Green And Sustainable Technologies Society (Gsts)

Green and Sustainable Technologies Society (GSTS)

Frontrunners of Green Solutions

1. About Us Who we are Where we came from How GSTS was conceptualized

2. Mission What we do How different are we? (Our Differentiating factor)

3. Our Activities - Examples

4. Resources required

5. Future directions

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Who we are

•A student-run initiative that recognize the need for student involvement in promoting green technologies.

Mission Core Activities Future Directions

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Where we came from• Before GSTS was created, we were looking at different

opportunities for technology to integrate with green efforts…


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Where we came from

•We started by Promoting green technologies through education


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How GSTS was conceptualized

•We realize that the best solution to climate change is through technology and business.

•However, NTU does not have clubs or societies that integrate all three core disciplines.

•This is a gap which we hope to fill.


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What we do

•GSTS hopes to bring together students and experts from science, engineering and business schools to encourage and accelerate the growth of green technology and industry.

•Although we have a common end-goal with other green societies – to save the world, we are differentiated in roles. We believe in the power of technology and business.


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How different are we?

•We bring about a new perspective to combating pollution – Sustainable Development

•Which comes about by focusing on the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) for all public, private or social activities – Profit, People and Planet.

•This gives new criteria in accountability for every activity carried out.


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How different are we?• Sustainable Development by focusing on the Triple Bottom Line

(TBL)

Profit

Planet

People

GSTS

Enabling profitable

ventures and improving companies’ bottom line

Ensuring environmental protection

Helping the student

community and society at large


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Some of our proposed activities #1

•Presentations by Research Department and Consultation Department fortnightly.

•One group from each department will present once in a semester for a total of six times.

•On the fourteenth week, a wrap-up session will be conducted where every group will present for an audience, which may include business leaders, professors and MiE students, among others.


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Example presentation titles(consultation)


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Example presentation titles (Research)


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•Sourcing for Ad-Hoc Projects for both departments.

•From professors, project managers, SMEs, large corporations, banks, etc.


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Example Ad-Hoc projects (Research)


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Example Ad-Hoc projects (Consultation)

Green

E.g. Survey on Green Conscious buyer’s behavior


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Source: Euromonitor, Global Market Information Database (GMID)

Global Demand For Oil


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• Organizing Talks, Conferences and Forums for Industrial Research Groups (e.g. Bosch R&D), Business Leaders, University Professors and Students (both undergraduates or graduates).

• Topics will focus on mainly green technologies and their integration with business practices.

• Since cost factors are always the point of friction between green technologies and business, Cost-Benefit analysis can be recommended or carried out by our Consultancy Department.


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Example Conference Topics (for all key players)


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Example Conference Topics (for all key players)

“Green” Opportunity



Value Chain analysis and opportunities for Green Technology integration

+ Cost-Benefit Analysis ($$ versus Time Aspect)


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Example Conference Topics (for students exclusively)What are some of the Green Jobs out there??

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Example Conference Topics (for students exclusively)How to obtain these green jobs??


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•Establishing and maintaining an Internet Database and Forum via a website to interconnect members and market GSTS’s operations.


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Proposed Website Model


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Proposed Website System


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•Establishing Internship Programs, Job Attachments and Employment Opportunities.

•E.g. Tan Shu Fang, an NTU/SPMS/CBC final year student who will be graduating in July 2010, was recruited as an Eco Product-Engineer for Dou Yee International Pte Ltd for her contribution to GSTS’s research SOP.


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E.g. Employment Opportunities


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E.g. Industry Immersion Program


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Resources Needed•Finding permanent sponsors, e.g. Dou Yee

International Pte Ltd, EDB, SPRING Singapore, Shell, etc.

•Short-term sponsorship from organizations and the school.

•Membership pool of 20 committee and subcommittee members, plus 60 executive members.

•Website and server for storing in and access to databases, managed by our own IT guys.


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Resources Needed• Short-term sponsorship from organizations and the school.


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Future Directions• Registering GSTS with the Registrar of Societies and

conducting external outreach programs outside of NTU – To Junior Colleges, Polytechnics, Secondary Schools and the general public.

• Advisory positions by graduated members (Recruited again as Senior Members after they have graduated)

• Engaging the media for publicity and awareness.

• GSTS hopes to be the leading society in Green Technologies and Business Practices in the future that educates and engage youths to be young entrepreneurs and technology advocates. We want to provide youths with access to these information for a nominal fee. GSTS will be exclusively headquartered in NTU.


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Final Note• We are not a business, but a student-run

society.

• We believe that the best way for students to learn is through external interactions and experience.

• We work towards a greener future with NTU, spearheading the way through technology and business – the focus for NTU as a technological university.

GSTS: Frontrunners of Green Solutions!

-Thank you!-

Green And Sustainable Technologies Society (Gsts)

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