Our students won the championship of Design Competition of Covestroand attended the K exhibition

In August 2019, the First   Future City Application Design Competition jointly sponsored by Tongji   University and Covestro came to a successful end. As two of the champions, He   Ziyan, Zhang Huirong, from the Institution of Environmental Science and Technology,   were invited by Covestro to visit the headquarters and participated in the   2019 Germany International Plastic and Rubber Exhibition (K Exhibition). The   K Exhibition, held by the Dusseldorf Exhibition Company, is the largest and   most influential plastic and rubber exhibition in the world.

At the exhibition, Ms. Lei   Huanli, head of Covestro's Asia operations, communicated with the   champion team and introduced the high-tech materials used by Covestro in the   exhibition to the students. Ms. Lei Huanli said, ‘if you want to be success,   you need patience and persistence,' which encouraged students to be   motivated and persistent. Through the introduction of experts, the   students feel the great potential of Covestro’s materials in energy conservation,   environmental protection and future intelligence, which is conducive to the   students to think about how to use these sustainable materials to provide   solutions for the future city.

On the booth, the champion   team showed the winning works of this competition. The work involves a   conception of the ‘Intelligent City Farm’, creatively putting forward the   concept of moving agriculture into urban communities, reducing the emission   of food transportation and excessive packaging, and improving the output of   agricultural products through the use of polyurethane foam in soilless   culture. Ecological environmental protection can also improve the efficiency   of urban land use. It is a combination of ecology and economy. After the   exhibition, the students actively interacted with the audience, and put   forward their own ideas for the future city and sustainable development,   which was affirmed and supported by the experts of Covestro.

Through this activity, the   students have improved team cooperation, communication skills. From urban   environmental issues interested by private sectors, the   students explored more possibilities for future cities with innovative   thinking, which is conducive for creating a better sustainable world.