Five leading university students have been selected to represent New Zealand at the prestigious Asia-Pacific regional Eco-Minds sustainable development forum, being hosted by the University of Auckland on May 25 - 29 in Auckland and Rotorua.

The five students are: Daniel Scott, Melissa Wong ( Auckland University ), Fiona Southall ( Massey University ), Elana Hawke ( Canterbury University ) and Rebecca Williamson ( Waikato University ).

They will be joining 20 other top Eco-Minds students from eight countries throughout the Asia Pacific Region. Held every 2 years, Eco-Minds is a sustainable development forum that brings tertiary-level students together to learn more about sustainability and to work on a case study.

The forum is the result of a global partnership between Bayer and the United Nations Environment Programme. In New Zealand, Bayer has also formed a partnership with the New Zealand National Commission For UNESCO and The University of Auckland, w

The theme for Eco-Minds 2009 is Sustainable Energy Systems: Challenges and Opportunities.

Bayer New Zealand Corporate Communications Manager William Malpass said, they are thrilled to be able to include five quality New Zealand students in such a dynamic forum as Eco-Minds, where they can learn more from prominent sustainability experts and share their ideas with other students from the region.

Over the course of the five-day forum, the student delegates will participate in group work, lectures from local energy experts and site visits to New Zeland power generation sites, including the Huntly power station, Lake Karapiro hydro dam and the geothermal fields at Wairakei.

Students will also work on creating innovative and practical solutions to address the challenge of sustainable development and ensure sustainable energy supply.

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