We are pleased to announce the second-round results of the 2026 Tsinghua Global SDG Case Competition. Following the evaluation of the Case Analysis Reports, 24 teams have advanced to the final round, and 30 additional teams have been invited to participate in the Poster Showcase.
1. Finalist Teams
The Case Analysis Reports submitted by the following 24 teams have been selected for the final round. These teams will present and defend their case analyses before a panel of judges and participate in the award ceremony.
The final round will take place on November 1, 2026 (Beijing Time), at the School of Public Policy and Management (SPPM), Tsinghua University, with an option for online participation.
Finalist Teams (Listed Alphabetically by Case Analysis Report title)
No. |
Case Analysis Report |
University |
1 |
Beyond Factory Sheds: Kombolcha Special Economic Zone and the Policy Dilemma of Sustainable Industrialization in Ethiopia |
University of International Business and Economics |
2 |
Can a Learning City Learn from Its Teachers? From Red Tape to Green Tape: Redesigning Teacher Accountability in Middle Schools in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia |
University of International Business and Economics |
3 |
Carrying More Than Water: Rethinking The Success Of Rural Water Investments Through Gender-Responsive Evaluation - A Case Study In Meo Vac, Viet Nam |
Foreign Trade University |
4 |
Cleaner Environment or Livelihoods? Managing the Transition of Informal Recycling Villages in Hung Yen, Vietnam |
National Economics University; Hanoi University of Science and Technology |
5 |
From Municipal Pre-Study to Urban Gameboard: Negotiating Sustainable Transformation in Kartal, Istanbul |
Politecnico di Torino & Tsinghua University |
6 |
From Reactive to Predictive: Governing AI-Driven Flood Early Warning Systems in the Lower Mekong Basin — A Public Policy Case from Cambodia |
Paragon International University; ACLEDA University of Business |
7 |
From Steel to Sustainability: The Smart Transformation of Industrial Heritage — A Case Study of Beijing Shougang Park |
Tsinghua University |
8 |
From Waste to Living Soil: A Circular Path in Regenerative Agriculture |
Bucharest University of Economic Studies |
9 |
Governing Scarcity: The Political Economy of "Social Peace" and the Institutional Crisis of Water Governance in France's Adour-Garonne Basin |
University of Geneva |
10 |
Green in Name, Grey in Practice: How Polepally's "Green Industrial Park" broke its promise to the farmers whose land made it possible |
SVKM’s Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies; University College London; National Institute of Fashion Technology |
11 |
Holding Back the Salt, Holding Back the State: Examining the Contested Path to Adaptive Water Governance A Case Study in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta (Vinh Long province) |
Foreign Trade University; University of Economics |
12 |
How Green Is REDD+? A Case Study of Viet Nam’s First Forest Carbon Payments in the North Central Coast |
Foreign Trade University |
13 |
Living Heritage, Shared Future: The "Symbiotic Neighborhood" Model for Historic District Renewal with A Case Study in Yaojiang Hutong, Beijing |
Beijing Foreign Studies University |
14 |
Overcoming the Last Mile of Electric Vehicle Transition: Understanding Behavioral Change in Sustainable Urban Mobility A Case Study in Da Nang, Vietnam |
University of Economics - The University of Da Nang; Vietnam-Korea University of Information and Communication Technology; FPT University |
15 |
Powering the Electric Vehicle Revolution at What Cost? A Governance Dilemma of Nickel Downstreaming in Morowali, Indonesia |
Peking University; Renmin University of China; Fudan University; Sun Yat-sen University |
16 |
Privacy, Responsibility, and Sexual Well-Being in HCMC's Emerging Hook-up Culture: Can a touch balance it? |
University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City; RMIT University; University of California, Davis |
17 |
Recycling Trust: How Singapore Institutionalised NEWater for Water Security and SDG 6 |
Shandong University |
18 |
Sustainable Agricultural Development for Ethnic Minority Communities: The Ky Son Ginger Case |
Yersin University of Dalat; National Economics University; Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam; Foreign Trade University |
19 |
The Cadmium Crisis: Can Vietnam's Durian Industry Restore Trust without Leaving Small Farmers Behind? |
Foreign Trade University; National Economics University; University of Economics and Law |
20 |
The Green Capital Gap: Map or Trap? EVNFinance’s Dilemma: A Stress Test for China–ASEAN Green Capital Alignment |
Zhejiang University; Tsinghua University; Hanyang University |
21 |
Thirty Years in Limbo: The C30 TOD Dilemma in Ho Chi Minh City |
University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City; Ho Chi Minh City University of Law |
22 |
Trust Before the Leap: A Cooperative’s Low-Emission Dilemma in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta |
Foreign Trade University; Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City; The Saigon International University |
23 |
Unearthing the Mountain: Governing the Dig-Up of Legacy Waste and the Promise of Parks at Nam Son, Hanoi |
FPT University |
24 |
When Water Sets the Limits: Sustainable Industrial Transformation under China’s “Four-Water Constraints” Policy - A Case Study of Taixing Economic Development Zone |
Tsinghua University |
2. Teams Invited to the Poster Showcase
To facilitate the exchange of outstanding case studies, the Organizing Committee invites the following 30 teams to demonstrate their case analysis reports in poster format.
