{"id":510402,"date":"2021-07-07T10:03:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T14:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/xylem-engages-first-1700-students-in-global-youth-program-xylem-ignite\/"},"modified":"2021-07-07T10:03:09","modified_gmt":"2021-07-07T14:03:09","slug":"xylem-engages-first-1700-students-in-global-youth-program-xylem-ignite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/xylem-engages-first-1700-students-in-global-youth-program-xylem-ignite\/","title":{"rendered":"Xylem Engages First 1,700 Students in Global Youth Program: Xylem Ignite"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Xylem Engages First 1,700 Students in Global Youth Program: Xylem Ignite<\/b><\/p>\n

Flagship Innovation Contest Draws Students From 47 Countries to Solve Water Challenges<\/i><\/p>\n

RYE BROOK, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–Xylem<\/a> (NYSE: XYL), a leading water technology company, is investing in the future of the global water industry with a new dedicated student development program \u2013 Xylem Ignite<\/a> \u2013 targeting high school and university students worldwide. Midway through its inaugural year, Xylem Ignite has already engaged more than 1,700 students in creative water-oriented hackathons and sustainability events, including 650+ participants from 47 countries competing in the Xylem Global Student Innovation Challenge<\/a> for $20,000 in total cash prizes.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cYoung leaders are playing such an essential role in our collective ability to solve the global water crisis facing us,\u201d said Patrick Decker, Xylem\u2019s Chief Executive Officer. \u201cWe want to encourage them. So we\u2019re investing in them with Xylem Ignite. The future of water innovation is coming from many places, including students who are engaging passionately to help address our water challenges. We have a tremendous opportunity to embrace their ideas and enable them to become the next generation of leaders working for a sustainable world. Investing in them today will provide enormous dividends for the communities we serve.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nDecker added, \u201cI am deeply inspired to be working with so many talented people who are passionate about solving water challenges and creating a better future for our planet.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nDecker shared his remarks as part of today\u2019s virtual student award ceremony recognizing the winners of the inaugural Global Student Innovation Challenge, Xylem Ignite\u2019s flagship innovation competition. The competition generated 103 final projects over eight weeks, with three winners in each of the high school and university categories receiving cash prizes totaling $20,000. Contestants were invited to submit solutions to one of four challenge statements, with access to masterclasses and support from mentors across the water industry. The challenges included: reducing the water footprint of everyday products; gamifying water quality education; urban flood prediction; and water for life on Mars.\n<\/p>\n

\nUniversity category finalist, the Mars-WET team, for example, provided detailed solutions to sustaining life on Mars. \u201cAfter going through so much research on Mars, we realized that [our innovations] can be applied on Earth, too. [We] believe that clean water and sanitation is a human right and is fundamental to human dignity.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nYoung innovators developing solutions to various water problems can also apply to be a part of the Xylem Ignite Innovation Incubator. The Incubator program provides up to 12 months\u2019 support for participants to scale up their innovations and advance them toward market readiness. Interested students can send an email to igniteincubator@xylem.com<\/a> for more information and to submit applications.\n<\/p>\n

\nXylem Ignite was conceived in mid-2020 by a team of young professionals in Xylem, as a platform to engage the passion and creativity of students around the world. The investments are targeted to give interested students access to the resources needed to develop their ideas and innovations.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe Xylem Ignite program engages students to:\n<\/p>\n