The SDG-Challenge connects students with organisations to solve real-world sustainability issues aligned with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It offers students hands-on experience by working on business cases, helping companies implement sustainable strategies. Through collaboration, the initiative aims to create future changemakers while empowering businesses to enhance their sustainability efforts.
All students who wish to make an impact on the SDGs!
How could mobility for (healthcare workers) in and around Eindhoven look between 2025 and 2030?
MBO/HBO/University students from Eindhoven
How can Achmea help young people avoid financial problems?
Strong UvA, VU preference
How can we motivate pharmacies and patients to take back schemes of inhalers to improve recycling opportunities?
Sustainability, Behavioral Sciences, Social Studies, Communication and Marketing, Finance, Business Administration, and Psychology
TBD
Technical background with strong affinity in renewable industry, Innovation, sustainability, Management
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
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
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
TBD
Business, international policy, policy, international development cooperation
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.
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
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
How can we leverage cutting-edge technologies, unconventional ideas, and sustainable innovation to optimize warehouse logistics at Boon Food Group, making automation both cost-effective and future-proof?
Students in the field of Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Computer science, Sustainable Technology or any other related fields.
Can you innovate a game-changing go-to-market strategy for Budget Energy? Budget Energy aims to make energy bills affordable for everyone. However, we notice that a large number of our customers are highly educated or affluent and we would like to diversify our customer base. But how do we reach this market? Which channels should we use? Come up with an innovative and creative go-to-market proposal that we can implement immediately.
Energy transition, Sustainability, Finance & Strategy students
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
We present a unique challenge to our students: to reimagine one of the world’s most beloved foods—fries.
Unique, distinctive and sustainable shaped fries.
How can we enhance and communicate the health benefits of cheese while reducing its environmental impact?
Students in the field of Food Technology, Nutritional Science, Environmental Science, Public Health, Sustainability Studies, Marketing/Business or other related studies
How can PET bottle manufacturers minimize surface friction for reliable shrink-sleeve label application without using lubricants?
Students in the field of Material Science, Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or any other related fields
How can AI improve the efficiency and quality of DICTU's Service Desk operations?
Students in the field of Computer Science, Business Information Technology, Data Science, Communications, ICT and other related fields
HBO en WO-studenten, rechten (minor letselschade), business, e.a.
Which business opportunities are there for BNG Bank related to the sustainability topics biodiversity and circular economy?
finance, finance & investments, sustainable finance, sustainability students
How can we design an efficient small-scale heat exchanger for the DSC instrument that can cool to -150°C or even -180°C using Liquid Nitrogen?
Students in the field of Mechanical engineering, Chemical engineering, material science, physics or any other related studies
How can Statistics Netherlands (CBS) improve communication to better engage young people and encourage their participation in surveys and research?
Dutch students
How to increase the efficiency of this decant process: (the process of scanning and transferring loose items (decanting) into automated systems).
We are looking for students with a love for supply chain puzzles and are interested in potential graduation /internship assignment or future employment within our companies