Global Community Challenge YYC
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What is the Challenge?
Now more than ever, our world is facing new challenges. OrganizationsÌýmustÌýdemonstrate the ability to pivotÌýand respond to issues as they arise in order to continue serving their target communities. The ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of CalgaryÌýhas engaged students and provided them withÌýthe opportunity to identify potential solutions to challenges faced by local organizations in the Calgary community that have an impact globally.
Fall 2023 Challenge Winners
In 2023, we hadÌý72 students from 12 universities in 18 countries work to solve 9Ìýchallenges set by community organizations.
All of the teams came up with great solutions to their community partner's challenges but we had 3 that stood out as our winners.Ìý
- Bhavika Gupta (´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù²õ:ÌýÌýBenjamin Zuluaga andÌýFlavia Vieira de Castro
- Jasveen Bring (´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)​​
- Victoria JarvieÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)​​
- Joshua Cook (Durham ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ, United Kingdom)
- Elena Morgan (Durham ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ, United Kingdom)
- Rebecca GladstoneÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Auckland, New Zealand)
Mentors: Jessica O'Connell andÌýMostafa Farrokhabadi
- Keerthana Chockalingam (´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)​​
- Siraj Shah (´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)​​
- Theo Van der Westhuizen (´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)
- Tolulope Okuselu (Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain)
- Georgia ShahÌý(Durham ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ, United Kingdom)
- Sri Keshav Rajesh (Durham ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ, United Kingdom)
- Oliver James (Durham ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ, United Kingdom)
- Su April Kyaw (Newcastle ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ, United Kingdom)
Mentors: Chris Enns and Maha Ibrahim
Past winners
54 students from 17 universities in 14 countries worked to solve 9 challenges set by 6 community partners.
All of the teams came up with great solutions to their community partner's challenges but we had 3 that stood out as our winners.Ìý
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First Place: Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth (Group #1​)
Mentor:ÌýAishwarya Khanduja​Ìý(Researcher, Cumming School of Medicine)
- Celia SorrentinoÌý(Aix-MarseilleÌýUniversité, France)​
- ChloéÌýBalixÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ College Groningen, the Netherlands)​
- Emily TetraultÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)​
- Jessica RevingtonÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)​
- RhiÌýMcQuoneÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Sheffield, UK)​
- Samuel LópezÌý(Universidad NacionalÌýAutónomaÌýde México, Mexico)​
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Second Place: The Immigrant Education Society (Group#2)
Mentor:ÌýNancy Olson​Ìý(Agreements and Contracts Specialist,Ìý´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary International)
- Daniel CastilloÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador)​
- Deborah OlaÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)​
- Ethan HoldenÌý(Oxford Brookes ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ, UK)​
- Melissa ThiessenÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)​
- Paula RamirezÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Groningen, the Netherlands)​
- Rafael Martin Del Campo De La MoraÌý(Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico)​Ìý
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Third Place: Centre for Newcomers Society of Calgary
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù²õ:ÌýBuffy St-Amand​Ìý(Director,ÌýStrategic Projects and Global Initiatives, ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary International) & Garrett Beatty​Ìý(International Student Advisor, International Student Services)
- DariiaÌýKorotkaÌý(Graz ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Technology, Austria)​
- Deena GoharÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)​
- Ieesha LagosÌýRobertsÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)​
- Katherine MayÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Sheffield, UK)​
- Lotte KallioÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Groningen, the Netherlands)​
- SofÃa SoriaÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador)​
136Ìýstudents from 23Ìýuniversities in 13Ìýcountries worked to solve 24Ìýchallenges set by 17Ìýcommunity organizations.