Invited Teams (Listed Alphabetically by Case Analysis Report title)
No. |
Case Analysis Report |
University |
1 |
Ageing Across the Border: The Portability Dilemma of Hong Kong's Elderly Welfare in the Greater Bay Area |
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Wuhan University |
2 |
Behind the Green Wheels: Insights into the Challenges and Solutions in Diesel-Electric Transition of Zhejiang |
University of Toronto; Renmin University of China; Zhejiang University of Technology |
3 |
Beyond Free Education: Community-Led Educational Support as a Public Policy Strategy for Reducing Educational Inequality |
Yemyung Graduate University; Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources |
4 |
Beyond Removing Labels: The Implementation Dilemma of Singapore’s Secondary Full Subject-Based Banding Reform |
Peking University |
5 |
Beyond Skills: The Policy Dilemma of Bridging the Education-to-Employment Gap for Young Women in Nigeria’s Digital Economy |
Miva Open University |
6 |
Beyond the Safety Net: The Debate over Mandatory Social Insurance for Vietnam's Platform Drivers |
Foreign Trade University; Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam |
7 |
Bridging the Urban-Rural Higher Education Gap: A Case Study of China's Special Program for Colleges and Universities |
Thompson Rivers University; University of Social Sciences and Humanities; Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City |
8 |
Challenges for Chinese-Funded Enterprises in Belt and Road Countries: A Case Study of Kazakhstan’s Regulation over Expatriate Employment of Foreign-invested Enterprises |
Peking University; Capital University of Economics and Business; Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University |
9 |
Developing Community-Based Care to Fight Loneliness among Older Persons in Viet Nam |
National Economics University; Aalto University |
10 |
From Disaster to Resilience: Strengthening Climate Adaptation in Sierra Leone after the 2017 Freetown Landslide |
Tsinghua University |
11 |
From Fossil Fuels to Clean Air: Hanoi's Low Emission Zone as a Model for Developing Cities, A Case Study in Hanoi, Viet Nam |
Foreign Trade University; National Economics University |
12 |
From Rooftops to Social Assets: Scaling Solar Energy for Urban Poverty Reduction in Northeastern Cali, Colombia |
Icesi University |
13 |
From Rubble to Reality: Collaborative Governance in Preserving Iraq’s Churches through AI and Digital Twin Technology |
University of Mosul |
14 |
Governing a Living Heritage: State-Led or Collaborative Governance in Hoi An Ancient Town |
The University of Sydney |
15 |
How Should the Gate Work? Shenzhen's Regulatory Dilemma over Lithium-Battery Exports |
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
16 |
Marginally Bankable, But Some More than Others: MSME Access in Singapore's FAST-P Blended Finance Initiative |
National University of Singapore |
17 |
Navigating Western Australia's Biodiversity Governance Dilemma: Balancing Conservation, Resource Development and Indigenous Stewardship in the Pilbara Mining |
Deakin University |
18 |
One Sidewalk, Competing Claims: Governing Street Vending around Nguyễn Văn Bảo and Lê Lợi Streets |
University of Finance – Marketing & UCSI University; Sorbonne Nouvelle University; Guilin University of Electronic Technology |
19 |
Protecting Economic Resilience from Inflation: Lessons from Chile's Unidad de Fomento |
University of Geneva; Geneva Graduate Institute; Charles University |
20 |
The “Just Transition” Dilemma: Institutional and Financial Paradoxes in the Mekong Delta’s Low-Emission Rice Carbon Market |
Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam |
21 |
The 26 Square Kilometre Retreat: How Hanoi's Motorbike Ban Shrank from a City Directive to Eleven Streets |
National Economics University; Thuongmai University |
22 |
The Direct-Charging Paradox in Ngo Gia Tu Apartment Complex |
University of Finance – Marketing; National Economics University |
23 |
The Enforcement Impasse: How Hanoi's Cross-Subsidization Mandate Pits Developer Profit against Social Housing Equity |
Foreign Trade University; National Economics University |
24 |
Three Flags Facing One Blind Spot: The Paradox of Cross-Border Governance in Combating Human Trafficking: A Case Study in China–Vietnam–Myanmar |
University of Science and Technology Beijing; Foreign Trade University; National Economics University; Van Hien University |
25 |
Tightening residence rules for foreign nationals: Evaluating Japan tightening visa policies for long-term residents |
Tokyo International University |
26 |
When "Gates" open the door to "Growth": PPP Framework Analysis |
University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City; Vietnam National University |
27 |
When the Escorts Withdraw: Redesigning Polio Vaccine Delivery During a Security Boycott in Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Dalian Medical University |
28 |
Who Cares for the Caregivers? A Public Policy Case of the Sandwich Generation in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
University of Leeds; Budapest University of Technology and Economics; Academy of Finance |
29 |
Who Pays for the Wait? Governing Waiting Costs, Risk, and Responsibility in App-Based Delivery A Hanoi Case with a Columbus Lens |
The Ohio State University; Banking Academy of Vietnam; Foreign Trade University |
30 |
Zero Hunger and the Institutional Governance Deficit in Papua Pegunungan |
University of Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya; State University of Surabaya |
3. Additional Opportunities and Further Information
Case Analysis Reports submitted by all participating teams will be eligible for further review. Selected reports may be developed into teaching cases and included in the China Case Bank for Public Policy & Management.
In addition, the Organizing Committee will arrange a site visit to Tus-S&T Service (启迪科技服务有限公司) on November 2, 2026.
Further information regarding final-round arrangements, poster submission and display requirements, case collection opportunities, and registration for site visit will be communicated separately. Please monitor your registered email address for updates.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the results, please contact us at ecccppm@tsinghua.edu.cn by October 18, 2026.
电话：010-62788958
传真：010-62788958
邮件：casecenter@tsinghua.edu.cn
地址：清华大学公共管理学院501室
