College students from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong are working closely together, finding creative solutions to reach Sustainable Development Goals set forth by the UN.

The 2019 China Youth Leaders summer camp started on Monday in Tianjin, with focus on helping the country's young people participate in international agendas. 

Through discussion and field research, students try to find creative solutions to achieve the UN goals. 

"I've participated in UN meetings, and realized that the voice of China's Youth is not well heard. Through our research of the efforts made to improve China's social development, I hope our work delivers the message to the world that China's youth is working to contribute to improve the current social situation," said Yin Ting Leung, founder and president of the College of International Youth Development.

There's a major focus on scientific and technological innovation. Inside an intelligent manufacturing industrial base in Tianjin, a startup drone company shares the application of drone technologies in agricultural and logistics.

"It is a very good opportunity to visit high-tech zones like this, to see the drones, big data facilities and the applications," said Li Chengzhang, a college student of The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

"We hope we can put students with western and eastern thinking methods together, working in groups to find solutions for certain subjects. And students will find that instead of the solution he or she thought of, there are other solutions, from A to Z," said Yin Ting Leung.

Field projects will also include research into ecological restoration and city and planning. Participants will submit their ideas in a global government competition on August 15.