bE inspired! Shaping Our City Tomorrow Competition 2025/26
Co-organised by Junior Achievement (JA) Hong Kong and Arup, the bE inspired! Shaping Our City Tomorrow Competition is designed for Form 2 to 5 students and includes comprehensive Workshops and Project Visits led by Arup engineer volunteers, Engineering Education & Career Day for Parents, Video Production Workshop, Mentorship Sessions for Finalists and Pitch Day & Showcase.
Shaping Our City Tomorrow Competition aims to inspire secondary students to unleash their creativity for our sustainable future, and nurture their interest in engineering studies and careers. Students in teams of 2 to 4 will be tasked to create their own innovative solutions on Climate Change, Nature Integration or Inclusive Design, and present their ideas through a prototype and either a 1-minute video or a presentation deck.
Aims
Through this Shaping Our City Tomorrow Competition, students will:
- Understand different strategies to build a future-proof, resilient city
- Design innovative solutions that are sustainable and inclusive to benefit the community
- Develop essential future skills: creativity, teamwork, pitching and critical thinking
About Arup
Arup is a global built environment consultancy headquartered in London. The firm opened its Hong Kong office in 1976, contributing to numerous signature buildings and iconic infrastructures including Tai Kwun, M+ Museum, Admiralty Station, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and Kai Tak Sports Park.
Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup participates in various innovative, sustainable, smart and resilient designs and planning projects, including CIC ZCP, T‧PARK and Kowloon East Smart City, empowering Hong Kong to cope with future development. The firm has been engaging the local youths in educational programmes, fostering their interest in the built environment and sustainable development. Recent initiatives include bE inspired! programme, ‘ Envisioning a sustainable Hong Kong ’ video competition and ‘ Sustainable School Explorer ’ programme.
Learn more: www.arup.com/contact-us/hong-kong/
About Junior Achievement Hong Kong
Junior Achievement (JA) is dedicated to inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in the global economy, through our applied learning programs in career readiness, entrepreneurship and financial health.
JA HK is one of the 100+ members of JA Worldwide, and a leading provider of Other Learning Experiences in Hong Kong. Our programs enable young people to learn the world of work from the first-hand experience of business volunteers. Since our establishment in 2001, we have engaged the support of over 35,000 business volunteers from some 700 companies to serve more than 500,000 students from over 600 schools.
Learn more: www.jahk.org
