RISE 2021/22 Showcase and Awards

It can be difficult to take a social enterprise or innovation idea beyond small-scale, local implementation, into something bigger. Creating global impact is even more of a challenge! 

RISE helps students realise this goal for their projects by giving them access to a global audience of potential supporters – like you!

Below you can see the 20 student projects from across the U21 network that were nominated to the 2021/22 RISE Showcase and Awards. 

Winners of the RISE Awards for 2021/22:

Most Impact: ADUX – Leaders for Education, from Tecnológico de Monterrey,  Mexico.  

Most Innovative: Moon Bean Co from National University of Singapore, Singapore  

Most Collaborative: Public Health Beyond Borders from University of Maryland, USA.   

Most Potential:  Delta Waterways, from University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Provost’s Award:  AILEMapp from Hong Kong University, Hong Kong

Many thanks to our judges:

  • Professor Jenny Dixon, Provost of U21
  • Professor Ian Holliday, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning), Hong Kong University
  • Jim Lowe, Assistant Vice Provost, Executive Director for the Center for Career Development, University of Connecticut
  • Alison Colburn, Chief Executive, Common Purpose International
  • Amber Bartlett, U21 Student Experience Manager

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