A day in the year 2030 – walking, driving or flying, how do we get from one place to the other? In a state-wide competition, pupils in Baden-Württemberg are invited to submit their answers to this and five other questions relating to the future. The winners will be honored by the Baden-Württemberg Minister of Science, Research, and the Arts, Theresia Bauer, during the final celebration in May at KIT. The submission deadline will be on Thursday, April 19, 2012.
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Being “The Research University in the Helmholtz Association”, KIT creates and imparts knowledge for the society and the environment. It is the objective to make significant contributions to the global challenges in the fields of energy, mobility, and information. For this, about 10,000 employees cooperate in a broad range of disciplines in natural sciences, engineering sciences, economics, and the humanities and social sciences. KIT prepares its 22,800 students for responsible tasks in society, industry, and science by offering research-based study programs. Innovation efforts at KIT build a bridge between important scientific findings and their application for the benefit of society, economic prosperity, and the preservation of our natural basis of life. KIT is one of the German universities of excellence.