Entries for Eco-Minds environmental ambassadors 2009 now open!

Are you passionate about environment? Do you want to fast-track your careers? Then register to be part of the Eco-Minds Challenge in 2009!

The Eco-Minds competition is offering three Australian students the opportunity to represent the country as environmental youth ambassadors and win an all expenses paid trip to New Zealand to attend the Eco-Minds youth forum for sustainable development from 25-30 May 2009.

In 2005 the four students selected to participate in the Eco-Minds forum in the Philippines were:

Leyla Acaroglu, RMIT
Alison Hamilton, University of Western Sydney
Kim Markwell, Griffith University
Kristy Swan, UNSW

The three students selected in 2007 to attend the Eco-Minds forum in Thailand were:
Rachel Cain, University of Adelaide
Laura Joseph, University of Western Sydney
Eric Knight, University of Sydney

The third Eco-Minds Forum is being organised as part of a unique global partnership between Bayer and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and aims to foster awareness and knowledge of environmental issues amongst youth in the Asia Pacific region. Eco-Minds provides the opportunity for Australian university students to work with delegates from eight other countries to develop creative and practical solutions for addressing the challenge of sustainable development which may potentially influence Australia’s ecological future.

The Eco-Minds challenge encourages students across all disciplines to think of creative and practical uses of science and technology to help solve emerging environmental issues.

Students who take part in this unique forum develop their leadership skills, expand their knowledge of sustainable development, meet amazing and inspiring people and fast track their careers.

We are offering three motivated university students, aged 18 – 24 years, an opportunity to be a part of the Eco-Minds forum in New Zealand in May 2009.

The competition closes on Friday 28 March 2009.

For more information please log on to www.eco-minds.bayer.com

Kind Regards,

Maha Gorgeios

Eco-Minds Co-ordinator

Eco-Minds Challenge Australia

PO Box 488, Kingswood NSW 2747

E: eco-minds@uws.edu.au

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