DOW/URV Chair of Sustainable Development - Prises and contests
Photography Contests:
The Photography Contests of the DOW/URV Chair of Sustainable Development are intended for all the members of URV community, that is, students, PAS and PDI lecturers. The main aim of this contest is to stimulate students’ reflection about the sustainability of our environment, our activities, behaviours, etc, from the photography.
IV Photography Contest of the DOW/URV Chair of Sustainable Development
(February 25th - April 1st, 2013)
The theme of the contest is "improve our environment more sustainable habits". The theme of this edition invites reflection on the sustainablility of our habits. Photographs should be based on the relationship between daily activity and the impact it generates on the environment, focusing on those habits that stand to be more sustainable and therefore support the improvement of the envionment and sustainable development. Photos should reflect the importance of changing mobility behavior, consumption, leisure, etc. to reduce the impact of these activities, preserving the health of our environment and fostering social justice.
The winning entries and finalists will be presented during the VI Conference on Green Chemistry organized by the Faculty of Chemistry of the URV and other activities organized by the DOW/URV Chair of Sustainable Development.
In the fourth edition of Photography Contest establishing a first prize of 200 €, a second prize of 100 € and a third prize of 50 €.
The work, following the guidelines established at the bases of the contest, may be submitted until April 1st, 2013 at the email adress: desenvolupament.sostenible@urv.cat
Should be included:
a. A file with te photograph submitted in digital format (no larger than 5 Mb).
b. A PDF file that incorporates photography itself (smaller format), title or slogan and explanation thereof in the manner and extent indicated in their contest rules.
c. Personal data form.
-BASES (PDF)
-FORM (DOC)
Resolution of the IV Photography Contest
III Photography Contest of the DOW/URV Chair of Sustainable Development
(March 26th – April 13th, 2012)
The United Nations have proclaimed 2012 as the "International Year of Sustainable Energy for All", for this reason the theme of the photographs must be based on the close relationship between energy and sustainable development, being the access to clean and secure energy a fundamental issue in achieving the commitments set in the Millennium Development Goals. The photographs should reflect the importance of sustainable access to energy, the chemistry in sustainable energy, the energy efficiency and the renewable energies.
In the third Edition of the Photography Contest there will be given a first prise of 500 €, a second one of 250 €, and two third prices, 125 € each one.
Following the instructions established at the bases of the contest, the photographs must be sent until the 13th April, 2012, email address: desenvolupament.sostenible@urv.cat
It must be included:
a. A file with the photograph in digital version (less than 5 Mb)
b. A PDF file including the photography itself (reduced quality), the title and an explanation following the characteristics explained in the bases of the contest.
c. The personal data FORM
BASES [PDF]
Winners of the III Photography Contest
Awarding Ceremony of the III Photography Contest
II Photography Contest of the DOW/URV Chair of Sustainable Development
(March 1st - April 1st, 2011)
In the second edition of the Photography Contest, there will be given a first prise of 400 € and a second one of 100 €, for every topic, that is, an amount of 6 prises.
The winners of the II Photography Contest
Awarding Ceremony of the II Photography Contest Prises
I Photography Contest of the DOW/URV Chair of Sustainable Development
(March 1st - April 30th, 2010)
In the first edition of the Photography Contest, the Chair delivered 7 prises: a first prise of 400 €, two second prises of 200 € and four third prises of 50 €.
The winners of the I Photography Contest
Awarding Ceremony of the I Photography Contest Prises
Research Prises:
Since one of the DOW/URV Chair's aims is to encourage the research in the field of the sustainability, it announces the Research Prises, in order to award the best work on this topic. This contest is intended for those students that are going to register for a environmental postgraduate/master course at the University Rovira i Virgili. The prise consists of a maximum 2000 € subsidy for the payment of the URV postgraduate course.
Research Prise of the DOW/URV Chair of Sustainable Development
(March 8th - June 30th, 2011)
Awarding Ceremony of the Research Prise
