72 HOUR TRANSPORT CHALLENGE
The 72 Hour Transport Challenge is a competition intended for students of Lappeenranta University of Technology, Saimaa University of Applied Sciences and Lahti University of Applied Sciences.
Students can also earn credit for their work. The aim of the competition is to find new and innovative solutions for transport and land use development in the Lappeenranta region.
The competition will be held in Lappeenranta on 16-19 October 2018 and it will last for 72 hours. The prize for the best entry is the "Liveable City" excursion to Copenhagen!
Registration for the 72 Hour Transport Challenge is closed.
The competition is organised by the City of Lappeenranta, the Finnish Transport Authority, ELY Centre of Southeast Finland, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Saimaa and Lahti universities of applied sciences and Ramboll Finland Oy.
You can learn more (only in Finnish) about the competitions organised during previous years at:
Schedule and preliminary programme
72 Hour Transport Challenge 16-19 October in Lappeenranta:
Tuesday 16 October 2018
OP Lappeenranta, conference room (Kirkkokatu 9)
11:45 a.m. Coffee
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Opening remarks and general information on transport challenge
1:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Announcing the topic and expert introductory speeches
2:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Shared transport to Skinnarila campus area
3:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Group work - rooms reserved at the Skinnarila campus area
Wednesday 17 October 2018
LUT, classroom 1447 (Skinnarilankatu 34)
8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Introductory talks by experts and instructions for next steps
Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, meeting rooms Suur-Saimaa and Pien-Saimaa (Skinnarilankatu 36)
10:00 a.m.-14:00 p.m. Expert interviews
8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Group work - rooms reserved at the Skinnarila campus area
Thursday 18 October 2018
Ramboll office (Laserkatu 8) / Skinnarila campus area
8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Group work - rooms reserved at the Skinnarila campus area
2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Practise presentations
6:00 p.m. Submission of the written entry (draft) to the competition
Friday 19 October 2018
Lappeenranta City Hall, Council Hall (Villimiehenkatu 1)
8:45 a.m. Submission of written entry and presentation
9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Presentation of entries
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Judge panel evaluates entries - lunch break / free time
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Feedback, announcing the winner and award ceremony
Evaluation criteria of competition entries
(Total of 100 points)
Group work 5 p
- Assigning roles in team
- Participation
- Team spirit and caring
Meeting goals 20 p
- Conforming to assignment
- Depth and scope
- Evaluation from different perspectives
- User-centrism
- Impactfulness
Innovation and vision 25 p
- Novelty value
- Innovativeness and attention value
- Modifiability
- Multi-functionality
- Competency
- Diversity of considered changes and impacts
- Creativity
Feasibility 20 p
- Technical feasability
- Considering short and long term
- Scalability of idea
- Acceptability
- Affordability
Utilising media 5 p
- Using social media
- Publicity
- Cooperation with media representatives
Reporting 15 p
- General appearance
- Clarity and level of illustration
- Visuality
- Depth
- Originality
- Degree of innovation and storytelling in the presentation method
- Used methods and sources (reporting them)
Presentation 10 p
- Clarity
- Excitement
- Used illustration methods
- Time management
Competition rules
Participants commit to these competition rules upon participation in the competition.
Competition organiser
1. The competition is organised (hereinafter "Organiser") by the City of Lappeenranta, the Finnish Transport Authority, ELY Centre of Southeast Finland, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, Lahti University of Applied Sciences and Ramboll Finland Oy.
Competition participants
2. The competition can be entered by all students enrolled in Lappeenranta University of Technology, Saimaa University of Applied Sciences or Lahti University of Applied sciences regardless of discipline or year of starting studies. Students enrolled in open university cannot participate.
3. The main language of the competition is Finnish, but English-speakers can also participate in the competition.
4. In order to participate in the competition, registration must be done in advance as stated by the Organiser. (Website)
5. The teams will be assigned by the Organiser.
6. If the number of participants is too great in relation to the size of the teams and the maximum number of participants, the Organiser reserves the right to limit the number of participants. The criteria for limiting participants are based on attempting to create teams with students from a wide range of disciplines. Ultimately, the participation may also be determined by organising a drawing.
7. The teams will select a Project Manager from amongst themselves, who will serve as the contact person between the team and the Organiser.
Competition schedule
8. The competition will be held in Lappeenranta on 16-19 October 2018 in accordance with the programme and schedule provided by the Organiser. The results and the winner of the competition will be announced and the winner awarded at the shared event starting at 8:00 a.m. on 19 October 2018.
9. During the competition, the teams are to participate in all of the events that the Organiser has communicated in advance. All team members are not required to be present. Instead, it is sufficient to have one member attend. The events and their detailed schedule will be posted on the competition website when the competition starts. The events may be held in Finnish or English.
