Up to 70 year nine students from around the Logan and Redlands regions will take part in the second annual GLO@Logan Innovation Challenge this month, giving them the chance to hone their entrepreneurial abilities by drawing on the realms of both business and science in order to address topical health issues.
Held from 28-30 November at Griffith’s Logan campus, the challenge encourages 17 young teams to employ an entrepreneurial mindset combined with the principles of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to solve problems in the health field, Logan campus Innovation Project Officer Ms Celeste Alcaraz said.
“The challenge is about inspiring and creating, but mostly about learning across the disciplines and enjoyment,” Ms Alcaraz said.
“Students can learn about entrepreneurial thinking and topical health-related issues, engage in human-centred design, and employ creativity.”
The competition’s participants will be introduced to health and aged-care issues on the first day, culminating with an intensive brainstorming exercise. On day two,