HELSINKI CHALLENGE

A SCIENCE-BASED COMPETITION WHERE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS CO-CREATE SOLUTIONS FOR

GRAND CHALLENGES AND THE FUTURE OF THE WELFARE STATE.

THE HELSINKI CHALLENGE IS A UNIQUE LEARNING PROCESS AND IDEA ACCELERATOR, WHICH COMBINES STUDENTS AND THE SCIENCE COMMUNITY FOR INTENSIVE INTERACTION.

INVESTMENT IN CREATIVE THINKING

SCIENCE PROVIDES THE BASIS FOR RADICAL INNOVATIONS. REACHING FOR THE TOP REQUIRES EXTRAORDINARY

THINKING, QUESTIONING OF THE CUSTOMARY, NEW PRACTICES AND GLOBAL ENCOUNTERS.

SOMETHING ALWAYS HAS AND WILL SPRING FROM THE ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT SOCIETAL ACTORS:

SCIENCE, THE COMMUNITY, INDUSTRY, POLICY MAKERS, THE MEDIA, THE PUBLIC SECTOR AND ALUMNI. IT IS ELEMENTARY

FOR OUR VITALITY. THIS IS WHY WE WANT TO FURTHER INCREASE CO-OPERATION WITH DIFFERENT ACTORS.

INVESTMENT IN COOPERATION

JOIN HELSINKI CHALLENGE

THE SCIENCE COMMUNITY AND THE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI INVITE

INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE COMMUNITIES, PARTNERS, AND SOCIETAL ACTORS TO JOIN THE HELSINKI

CHALLENGE.

JOIN HELSINKI CHALLENGE

A. REGISTER AND IDENTIFY Register for the competition and identify the challenge that you want to solve. B. BUILD A TEAM Min. 3 persons, UH member in each team. Or create the team in cooperation with the Helsinki Challenge organization. C. SHARE YOUR CHALLENGE/IDEA and involve partners @Thinkfest 4.9.2014 !

D. CREATE THE COMPETITION ENTRY It may be an idea, invention, concept, research project, business idea, initiative or a new research question. E. RETURN THE COMPETITION ENTRY Entry for the semifinal jury’s evaluation 17.10.2014 F. WAIT For the jury’s selection of participants to the idea accelerator programme.!

HELSINKI CHALLENGE PRE-QUALIFICATION 2014

JOIN CHALLENGE SUBMIT SEMIFINALISTS

5/14 9/14 10/14 11/14

Invitation to participate in the Helsinki Challenge.

Introduce the challenge your team wants to solve @Thinkfest 4.9.2014.

Submit the competition entry for assessment by the semifinal jury.

Wait for the jury’s selection of participants to the accelerator programme.

HELSINKI CHALLENGE IDEA ACCELERATOR 2015

THINK&DO SOLVE SHARE FINALISTS

1/15 4/15 9/15 11/15

Meet and work with other teams at the Helsinki Challenge Base Camp.

Develop your idea with the international science community, business, policy makers, the media, the public sector and alumni.

Introduce your idea to both the jury and the public.

Submit your proposal for assessment by the jury and await their selection of the shortlist.

AWARDS

10/15

Announcing the winners.

ORIGINALITY CREATIVITY

IMPACT SOLUTION FOCUSED

SCIENCE BASED

EVALUATION CRITERIA

THE PRIZE

375,000 €

OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE SOMETHING NEW PARTNERSHIPS COOPERATION

VISIBILITY RESOURCES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN AND CO-CREATION

PRIZE 375,000 €

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