Award for sustainable mobility

With the awards ceremony at the IdeenExpo on July 10, 2022, Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HsH) and Leibniz University Hannover (LUH) are creating a unique forum for young people who want to get involved in the mobility transition right here in the region. The project is supported by the Mayor of Hannover, Belit Onay, and the Regional President, Steffen Krach, who have jointly assumed patronage of the event. VGH Versicherungen and Sparkasse Hannover have offered prizes totaling 4,300 euros. Both partners aim to promote the development of sustainable mobility concepts in and around Hannover.

Award winners

The award winners are:

Category I (Students at all general education schools in the city and region of Hannover)

• 1st Place: “Otfried Preußler Elementary School: The Street as a Living Space” receives €1,000 or a class field trip of equivalent value
• 2nd place: “Lutherschule – Ride More Bikes” receives €700 or a class field trip of equivalent value
• 3rd place: “IGS Wunstorf – Where Are the Bikes?” and “Käthe Kollwitz – Eilenriede Bike Course” will each receive 300 euros or a class field trip of equivalent value

Category II (working professionals, students, university staff, and anyone else interested up to the age of 30)

• 1st place: “Diginauten/HsH” receives €1,000 (alternatively: a non-cash prize or a consulting voucher)
• 2nd place: “VGH Trainee Group: Hanno-Ride App” receives €700 (alternatively: a non-cash prize or a consulting voucher)
• 3rd place: “Lamburg/LUH – SprintO” receives €300 (alternatively: a prize in kind or a consulting voucher)

“We wanted to encourage high school and college students to present their ideas for greater sustainability,” says a representative from Hanover University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Together with Leibniz University Hannover, Gusig initiated the call for entries for the award. “Young people should find ways to contribute their ideas. We want to ensure that the younger generation is also heard,” says Seckmeyer.

To the competition

The contest sought concrete and feasible ideas for greater sustainability in the field of transportation and mobility. These could involve both technical and organizational innovations. The award was divided into two prize and age categories. Category I is open to students at all general education schools in the city and region of Hannover; Category II is for working professionals, students, university staff, and anyone else interested who is 30 years of age or younger. Three prizes were awarded in each category. The submission deadline was June 15, 2022. Entries were submitted as written proposals, supplemented by images, posters, and/or videos. In addition to the cash prizes, the winners will have the opportunity to present their ideas to the Climate Council of the Hannover Region. They will also receive a specially designed trophy, which was developed and created by Sofie Palcik, a product design student at HsH.