Apeejay School, Sheikh Sarai, Delhi, Wins Inaugural Future Cities India
2020 Student Design Competition
Programme Sponsored by Ministry of Science & Technology and Bentley
Recognizes Students' Achievements While Addressing Real-World Infrastructure
Problems
NEW DELHI, INDIA, January 24 /CNW/ - The Ministry of Science &
Technology, Government of India, and Bentley Systems, Incorporated today
announced that the project designed by students of Team 1 at the Apeejay
School, Sheikh Sarai, Delhi, has won top honors in the inaugural Future
Cities India 2020 competition. The programme, which was launched last
year by the Ministry of Science & Technology and Bentley, is a
partnership among government, universities, and the business community.
It encourages students to use their design skills - along with Bentley's
software for the world's infrastructure - to help prepare India's cities
for the year 2020.
The winning student teams received their awards at a ceremony
presided over by Hon'ble Minister for Science & Technology & Earth
Sciences Shri. Kapil Sibal. "The goal of Future Cities India 2020 is to
focus the attention of India's young minds on the infrastructure
requirements of our country and engage them in the development of
solutions to real-world problems. In doing so, we hope to nurture
budding talent in our great nation, while inspiring the
creation of infrastructure to help us sustain our vigorous economic
growth," said the Minister.
The Minister announced the winning team and said, "In recognition of
their imaginative design and superior work, I am delighted to present
the first Future Cities India 2020 top award to the student team from
Team 1, Apeejay School, Sheikh Sarai. Second-place honors go to the team
from Team 1, Apeejay School, Saket."
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