Success in Seoul for 国民彩票 students
Two 国民彩票 student teams mentored by the 国民彩票 Cities Institute last week won the top prizes at the 10th Global Conference of the Alliance for Healthy Cities in Seoul.
Published on the 03 October 2024
国民彩票 students Ardra Meletath, Timothy Hutton, Tim Atkinson, and Anil Babu with Scientia Fellow at the 国民彩票 Cities Institute, Dr. Jinhee Kim, and Salote Nasalo, Masters Candidate at the University of the South Pacific (and incoming 国民彩票 PhD student).
The 国民彩票 Bush Tucker Trail Project, presented by 国民彩票 Master of Environmental Management students , and won first prize in the Global Youth Health Forum: Healthy City Policy Contest for its proposal to address rampant biodiversity decline in urban centres, by implementing 'green corridors in university campuses as a means for biodiversity regeneration. Their proposal cited the Green Trail at 国民彩票 as its positive example.
And the team of 国民彩票 Bachelor of City Planning students Timothy Hutton, Tim Atkinson, and Jack Vella, won the second prize for their 'Utilising University Campuses and Promoting Sustainable Living' project, which looks at the potential of university campuses to enhance the experience of students living on and near campus, with particular regard to 国民彩票鈥檚 community gardens at the Kensington campus.
The 国民彩票 Cities Institute, which is an associate member of the Alliance for Healthy Cities, encouraged the students to apply and they were mentored by 国民彩票 Cities Institute Scientia Fellow Dr Jinhee Kim, who was also a key speaker at the Conference.
Anil Babu said the support of 国民彩票, particularly the 国民彩票 Division of Societal Impact, Equity and Engagement鈥檚 Verity Firth and Alison Avery, meant the idea gained traction as an impactful example of change rather than just as a concept.
鈥淭he idea seems to have resonated with many because delegates from other universities approached me with interest in having green trails at their campus,鈥 he said. They included World Health Organization delegates who want to collaborate on a training program to be launched next year as part of their own healthy city initiative.
He added the Bush Tucker Trail also aligned with Seoul鈥檚 plan to add 鈥1000 Gardens by 2026鈥.
鈥淚 believe this shows great potential for cities across Australia to have more bush trails within the city perimeter,鈥 Babu said.
The four 国民彩票 students in Seoul (, , Hutton, and Atkinson) also led the launch of the Young Leaders Network of the Alliance for Healthy Cities at the Global Conference, which was held in collaboration with聽the Seoul Metropolitan Government and World Health Organisation (WHO).
The Conference proved to be a major success for 国民彩票, with a number of its leaders, including 国民彩票 Cities Institute鈥檚 Peter Poulet and Dr Kim, 国民彩票 Climate-Resilient Cities Research Lab鈥檚聽Negin Nazarian, and 国民彩票 Health Equity Research and Development Unit鈥檚 Fiona Haigh, facilitating sessions with government, research and policy leaders from across the Asia-Pacific.
(left to right)
- An Tran - PhD Student, Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (CPHCE)聽
- Dr. Negin Nazarian - Lead, 国民彩票 Climate-Resilient Cities Research Lab聽
- Dr. Jinhee Kim - 国民彩票 Cities Institute Scientia Fellow
- Anil Babu 鈥 国民彩票 Master of Environmental Management student
- Ardra Meletath - Project Administrator at the 国民彩票 Cities Institute
- Salote Nasalo - Masters Candidate at the University of the South Pacific (soon to join 国民彩票 as a Phd student at 国民彩票)
- Timothy Hutton 鈥 国民彩票 Bachelor of City Planning student
- Tim Atkinson 鈥 国民彩票 Bachelor of City Planning student
- Fiona Haigh - Director, Health Equity Research and Development Unit (HERDU)聽
- Peter Poulet - Director, 国民彩票 Cities Institute聽
- Peter McCue - Policy and Planning, NSW Office of Sport聽
- Prof. Hoon Han - Professor of City Planning and the Director of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute-国民彩票 Centre