Organised by the University Social Responsibility Network (USRN) in collaboration with the Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the USRN Virtual Boot Camp + Seed Fund Competition: Innovating for the COVID New Normal, has been completed with great success.

Student participants were required to showcase their idea adoption projects on a specific theme which can address the needs of the identified users, present originality and potential for scalable adoption, and show promise in enhancing inclusivity in the community. The pitching of the 12 brilliant teams were highly appreciated and recognised by the judges.

The USRN is delighted to announce the winning teams of the USRN Boot Camp as follows (institutions listed in alphabetical order):

Home Institution	Team Members	Theme
Ateneo de Manila University, the Philippines (Group 1 – Team 1)	Janica Jienne ABELLA  Frances Therese ONG  Benedict Tyler O’YEK  Arvin Martin SANTOS  Joshua TANINGCO	Elderly
Ateneo de Manila University, the Philippines (Group 2 – Team 1)	Kyle Russell ANDAYA Michelle CO  Rey DELGADO  Nirel Marie IBARRA	Elderly
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR China (Group 1 – Team 3)	Wai Yan CHAU  Yuxuan FAN   Hiu Ching TING	Elderly
Yonsei University, South Korea (Group 2 – Team 4)	Yeonwoo CHOI  Yewon KIM  Seojin PARK	Living with disabilities

The 4 winning teams will be awarded with a Seed Fund (USD 2,000 for each team) to further develop and bring the ideas into actions from September to November 2022.

To review the teams’ pitches:

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