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Team formation & brainstorming
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Inspiration workshop
2/12/25
Get inspired by partners
Meet potential team members
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Form a teamForm a teamForm a teamForm a teamForm a teamDeadline team profile
9/01/26

Finalize team profile
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Round 1: Vision Creation
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Define your solution
Develop further your solution
Improve your solution
Improve your solution
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Kick-off event
13/01/26
Meet other teams & partners and celebrate the start of the challenge together
Studio 1
20/01/26, full day
Local and WUR experts will equip you with valuable tools to achieve your first milestone
Develop further your solution
On-line consultations
3/02/26
Pitch your idea & get feedback
Improve your solution
Improve your solution
Selections
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Define your solution
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Develop further your solution
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Improve your solution
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Define your solution
Develop further your solution
Develop further your solution
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Improve your solution
Deadline Milestone 1
19/02/26
Submit your idea
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Define your solution
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Develop further your solution
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Improve your solution
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Define your solution
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Develop further your solution
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Define your solution
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Round 2: Refining
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Selections
Prepare questions for coaches
Analyse jury feedback
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Prepare questions for coaches
Studio 2
17/03/26

Benefit from the guidance of WUR experts to enhance your initial design and understand the concept of a transition path.
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Prepare questions for coaches
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SelectionsOn-line meet the coach
12/03/26

Exclusive one-on-one coaching session for the top twenty teams with Challenge partners.
Validate & improveValidate & improveValidate & improveValidate & improveDeadline Milestone 2
16/04/26

Submit your improved and validated idea
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Reveal top 20 teams
6/03/26

Find out if your team made it to the next round
Analyse jury feedback
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Analyse jury feedback
Analyse jury feedback
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Analyse jury feedback
Analyse jury feedback
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Round 3: Presentation
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Reveal top 10 teams
27/04/26

Find out if your team made it to the next round
Analyse jury feedback
Consultations
Receive feedback on your pitch
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01/06/26
Welcome dinner & practice
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Analyse jury feedback
Consultations
Receive feedback on your pitch
Deadline Milestone 3
19/05/26

Submit your improved and validated idea
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02/06/26, full day

Present your idea & celebrate
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Analyse jury feedback
Consultations
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Analyse jury feedback
Studio 3
7/05/26

Engage in a storytelling workshop and collaborate with your group to refine your detailed design.
Consultations
Receive feedback on your pitch
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Consultations
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Analyse jury feedback
Consultations
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Analyse jury feedback
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