School of Engineering and Informatics (for staff and students)

Global Design Challenge

2014-15

In brief

The Global Design Challenge is a project based module for all 1^st year Informatics and Engineering students. In this module students have the opportunity to work on solutions to real-world design problems, take part in interdisciplinary teams and increase their international perspective. Additionally they have the chance to take part in a national competition against students from other universities.

This year the Global Design Challenge is running in conjunction with the EWB and the NGO Nepal Water for Health (NEWAH). To discover more about NEWAH and for information regarding this year's challenge project, please visit the EWB website.

Water Filter Challenge 2015

As part of One World Week 2015, the GDC team organised an activity stand where visitors could design and build their very own working water filter. Many thanks must go to the three student helpers, Fidel Olaye, Hussein Hussein and Victor Konde, who all worked hard, encouraging visitors to participate and teaching them something new.

GDC team members at the Water Filter Challenge stall in the Jubilee atrium

The Water Filter Challenge stall in the Jubilee atrium

Students are shown a working water filter

A student displays two working water filter prototypes

Dirty water being poured into a water filter prototype

Materials on display and participants making water filters

Faculty member, Chang Wang, displays his successful water filter

A Mechanical Engineering student displays his successful water filter

Student helpers at the GDC Water Filter Challenge stall during One World Week 2015

Global Design Challenge 2015 Workshops

Photographs from the 2015 Global Design Challenge workshops that took place during the spring term of 2014-15. This was the first year that the GDC became an integrated part of the School curriculum. Students were encouraged to research the contextual issues related to their chosen project briefs and contact time was limited to two hour weekly workshops. The module is assessed by group presentation.

A student working on flip chart paper featuring written processes for water filtration.

GDC students working on flip chart paper

GDC students at work with laptop and flip chart paper

Two students listen as one student demonstrates an idea using a plastic drinks bottle

A student writing and sheets of written work on a table

An engineering student and GDC facilitator discuss project work

GDC facilitator stood at the front of the class addressing students

Over the shoulders view of students using Keynote to produce presentation slides