Solve for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals with Google
technologies in this year’s Solution Challenge.
Posted by Erica Hanson, Global Program Manager, Google Developer Student
Clubs
Created by the United Nations in 2015 to be achieved by 2030, the 17 Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) agreed upon by all 193 United Nations Member States aim to end poverty, ensure
prosperity, and protect the planet.
Last year brought many challenges, but it also brought a greater spirit around helping each
other and giving back to our communities. With that in mind, we invite students around the
world to join the Google Developer Student Clubs 2021 Solution Challenge!
If you’re new to the Solution Challenge, it is an annual competition that invites university
students to develop solutions for real world problems using one or more Google products or
platforms.
This year, see how you can use Android, TensorFlow, Google Cloud, Flutter, or any of your
favorite Google technologies to promote employment for all, economic growth, and climate
action, by building a solution for one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
What winners of the Solution Challenge receive
Participants will receive specialized prizes at different stages:
- The Top 50
teams will receive mentorship from Google
and other experts to further work on their projects.
- The Top 10
finalists will receive a 1-year subscription
to Pluralsight, swag, additional customized mentoring from Google, and a feature in the Google
Developers Blog and Demo Day live on YouTube.
- The 3 Grand Prize Winners
will receive all the prizes
included in the Top 10 category along with a Chromebook and a private team meeting with a
Google executive.
How to get started on the Solution Challenge
There are four main steps to joining the Solution Challenge and getting started on your
project:
- Register
at
goo.gle/solutionchallenge
and join a
Google Developer Student Club
at your college
or university. If there is no club at your university, you can join the closest one through
the
event platform
.
- Select
one or more of the
United
Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals
to solve for.
- Build
a solution using Google technology.
- Create
a demo and submit your project
by
March 31, 2021
.
Resources from Google for Solution Challenge participants
Google will provide Solution Challenge participants with various resources to help students
build strong projects for their contest submission.
- Live online sessions with Q&As
- Mentorship from Google, Google Developer Experts, and the Developer Student Club
community
- Curated codelabs designed by Google Developers
- Access to Design Sprint guidelines developed by Google Ventures
- and more!
When are winners announced?
Once all the projects are submitted after the March 31st deadline, judges will evaluate and
score each submission from around the world using the criteria listed on the
website
. From there, winning solutions will be
announced in three rounds.
Round 1 (May)
: The Top 50 teams will be announced.
Round 2 (July)
: After the top 50 teams submit their new and
improved solutions, 10 finalists will be announced.
Round 3 (August)
: In the finale, the top 3 grand prize winners
will be announced live on YouTube during the 2021 Solution Challenge Demo Day.
With a passion for building a better world, savvy coding skills, and a little help from Google
technology, we can’t wait to see the solutions students create.
Learn more and sign up for the 2021 Solution Challenge,
here
.