Challenge: What innovative solutions can help BUPA drive engagement with its International Student Health App for proactive self‑care? The task is to identify why international students are not actively using the app. Propose solutions to increase engagements and repeat usage with a $100,000 implementation budget.
Academic Lead: Dr Wendy Webber
Facilitated by the FOBL Peer Support and Transition Team: Alison Cossey, Faisal Mohammad and Xin Weng.
Briefing Session: 18 March. Students attended online to hear about challenge. Briefing speakers: Ms Deleine Gavin-Cox – Bupa, Dr Jessica Watterson – Digital Health, Dr Adnan Yusuf – Marketing.
Prelim Round: Judged over two days 23–24 April. Judges: Dr Eka Tan andMs Leanne Bilinski.
Final: 6 May at BCC. MC: Associate Professor Alfred Presbitero. Judges: Mr Travis Ruyg – BUPA, Dr Wendy Webber and Dr Franziska Wolf.
Special guests: Emeritus Prof Darrell Mahoney: Bowater Trust. Mr Laurie Wilson – Former Chief Executive Officer. Mr Bruce Morley – Former Director of Finance. Mr Laurie Wilson, Mr Bruce Morley, and Emeritus Professor Darrell Mahoney were instrumental in establishing the Bowater Trust some 37 years ago. The Trust has enabled many initiatives since the endowment in 1988 which may not be possible under normal funding provisions. BL Executive Dean Prof Jenni Lightowlers in attendance.
We are extremely grateful for the prize pool of $7500 and the continued financial and in kind support.
The Bowater Trustees: Prof Amanda Pyman (Chair), Dr Wendy Webber, Emeritus Professor Darrell Mahoney, Kevin Thomas*, Catherine Mason*, Joshua Ball* (*apologies).
| Finalist teams |
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First $3000 Team RYYC (Mentored by Dr Ruby Ma): Ryan Ahnaf, Yeshey Ohm Dhendup, Yeoul Jeong, Cathy Go. |
2nd $2000 Team Girls Over Flowers (Mentored by Dr Ha Vu): Rachel Nguyen, Thuy Trang Nghiem, Minh Anh Nguyen, Thuy Tram Hoang. |
3rd $1500 Team Solver101 (Mentored by A/Prof Jeffrey Rotman): Deepankar Varma, Aditi Bansal, Shreya Pahwa, Neha Kannath. |
4th $1000 Team Supabupa (Mentored by Dr Jahan Khan): Nguyen Khiet Tran, Quang Phuc Tran, Ngoc Nhu Huyen Nguyen, Ngoc Diep Nguyen. |
First place L to R: Ryan Ahnaf, Mentor Dr Ruby Ma, Yeoul Jeong, Cathy Go, Yeshey Ohm Dhendup.
The winning team with BUPA rep Travis Ruyg.
Second place L to R: Mentor Dr Ha Vu, Thuy Trang Nghiem, Minh Anh Nguyen, Thuy Tram Hoang, Rachel Nguyen.
Third place L to R: Deepankar Varma, Aditi Bansal, Mentor A/Prof Jeffrey Rotman, Shreya Pahwa, Neha Kannath.
Fourth place L to R: Ngoc Diep Nguyen, Nguyen Khiet Tran, Ngoc Nhu Huyen Nguyen, Quang Phuc Tran.
Group photo – four finalist teams, academic mentors, judges, Bowater Trust Guests, Deakin staff and students.
DBS Dean Prof Amanda Pyman with the first place team RYYC. L to R: Ryan Ahnaf, Yeoul Jeong, Yeshey Ohm Dhendup, Prof Amanda Pyman, Mentor Dr Ruby Ma, Cathy Go.
