ORGANIZATION AND PARTNERSHIP

Event co-chairs: Dayong Zhang (ISETS vice-president, China), Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary (ISETS vice-president, Japan)

Assessment committee chairs: Qiang Ji (ISETS-EFN Chair, ISETS vice-president, China); Michael Williamson (ISETS Councilor, ESCAP, UN)

Organization committee: Elie Bouri (Lebanese American University, Lebanon); David Broadstock (National University of Singapore, Singapore); Julien Chevallier (IPAG Business School, France); Rangan Gupta (University of Pretoria, South Africa); Tony Klein (Queen’s University Belfast, UK); Duc Khuong Nguyen (IPAG Business School, France); Aviral Kumar Tiwari (Rajagiri Business School, India); Chin-Hsien Yu (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China); Samuel Vigne (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland); Qunwei Wang (Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China); Yudong Wang (Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China); Yue-Jun Zhang (Hunan University, China).

Partners: UN ESCAP; Tokai University, Japan; TIERS, China; TusStar Malaysia.

Please make sure you use the following template for your submission:

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The Guidelines can be downloaded below:

Submission Guidelines

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Which areas are allowed?

• Social science: includes topics related to policies, economics, finance, and other general issues relevant to just energy transition.
• Science and technology: introduce new technologies or inventions aimed at supporting the development of renewable energy or facilitating just energy transition in general.
• Business plans: involves the submission of general business plans that contribute to supporting just energy transition.

Who should participate?

• Participants can be individuals or a small group (up to 3 people).
• All members must be youth between the ages of 18 and 25.

When to submit?

• The written materials for competition must be submitted online by July 31, 2023.
• A shortlist of candidates will be announced by August 10, 2023.
• Candidates who are short-listed must prepare for the online presentation competition, which will take place on August 25, 2023 (date subjects to final confirmation).
• Winners will be announced by August 30, 2023.
• The winners will have the opportunity to give an on-site presentation at the Youth Voice Dialogue during the Inaugural ISETS International Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, from October 16-18, 2023.

What to prepare?

• For the first stage, participants are required to submit a written document in good English, which can be either a proposal, a plan, or a full article.
• Short-listed candidates will be asked to prepare an online presentation in English, with a duration of 10 minutes.
• Creativity and collaboration are strongly encouraged.
• The content of both document and presentation must adhere to all laws and regulations and align with the fundamental principles of the ISETS and the UN.

How to participate?

• Interested participants should first register as ISETS associate members on the ISETS https://isets.org/events-list/youth-voice/.
• The written material (in English) for competition should be submitted through https://isets.org/events-list/youth-voice/.
• Selected candidates will be short-listed and invited to participate in an online competition.
• Winners will receive a certificate signed by representatives from the ISETS and the UN ESCAP.
• The first winner or winners will be invited to present in the Inaugural ISETS International Conference and the UN conference center, as well as participate in the international youth dialogue.

Announcement: Winners of the 2023 ISETS Youth Voice Competition

After rigorous assessment by the International Assessment Committee, we are pleased to announce the list of winners of the 2023 ISETS Youth Voice Competition. Team “Zephyr” from China has won the first prize, the other ten teams shared the second prize (4 teams) and third prize (6 teams). The first and second prize winners will be invited to UN Conference Centre at Bangkok for presentation, and all winning teams are welcome to join the dialogue.

The first prize winners:

Team “Zephyr”

Zhixuan Ji & Qiyuan Wu, University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China; Qi Pan, Peking University, China

“Powering a zero-carbon future for all!”

The second prize winners:

Team “Green Residents”	Team “GGGs”
Yihan Wang & Jiarui Chen, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China	Asmanee Chesuemea, Thammasat University; Mullika Chanabua & Thanyasiri Yimubon, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
“A happy life lies not only in ample food and clothing, but also in clear water and blue sky.”	“Just Energy transition, a step towards a sustainable world.”
Team “Perairan”	Team “Power Parity Pioneers”
Sukriti Sharma & Bhawna Chauhan, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, India	Ariane Desrosiers &Vincent Tang, Columbia University, USA
“Vasudev Kutumbakam”	“Just do it. Just transition!”

The third prize winners:

Team “Sustainability Stan”	Team “Northern Stars”
Noor Fatima Anwar, Pakistan	Murad Gaffarov, Rufat Mangushev & Fidan Ibrahimova, Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Azerbaijan
“Energy for all, progress for all!”	“We bring the sunshine to the oil fields!”
Team “Kuda Salto”	Team “Just transition”
Adnan Hasyim Wibowo, University of Indonesia, Indonesia	Ziping Gu & Yuxuan Wang, Tongji University, China
“Decentralized Energy Transition and Empower Local Wisdom.”	“Just transition is all we need.”
Team “CS Youth”	Team “Change & Rewrite”
Xingyu Chen, Miaomiao Liu & Yinshen Wang, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China	Xuwen Sun & Junhao Guo, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
“Green is the source of life; land is the cradle of green.”	“Personal power is small but also enormous, and we, the younger generation, are willing to show our attitude and express our thoughts.”