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DUBAI, UAE, November 8, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

- 3,681 graduates in 464 universities across 70 countries submitted entries

making the 7th edition of Global Grad Show the largest to date

- An Alexa with a heart; Next-generation disease decoding software;

Self-healing construction materials and textiles; Robots that regenerate land

and sea ecosystems; Steering wheels to monitor health; A wearable device for

parents to bond with incubated babies; Smog-filtering cars; A ball that detects

signs of life within a 5–meter radius

- Global Grad Show: The all-encompassing showcase of graduate projects

- Most promising solutions for complex environmental and social challenges

revealed

- Students from 464 universities, including Harvard, Stanford and Oxford to

local colleges in Bhutan, Jamaica and Congo submit ideas

- Programme complemented by startup development route, helping high potential

solutions go to market

- Projects reflect collective concerns with mental and physical health, food

supply, city living, ethics and community welfare

- Planet's future at forefront of global leaders and citizens' minds

- 150 projects from the world's brightest graduates shows path to help solve

problems

Today sees the unveiling of 150 highly innovative academic projects to improve

lives, support communities and protect the planet. Part of the largest edition

of Global Grad Show to date, the shortlisted entries, selected amongst 2,600

submissions from 70 countries, underline key shared concerns internationally,

from infant care to net-zero cities, and illustrate the scale of the efforts –

and combined approach – necessary to address them.

To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:

https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8982451-global-grad-show-unveils-150-game-changing-ideas-to-change-the-world/

Now in its seventh year, Global Grad Show, supports the world's most promising

academic talent in the field of social and environmental impact, The

shortlisted projects are a reflection of what graduates around the world have

concentrated on last year, spotlighting some of the world's major challenges

and the most promising ideas to address them. These solutions alternate between

theoretical and practical, complex and simple, and hail from the likes of

Oxford, Imperial College London and Ivy League institutions to colleges in

Indonesia, Mexico and Oman.

The initiative, held in partnership with Dubai Culture & Arts Authority and

A.R.M Holding, offers all applying students the opportunity to join the

Entrepreneurship Programme, a 4-month development route to bring

venture-building thinking and opportunities to applicants who want to take

their projects forward.

The virtual showcase with the 150 projects in this year's edition is available

on www.globalgradshow.com.

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SOURCE: Global Grad Show