Plastics technology competition for pupils

Plastic is everywhere, it's important and difficult to replace in many areas, but unfortunately it's also a huge burden on the environment. What do you think of when you hear the word plastic? The Institute of Materials Engineering, Department of Plastics Engineering, at the University of Kassel and the Innovationszentrum Kunststofftechnik e. V. invite you to submit your ideas on this topic alone or in pairs as short videos online at https://wetransfer.com/. The deadline for entries is November 30, 2023.

MAIN PRIZE: A trip for two young people to Sri Lanka from 21.07. to 03.08. 2024 - you help to preserve the livelihood of sea turtles and free the beaches from plastic waste(https://www.projects-abroad.de/projects/turtle-conservation-freiwilligenarbeit-fur-jugendliche-sri-lanka/).

2nd PRIZE: 2-day excursion for two to Hamburg with company tour, discover the Hanseatic city on the Elbe!

3rd PRIZE: Experience day for two people at the Institute of Materials Technology, University of Kassel - design and print your own 3D figure!

To make it easier for you, we have already made three videos. Here we show you examples of how multifaceted the topic of plastics is. Whether short or long, portrait or landscape format, black and white or colorful, loud or quiet - all video ideas are welcome. We are already very excited! You can find the videos and further information here: https://www.uni-kassel.de/maschinenbau/institute/werkstofftechnik/fachgebiete/kunststofftechnik/video-challenge