On 19 August, the final round of the 2023 Tsinghua International Case Analysis Competition of Public Policy on SDGs was successfully held online. The competition was jointly organized by the China Case Centre for Public Policy of the School of Public Policy and Management of Tsinghua University (Tsinghua SPPM) and the Institute for Sustainable Development Goals of Tsinghua University (TUSDG), supported by JA Solar.

Since its launch in May, the competition has attracted a total of 190 participants from 56 teams from 51 institutions in China, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, South Korea and Vietnam. The participating teams chose topics around the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, analyzed sustainable development cases from the perspective of public policy professionals, conducted field research and finalized case study reports. After more than four months of preparation and two rounds of professional judging, a total of 13 undergraduate teams and 6 master teams stood out and entered the finals.

The Participating Teams Conducted Research Fieldwork

The final round for the master participants was held in the morning of the 19th, and the judges were Associate Professor Li Yingbo, Associate Professor Chen Jidong, and Associate Professor Gui Tianhan from Tsinghua SPPM.

Judges of the Final Round of the Master Participants

(From left to right: Gui Tianhan, Li Yingbo, Chen Jidong)

Master Participants Presented the Findings of Their Case Studies

The final round competition for the undergraduate participants was held in the afternoon, and the judges were Tsinghua SPPM Associate Professor Yin Chengzhi, Associate Professor Chen Jidong and Associate Professor Gui Tianhan.

Judges of the Final Round of the Undergraduate Participants

(From left to right: Gui Tianhan, Yin Chengzhi, Chen Jidong)

Undergraduate Participants Present the Findings of Their Case Studies

The award ceremony of the competition was held afterward. Inviting guests Zhu Xufeng, Dean of Tsinghua SPPM and Executive Director of TUSDG, Sun Guangbin, Senior Vice President of JA Solar, Mu Ling, Assistant to the Dean of Tsinghua SPPM and Director of China Case Centre for Public Policy of Tsinghua SPPM, and the judges Associate Prof. Li Yingbo and Associate Prof. Chen Jidong as well as all the participants attended the award ceremony on-line and off-line.

Inviting Guests Attend the Award Ceremony

(From left to right: Mu Ling, Zhu Xufeng, Li Yingbo)

Remarks by Prof. Zhu Xufeng

Remarks by Sun Guangquan

Comments by Associate Prof. Li Yingbo

Comments by Associate Prof. Chen Jidong

The First Prize for Master Participants to the Team of “the Carevolutionists”

The First Prize for Undergraduate Participants to the Team of “Summit”

Group Photo

List of the Winning Teams