The 6^th edition of Go Green in the City, the global business case challenge focusing on innovative energy solutions for smart cities, is well underway.

From January 15^th to April 15^th, 2016, business and engineering bachelor, master or MBA students from all over the world are welcome to join the challenge set up by Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation.

The teams, which comprise of two members, of which one is a woman, will submit a case study illustrating their ideas for innovative energy management solutions in cities for one of the five basic business challenge topics.

In 2015, the student team from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur won the challenge for its idea of an efficient energy management application.

Over the last five years, energy management in smart cities has received increasing attention from students around the world.

Attracting more than 12 800 registered participants from 168 countries with 57% of women during last year’s edition, Go Green in the City aims to educate young generations and build awareness about the need for smart energy management for sustainable cities.

In 2015, India, Indonesia and Korea have been particularly active and high represented among the total submissions.

The semi-finalist teams will have 2 months to work with a mentor from Schneider Electric in order to create a synopsis and a video presentation of their idea.

The 12 best teams will be announced on July 15 2016, and will then be flown to Paris (France) from September 19 to 22 2016, to compete in the grand final.

The winning team will travel the world, VIP-style, with the company visiting facilities, networking with employees and high-level management. They will also be offered jobs with Schneider Electric in their home countries.