the following criteria at the same time:

Need to submit English language performance level A or IELTS level 6.0 or TOEFL 80. Moreover, student can submit recommendation letter from school teacher.
Accept the telephone interview in English with an ASEEDER teacher. It mainly focuses on examining students' innovative thinking, problem-solving, as well as communication and teamwork abilities.

*Special Awards of HIC Asia round is only open for the students who advanced from the qualifier round.

Qualifer round submission requirements

Students are required to complete the proposals and works(optional) independently. Plagiarism, handling, AI writing and other cheating behaviours are not allowed.
- The specific requirements are as follows:

Submit your innovative proposals

Explore and describe the real problems or challenges

no less than 20 English words, including punctuation marks.

Explore and describe the solution

no less than 50 English words, including punctuation marks.

Innovative Works(Optional)

Submit innovative works for supporting

Works are not limited in form. They can be hand-drawn design, drawings, or a speech and so on. Students are encouraged to make use of the resources around them to design your innovative works!

Special note

Participating students can submit one or more works（maximum three works）to participate in the challenge. Each work can only be submitted once. In the case of multiple submissions, the chairs will only evaluate the first version submitted;
Please complete the submission of the proposals and works (optional) on time. Documents submitted after the deadline cannot be considered for the evaluation process.
If the student's documents cannot be opened, ASEEDER will contact the student to make up the submission. Please make up the submission within the required time; otherwise, it will be regarded as an abstention.

Awards Setting

The Top75% students in the qualifier roundwill be invited to participate in the HUGEM Innovation Challenge (China) in Shanghai in August 2024. At that time,The chairs from the Harvard Undergraduate Global Education Movement will lead students to learn more about innovative thinking. Through case studies and other activities,students are trained to use innovative thinking models to solve real-world problems in their tracks.

Students will take advantage of innovation as the tool used by the world's top innovators in real industry challenges.In addition, students will be inspired by different challenges, expand thinking skills, and enhance their critical thinking and problem solving skills. Top students will have the opportunity to win admission to the HUGEM Innovation Challenge (Global). They will visit Harvard campus and communicate with outstanding innovator from all over the world.

Application Information：

Location: Shanghai,China
Grades:6-9 (Middle school students).Top75% students of the qualifier round will be invited to participate in the HUGEM Innovation Challenge (China).
Language: English
Optional Tracks：Biology & Medicine, Business & Entrepreneurship, Urban Economic, Environmental Sciences & Engineering, Architectural Design, Engineering, Psychology & Behavioral Economics, Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence

*Students need to select the same track as the HUGEM Innovation Challenge（Qualifier Round）.

Awards Setting

* Students who complete all schedules of the HUGEM Innovation Challenge (China) and participate in the final presentation of the final proposal will be awarded.The final award setting and award results are determined by the track leaders from Harvard Undergraduate Global Education Movement.

Sample Schedule

	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
DAY1	Arrival	Registration
DAY2	Opening ceremony	Design thinking Workshop	Welcome night
	Keynote Speaker
	Experience about innovation challenges
DAY3	Committee session	Case Study
	Case Study	Group Project
DAY4	Committee session	Group Project	Preparation and College Readiness
		Presentation of the Proposal
DAY5	Committee session	Group Project Track leaders provide academic guidance	Group Project
	Case Study
DAY6	Group Final Presentation and Q&A	Group Final Presentation and Q&A	Talent Show
			Awarding ceremony
DAY7	Students leave

*Schedule may change at the discretion of HUGEM.

Faculty

*The faculty is subject to change.

MARIA FABAL

Maria Fabal is a Kirkland House resident and third-year student at Harvard College concentrating in Neuroscience with a secondary in Global Health and Health Policy. On campus, she is involved in Engineers Without Borders where she designs hand and solar powered water pumps for a remote community in Kenya of 800 members who lack access to clean water and electricity.

DESIREE RICKETT

Desiree is a junior at Harvard College studying Economics with a minor in Government and citation in Spanish. Alongside HUGEM, Desiree works with various other organizations on campus focusing on education, cultural exchange, politics, foreign policy, business, law, and international relations.

