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Challenges

Go-to-market strategy for Budget Energy

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

  • Onsite
  • 30 Jan 2025
Deadline registration 24 Jan 2025
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SDG-Challenge Spring 2025

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!

  • Netherlands
  • 5 Mar 2025
Deadline registration 1 Feb 2025
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Innovate the Future: Automation and Robotics in Food Logistics

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.

  • Saffier 300, 3316 LN Dordrecht, Netherlands
  • 5 Feb 2025
Deadline registration 1 Feb 2025
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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
Deadline registration 7 Feb 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 Nyenrode

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


  • Nyenrode 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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Completed Challenges

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
  • 12 Dec 2024
Registration closed
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Shaping the future of fries

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.

  • Doctor A. Ariensstraat 28, 7221 CD Steenderen, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 10 Dec 2024
Registration closed
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Positive Health Effects of Cheese

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

  • Rembrandtsplein 1, 3411 GE Lopik, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 5 Dec 2024
Registration closed
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Improving the surface of a (freshly blown) PET bottle without the use of additives

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

  • Jacob Marisstraat 2, 5753 DB Deurne, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 4 Dec 2024
Registration closed
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Embracing AI to Enhance Service Desk Quality and Efficiency

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

  • Hanzelaan 310, 8017 JK Zwolle, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 3 Dec 2024
Registration closed
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Insurance Challenge 4: Herstelgerichte aanpak van letselschade


  • HBO en WO-studenten, rechten (minor letselschade), business, e.a.

  • Dorpsstraat 818, 1724 NT Oudkarspel, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 3 Dec 2024
Registration closed
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Business cases for Biodiversity and Circular Economy

Which business opportunities are there for BNG Bank related to the sustainability topics biodiversity and circular economy?


  • finance, finance & investments, sustainable finance, sustainability students

  • Onsite
  • 27 Nov 2024
Registration closed
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Small scale heat exchanger design

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

  • Nieuwstadterweg 3-5, 6136 KN Sittard, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 26 Nov 2024
Registration closed
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Optimizing Communication Strategies to Engage Young People

How can Statistics Netherlands (CBS) improve communication to better engage young people and encourage their participation in surveys and research?


  • Dutch students

  • CBS Weg 11, 6412 EX Heerlen, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 21 Nov 2024
Registration closed
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Automating warehouses : Unpacking the problem of decanting Day 2

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

  • Papendorpseweg 100, 3528 BJ Utrecht, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 20 Nov 2024
Registration closed
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Insurance Challenge 3: Optimaliseren van het letselschadeproces


  • Studenten op het gebied van Data Science, IT en Bedrijfskunde.

  • Archimedeslaan 10, 3584 BA Utrecht, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 20 Nov 2024
Registration closed
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VanquisH2

Design a fit-for-purpose hydrogen production facility, to enable Green Steel manufacturing, at the existing IJmuiden Tata Steel site.


  • Students in the field of chemical sciences and chemical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering and geosciences, mechanical engineering, materials science, sustainability and environment.

  • Kabelweg 37, 1014 BA Amsterdam, Netherlands, Onsite
  • 19 Nov 2024
Registration closed
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