Interested GTU students can apply for the below
SRISTI’s Summer Innovation School 2015
SRISTI is organising third summer school on inclusive innovation program from 21st May 2015 to 11th
June 2015. We are inviting enthusiastic young minds who wish to spend their summer break in the process
of solving social challenges with possible mass impact in the following fields:
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Developing technological innovation for Eliminating Child Labour
Innovation pertaining to Healthcare of Women and Children
Reducing Drudgery for Women and Child through technological intervention
Developing tools and content related to Educational Innovation for children
Technological innovations to improve Sanitation for Women and Children
Designing and prototyping the solutions suggested by children during previous Children
Innovation Workshops
 Rapid response for emergency relief in the event of disasters like recent earthquake
Who can participate?
Students from UG, PG and PhD from across the country; having inclination to solve social challenges
through technological innovations in the following disciplines can participate in this programme:
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Engineering
Design
Applied Science
Social Science
Any other related field aligned to the above mentioned problems
SRISTI will bring in mentors and related experts to help participants fine tune their designs and fabricate
their solutions. The organiser will bear the cost of field research, prototyping and fabrication of the
innovations. SRISTI would like to acknowledge each participant’s successful contribution with a
certificate. SRISTI would also like to make the innovation open source so that the people in need can
benefit out of them without any restriction. In case of any patent filing for defensive purposes, we will
acknowledge the innovator.
A common framework to be replicated across engineering universities and colleges will be developed.
The purpose is to involve young students in summer vacations to solve real life social challenges and
make sustainable impact. We will publish the best interventions and success stories thorough Honey Bee
Network newsletter and Techpedia portal to encourage many more young minds to contribute towards
this cause.
You may submit your application to: http://summerschool.sristi.org/apply
Summer School Team
http://www.sristi.org/cms/summer-school-2015; +91 9099258492
[email protected]
For any suggestion kindly write to, [email protected] , Mr. Hiranmay Mahanta , MD,
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