ESHA AHMAD

As one of the co-Presidnets of HUGEM,Esha Ahmad is a Winthrop House resident at Harvard College concentrating in Neuroscience with a secondary in Global Health and Health Policy with a Spanish citation.At the college, she is an ambassador for the pre-health community on campus. In the realm of medicine, her passion lies in health equity and empathy-driven patient care.

MARWAN UWAYDAH

Marwan Uwaydah (he/him) is an Eliot House resident at Harvard College concentrating in Economics with a secondary in Environmental Science and Public Policy. Back home, he is involved in projects that promote economic development and quality education in refugee camps. Alongside like-minded individuals, Marwan teaches at some schools in the camps, and has been actively soliciting directed donations to provide scholarships for refugee children interested in pursuing higher education after high school.

SAAIM KHAN

Saaim Khan (he/him) is a Mather House resident at Harvard College concentrating in Human Developmental and Regenerative Biology with a secondary in Global Health and Health Policy and a citation in American Sign Language. He has spent over 4 years in numerous prestigious research labs across the United States investigating avenues to ameliorate hearing loss through various biological and clinical approaches.

CLAIRE YUAN

As one of the co-Presidnets of HUGEM，Clarire Yuan is a junior in Dunster House studying Chemistry & Physics and History of Science. Also, she is the member of the Harvard Crimson and faculty of the Harvard Crimson Jouralism Camp in 2023. She is interested in health and education equity around the world.

我很喜欢这次的 Solving Problem Project部分的课程，让我了解了更多的环境问题以及其解决方案的多样性，对未来的专业选择很有启发，我更清晰的了解了关于 environmental engineering的相关学术知识，有坚定未来申请 Environmental Engineering，同时也会考虑生化环材。

——成都七中国际部 @Zitian

很喜欢 Case Study的内容，讲到了许多真实详细的事例、在介绍现实中实际采取的措施之前，导师会让我们自己先思考会如何解决事例中提到的问题，然后小组讨论对应的解决方案，这是非常有意思的一件事，可以激发大家的思维碰撞，从而获得更好的想法。感谢所有的老师，带来了这么精彩的课程和活动，是我参加过的最有趣的夏令营。

——北京市第三十五中学 @Sijing

我结交了很多来自不同城市的优秀小伙伴，认识了来自哈佛的导师，并且了解了他们成为学霸非常重要的学习习惯。这次经历帮助我开拓了视野，让我在建筑设计方面的扎下了浓厚兴趣。

——香港加拿大国际学校 @Wendy
喜欢我们 brainstorming解决医院噪声的环节，非常有趣！

——上海浦东新区民办惠立学校 @charlotte

Case Study很有意思！收到了许多经济与城市规划的知识！

——北京第八十中学国际部 @Joyce

获得了新技能：从问题本身出发，将发散思维和聚敛思维相结合，设计解决方案！有趣的夏令营。

——广东省深圳市盐田区梅沙双语学校@Emily
Before I attended HIC, I thought this program would be rigorous and tough, and the teachers would be itimimdating, but soon as the program stared, it was such a refreshing experience. Our teachers and track leaders were super nice and patient, our fellow campers were studious and genial，and the overall atmosphere is tremendous. For our group project, our topic was to solve China's Eldercare Problem. I am sure that for any problem I encounter in the future, I am able a apply some skills I have learned from HIC, and become a better decision maker.

——成都市郫都区华爱学校融合部 HIA @Rachel

I liked the group activities the most. Most of my really good friends I made were from working together in those activities. When we worked together, not only did we listen and suggest ideas, we also got to know each other from having random conversations and getting to know each other better. I feel like I learned to better communicate and leadership. From the shor time of working together for the fnal project, I learned that coming up with good solutions is from listening to everone’s ideas, and then combining them into a better one. I learned it’s imporant for everone to contribute, and if you have a really good idea, don’t be afraid to tell your teammates. I think I improved in confdence and teamwork, our group all listened to each other equally and enjoyed working together.
Thank you, everone was really nice.

——武汉爱莎外籍人员子女学校 @Iris

Design Thinking是我以前没有接触过的，了解后真的很喜欢！

——上海金山杭州湾双语学校 @Jessie