Competition entries
10. The teams can work on their competition entries where they like (e.g. educational institution facilities, team member homes, and public places such as libraries and caf's). The Organiser will allocate rooms for teams to use in the campus area.
11. During the competition, teams can use different information sources, such as interviews, Internet materials and literature. Used sources must be stated in the competition entry in accordance with the instructions provided at the start of the competition and good reporting practices.
12. The Organiser will offer a limited amount of computers for the teams to use (1 computer/team), which can be used at a location assigned by the Organiser. The computers will have basic software (e.g. AutoCAD, PowerPoint, Word and Excel). Teams may also use their own computers and devices.
13. The competition entries are to be reported and submitted in electronic format. The implementation method can be freely determined by the team and programs used for reporting include PowerPoint, Word and Excel, for example. Video reporting is also possible. The entry should also include a PowerPoint presentation. In addition, the submission should include a 1-2 page practical report in Word format. The final materials are to be in Finnish.
14. The draft of the practical report (1-2 pages) of the competition entry is to be delivered to the designated location by 6:00 p.m. on Thursday 18 October 2018. The actual presentation content is to be submitted by 8:00 a.m. on 19 October 2018 on a flash drive to the Organiser. Potential changes made to the draft of the practical report are to be highlighted in the final version. Late submissions will not be considered.
Panel of judges and evaluation
15. The winning entry will be selected by a panel of judges consisting of representatives of the City of Lappeenranta, the Finnish Transport Authority, ELY Centre of Southeast Finland, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, Lahti University of Applied Sciences and Ramboll Finland Oy. A representative from the City of Lappeenranta will serve as the Chairman for the panel of judges.
16. Each judge will award points to the competition entries according to pre-determined criteria.
17. The winning entry is the one that receives the most points from the judges and the winning team will be awarded the prize. In a potential tie, the vote of the Chairman of the panel of judges determines the winner.
Participant rights and obligations
18. The winning team commits to presenting their entry to the competition at two events at the request of the Organiser. The events and their dates will be agreed on by the Organiser and the winning team. All team members are not required to participate in the presentation. Presentations at other locations than the Lappeenranta region and the associated travel costs will be agreed on separately.
19. Participants permanently release all copyrights to the content they created during the competition and the competition entry to the Organiser.
20. Participants have the right to use their participation in the competition, their competition entry and other content they created during the competition in their studies, as references, in their portfolio and on their CV.
Organiser's rights and obligations
21. The competition is public and associated material (competitor names, photos, videos etc.) may be published on public media (Internet, social media, magazines, Youtube, etc.).
22. The Organiser has the right to publish competition entries created during the competition, photos of events and other materials created during the period on e.g. their websites and other communication channels.
23. The permanent copyrights to the materials created during the competition and the competition entries will be held by the City of Lappeenranta, The Finnish Transport Authority and ELY Centre of Southeast Finland. The entities have the right to, for example, utilise in their operations, publish, release to a third party, edit, combine and further develop the competition entries and the materials created during the competition.
Prize
Liveable Cities excursion to Copenhagen
The winning team will be awarded a two-day "Liveable Cities" learning excursion to Copenhagen. Led by a local guide, the team will learn about the transport system and urban design solutions of the capital of Denmark.
The excursion will be in early 2019 (exact date will be confirmed at a later time). The prize includes return flights from Helsinki to Copenhagen, accommodations in two-person rooms, meals and transport in Copenhagen between sites.
The excursion will be organised by Ramboll Group.
Judges
The panel of judges consists of representatives from the entities organising the competition. The members of the panel of judges are:
- Markus Lankinen, Strategy Director, City of Lappeenranta (Chairman of the panel of judges)
- Olli Hirvonen, City Engineer, City of Lappeenranta
- Seppo Serola, Senior Advisor, Finnish Transport Authority
- Pekka Ovaska, Transport Specialist, Finnish Transport Authority
- Jussi Kailasto, Head of Transport System Unit, ELY Centre of Southeast Finland
- Sonja Lehtonen, Head of Transport Safety Unit, ELY Centre of Southeast Finland
- Ville Uusitalo, Associate Professor, Lappeenranta University of Technology
- Kirsi Taivalantti, Degree Programme Manager, Saimaa University of Applied Sciences
- Raine Vihelmaa, Senior Lecturer, Lahti University of Applied Sciences
- Jukka-Pekka Pitkänen, Global Division Director / Smart Mobility, Ramboll Finland Oy
Further information on competition
Further information from Ramboll Finland Oy:
- Petra Reimi, petra.reimi(at)ramboll.fi
- Maija Musto, maija.musto(at)ramboll.fi
- Jukka-Pekka Pitkänen, jukkis(at)ramboll.com
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