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Challenges

International Youth Freedom Conference


  • 200 young people from the Netherlands and other countries, who have a vision on what freedom means to them, work together and contribute to the 'Treaty of Middelburg'

  • 1 May 2025
Deadline registration 31 Mar 2025
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NBA Auditing the Future - team Maastricht University

UM Students, prepare for a day filled with surprises, game elements and pressure!


  • Maastricht University second and third-year undergraduate students in financial-economical study disciplines.

  • Mercuriusplein 3, 2132 HA Hoofddorp, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 16 May 2025
Deadline registration 31 Mar 2025
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NBA Auditing the Future - team UvA

UvA Students, prepare for a day filled with surprises, game elements and pressure!


  • UvA second and third-year undergraduate students in financial-economical study disciplines.

  • Mercuriusplein 3, 2132 HA Hoofddorp, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 16 May 2025
Deadline registration 31 Mar 2025
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NBA Auditing the Future - team Erasmus

Erasmus University Students, prepare for a day filled with surprises, game elements and pressure!


  • Erasmus University second and third-year undergraduate students in financial-economical study disciplines.

  • Mercuriusplein 3, 2132 HA Hoofddorp, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 16 May 2025
Deadline registration 31 Mar 2025
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NBA Auditing the Future - team Tilburg University

Tilburg University Students, prepare for a day filled with surprises, game elements and pressure!


  • Tilburg University second and third-year undergraduate students in financial-economical study disciplines.

  • Mercuriusplein 3, 2132 HA Hoofddorp, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 16 May 2025
Deadline registration 31 Mar 2025
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NBA Auditing the Future - team University of Groningen

University of Groningen Students, prepare for a day filled with surprises, game elements and pressure!


  • University of Groningen second and third-year undergraduate students in financial-economical study disciplines.

  • Mercuriusplein 3, 2132 HA Hoofddorp, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 16 May 2025
Deadline registration 31 Mar 2025
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NBA Auditing the Future Hackathon - team VU

VU Students, prepare for a day filled with surprises, game elements and pressure!


  • VU second and third-year undergraduate students in financial-economical study disciplines.

  • Mercuriusplein 3, 2132 HA Hoofddorp, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 16 May 2025
Deadline registration 31 Mar 2025
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Insurance Challenge 11

Ontwikkel innovatieve strategieën waarmee verzekeraars preventief meer schade kunnen voorkomen.


  • Nederlandstalige HBO en WO-studenten.

  • Handelsweg 2, 3707 NH Zeist, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 2 Apr 2025
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Fostering Interdepartmental Collaboration in a High-Tech Scale-Up

How can we promote interdepartmental collaboration and a strong sense of unity as Robin Radar Systems rapidly expands into multiple adjacent buildings?


  • Students in the field of Architecture, Organizational Psychology, HR, Project management or other related fields

  • Laan van Waalhaven 355, 2497 GM Den Haag, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 20 May 2025
Deadline registration 13 May 2025
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Insurance Challenge 12

Bedenk strategieën die de betaalbaarheid van verzekeringsproducten waarborgen, terwijl risico's effectief worden beheerd, met name gezien de toenemende claims als gevolg van klimaatverandering.


  • Nederlandstalige HBO en WO-studenten.

  • Pr. Beatrixlaan 35, 2595 AK Den Haag, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 21 May 2025
Deadline registration 14 May 2025
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Completed Challenges

Sif Group SDG-Challenge '24'25

TBD


  • Technical background with strong affinity in renewable industry, Innovation, sustainability, Management

  • Pieter van Vollenhovenweg 101, 3199 LC Maasvlakte Rotterdam, Netherlands, Hybrid
  • 28 Mar 2025
Registration closed
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Oikocredit SDG-Challenge '24'25

How can we as Oikocredit ensure that we help an additional 50,000 rural households in Africa get access to climate smart water & sanitation (WASH) solutions by 2030?