All of the teams came up with great solutions to their community partner's challenges but we had 3 that stood out as our winners.Ìý
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First Place: Loft 112 (Team 19)
- HarsimronjootÌýSidhuÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)ÌýÌý​
- Isis HarveyÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Kent, United Kingdom)ÌýÌý​
- Karina KhanÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Sheffield, United Kingdom)ÌýÌý​
- Navreet DhillonÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)ÌýÌý​
- Alexa Fernanda Cruz GómezÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Guadalajara, Mexico)
Mentor:ÌýMoonkyungÌýMin (PhD Student, Werklund School of Education)
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Second Place: Immigrant Services Calgary (Team 15)
- FaithÌýMoghaddamiÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)​​
- Madelyn BeahanÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Wollongong, Australia)​​
- Luke EdgarÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Sheffield, United Kingdom)​​
- Dionisios BourniasÌý(Flinders ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ, Australia)​​
- Anna BragatoÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Trento, Italy)​​
- Mayra UribeÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Guadalajara, Mexico)
Mentors:ÌýSarath Kumar Jayaraman (PhD Student, Mathematics and Statistics) &Ìý​Jacob C.ÌýThundathilÌý(Associate Dean, Office of Graduate Education and Internationalization, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)
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Third Place: Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (Team 9)
- Lauren BaalÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Auckland, New Zealand)​​
- Chantal VogelÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)​​
- Maria Gabriela Scarano PereiraÌý(Complutense ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Madrid, Spain)​
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù²õ:ÌýCamille AntioquiaÌý(Student Recruitment Assistant, Enrolment Services) ​& AnayancyÌýSolisÌý(Senior Intl Projects Team Lead, Academic and Global Development, ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary International)
101 students from 14 universities in 21 countries work to solve 14Ìýchallenges set by 13 community organizations.
All of the teams came up with great solutions to their community partner's challenges but we had 3 that stood out as our winners.Ìý
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First Place: Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (Team 5)
- Viknesh PrakashÌý(Flinders ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ, Australia)​​
- Hibiki NaganoÌý(Kansai Gaidai ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ, Japan)​​
- Reham SuleimanÌý(Macquarie ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ, Australia)​
- Muhumuza Johnson (Mbarara ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ Of Science And Technology, Uganda)
- Guramrit (Amrit) Thandi (´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)Ìý
- Jenna Salem (´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù²õ:ÌýBuffy St. Amand (Director,ÌýStrategic Projects and Global Initiatives, ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary International)
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Second Place: Making Changes Employment Association of Alberta (Team 11)
- Rebeca GuevaraÌý(Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de MonterreyÌý(ITESM), Mexico)​​
- Hagumi SuzukiÌý(Kansai Gaidai ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ, Japan)​​
- Matthew Appleby (Newcastle ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ, United Kingdom)
- Harveen SainiÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)
- Kyara ReynosoÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)
- Emma Di Liberto (´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Trento, Italy)
- Sapphire Truong (Western Sydney ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ, Australia)
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù²õ:ÌýJose BelenoÌý(PhD Student, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary) ​& AnayancyÌýSolisÌý(Senior Intl Projects Team Lead, Academic and Global Development, ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary International)
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Third Place: Immigrant Services Calgary​ (Team 9)
- Bongisile Nophakela (´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
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Sarah Kedwell (´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Newcastle, Australia)
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Rebecca Livia VenezianoÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Trento, Italy)
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Yogesh Naik (´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Waikato, New Zealand)
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù²õ:ÌýRazieh Eshraghi Samani (PhD Student,ÌýInfection Biology and Vaccinology, ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary)
Last year, we hadÌý96 students from 21 universities in 21 countries work to solve 11Ìýchallenges set by 9 community organizations.
All of the teams came up with great solutions to their community partner's challenges but we had 3 that stood out as our winners.Ìý
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First place: Alinea International Challenge #2
- Rachel TaylorÌý(Newcastle ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ, UK)​​
- Inga StrelnikovaÌý(Technische Universität Berlin, Germany)
- Diantha BeckfordÌý(The ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of the West Indies, Trinidad & Tobago)​
- Olga Mariana Medina Gallardo (Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico)Ìý
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù²õ:ÌýÌýHeba AbdelmoatyÌýandÌýJose Beleno
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Second place: Centre for Newcomers
- Isabel ZhaoÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)​​
- KaylaÌýNguyenÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)​​
- Mirza Beg (´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)
- Alicia PeacockÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Manchester, United Kingdom)
- Ginevra DeneiÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Trento, Italy)
- Sara Ljekocaj (´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Trento, Italy)
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù²õ:ÌýBree Carney & Joseph Fernando
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Third Place: Alliance Francaise
- Harsanjit BhullarÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)​​
- Kevin De LaraÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)​​
- Rakshit Narayanan Devaraj Baskar (´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Calgary, Canada)
- Familusi Oluwatosin Adekunle (Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain)
- Isabelle ParkerÌý(Durham ´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ, United Kingdom)
- Mauricio Eudave (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico)
- Albana HoxhaÌý(´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Trento, Italy)
- Alessandra Giulia Gherardi (´ºË®ÌÃÊÓƵ of Trento, Italy)
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù²õ:ÌýApoorva Babbar & Shahin Parvar