SDG 14: Life Below Water
14.3 Supporting aquatic ecosystems through action
As part of the global initiative, which encourages people to clean the beaches in their area, AUM students accepted the challenge and cleaned the Anjafa Public Beach.
Selected examplary student projects on SDG14. Life Below Water
Generating electrical power from sea waves in Kuwait: Kuwait mainly depends on oil and is considered to be a nonrenewable source of energy. This can badly affect Kuwait's environment, economy, human health, and marine creatures. As a result of this energy source, the rate of pollution and global warming is increasing. The project aims to design a prototype to evaluate the operation of an electricity generating unit in Kuwait to produce electrical energy depending on the renewable source which is seawater. In this project, an overview of the potential choices that can be implemented in Kuwait regarding hydropower is presented. In addition, the magnetic-induction-based prototype is proposed for the utilization of sea wave energy.
Seaweed Bioplastic - First Place in AUM Startup Challenge 2022 and among Finalists in Babson Student Global Challenge 2022: The idea consists of opening a factory that produces degradable and consumable bioplastic made from seaweed
Team members: Mohammad AlKharashi and Mohammad Al Mansour
Re-Rub - Third Place in AUM Startup Challenge 2022: Since Kuwait has one of the largest tire yards in the world, the project aims to use recycled tires materials, which are rubber and steel to produce home furniture.Team members: Omar Bassel Abu Orf, Hanen Awad, and Sana Tabashir
Thereafter, Seaweed team participated in Babson build UG 1-week program experience from 11-15 of July 2022 at Babson college, Boston. The students were congratulated for their performance during the Babson Student Global Challenge and received their certificates as Finalists of the competition.
Water is one of the research themes at AUM:
Journal articles
Sea and Sky Photography by Students
A photography activity was led under the theme “Sea and Sky” to promote aquatic stewardship.
The following photos were taken by AlKawthar Awad, Industrial Engineering Student.