  • Business, international policy, policy, international development cooperation

  • Berkenweg 7, 3818 LA Amersfoort, Netherlands, Hybrid
  • 20 Mar 2025
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Arbo Unie SDG-Challenge '24'25

How can Arbo Unie effectively and measurably demonstrate its positive impact on the sustainable employability and vitality of working Dutch people, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?


  • Medical studies, IT studies, business studies

  • Nevelgaarde 42, 3436 ZZ Nieuwegein, Netherlands, Hybrid
  • 18 Mar 2025
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Provincie Overijssel SDG-Challenge '24'25

In which way can regenerative agriculture best be valorized in farms in a certain region in Overijssel? (Food quality, ecosystem services, region specific elements, markets, targeted consumers)


  • Good representation of agricultural education, and studies related to soil, marketing, communication

  • Luttenbergstraat 2, 8012 EE Zwolle, Netherlands, Hybrid
  • 18 Mar 2025
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Tanatex SDG-Challenge '24'25

Tanatex aims to transition to emissionless heating, aligning with SDGs 7, 9, and 13. An intern will analyze systems, explore alternatives, and propose cost-effective, sustainable solutions. Key challenge: balancing efficiency and cost.


  • Technical backgrounds

  • Einsteinstraat 1, 6716 AC Ede, Netherlands, Hybrid
  • 14 Mar 2025
Registration closed
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Achmea SDG-Challenge '24'25

How can Achmea help young people avoid financial problems?


  • Strong UvA, VU preference

  • MediArena 5-8, 1114 BC Amsterdam, Netherlands, Hybrid
  • 13 Mar 2025
Registration closed
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Virtual Home Battery: The Future of Energy Storage

Is it possible to virtually distribute and rent out the capacity of a 500 MW / 1 GWh battery to consumers for use as a virtual home battery? What are the technological, economic, and regulatory challenges and opportunities of this model?


  • Students in the field of Electrical Engineering, Energy systems, Computer science, Software Engineering, Sustainable Energy, Environmental studies, Energy and Climate Law, Industrial Engineering or other related fields

  • Onsite
  • 13 Mar 2025
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Schoeller Allibert SDG-Challenge '24'25

Design a comprehensive onboarding curriculum that integrates sustainability into new hire training by aligning with our company’s goals, values, and practices, educating employees on the environmental, social, and economic impact of returnable packaging, and emphasizing sustainability's critical role in our business and industry.


  • Sustainability, communication, interactive tooling, software knowledge, content development/e-learning, training / HR

  • Taurusavenue 35, 2132 LS Hoofddorp, Netherlands, Hybrid
  • 13 Mar 2025
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Solarwatt SDG-Challenge '24'25

How can Solarwatt reposition itself from a solar panel manufacturer to a broader sustainability partner that actively contributes to the SDGs and thereby differentiates itself in the market?


  • Engineering, Sustainability, Data Science, Marketing, Social Studies, and Business.

  • Morsestraat 25, 4004 JP Tiel, Netherlands, Hybrid
  • 12 Mar 2025
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Provincie Gelderland SDG-Challenge '24'25

How can the Province of Gelderland encourage housing corporations (and residents) to green roofs and balconies?


  • Students who study in the province of Gelderland.

  • Hybrid
  • 12 Mar 2025
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Operation Impact: Red Team vs. Blue Team

How can you design a simulated attempt plan for a major event in the Netherlands to maximize (societal) impact?


  • (Inter)national students

  • Hoofdstraat 54, 3972 LB Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 12 Mar 2025
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VvAA SDG-Challenge '24'25

How do medical specialists, general practitioners, and physiotherapists perceive VvAA’s role in creating social impact in healthcare sector, in alignment with VvAA’s identity, and how can this impact be measured?


  • No preference

  • Orteliuslaan 750, 3528 BB Utrecht, Netherlands, Hybrid
  • 11 Mar 2025
Registration closed
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