Seminar: Global Challenge Lab Hackathon

Course Description

Content

How can we create a better society of tomorrow? One that is more sustainable, equal, and just? And how can students develop the skills to take part in this important transition, and take action to make it a reality?

At the Global Challenge Lab (GCL), students from around the world form cross-institutional and interdisciplinary teams - consisting of three to six people - to work on projects related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this program, Imperial College Enterprise Lab, Tsinghua University's x-lab and Technical University of Munich are working with global university partners to bring together hundreds of students and alumni to grow their international network, gain new skills, and create new ideas that help achieve the UN SDG defined by the United Nations.

At the end of the program, the best teams will have the opportunity to pitch their ideas live to a panel of judges and potentially win a share of a total of £10K in prize fund. The task is to come up with a technology-driven product or service solution that contributes to advance one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals as defined by the United Nations.

 

Teaching and Learning Method

The GCL is an online format. Over the course of the two weeks, students will be exposed to a series of talks, workshops, and events, provided by a diverse set of experts and collaborators. Although attendance is not compulsory, we strongly encourage live participation to ensure the best possible learning experience.

 

Previous Knowledge Expected

No

 

Course Criteria & Registration

For registration you have to be identified in TUMonline as a student.

Note: https://www.imperialenterpriselab.com/programmes/global-challenge-lab/

 

Further Information

For questions related to credits and evaluation, please contact Prof. Alexy; for questions on how to register for the course or information about content, please get in touch with Ms. Juliana Bonitz, juliana.bonitz@tum.de.