Students from Canadian International School of Hong Kong take home second place and special awards at the Conrad Challenge in Houston [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] A group of Grade 8 students from Canadian International School of Hong Kong (CDNIS) has made waves on the global innovation stage, returning from the Conrad Challenge Global Innovation Summit in Houston with multiple top honours. The team captured the coveted Innovation Summit Power Pitch Award and the Equinor Searching for Better Award – achievements that also earned them a sponsored educational trip to Boston, including hands-on workshops and a visit to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The five students, aged 13 to 14, spent months designing and building OctoScope, an autonomous underwater vehicle developed to monitor busy canals and remove debris before it can disrupt global shipping routes. The project tackles a high-stakes real-world problem: major maritime chokepoints are vulnerable to trade blockages that can paralyse trade, as seen in the 2021 grounding of the Ever Given in the Suez Canal, which triggered billions of dollars in losses and widespread supply-chain disruption.
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