WUR Student Challenges on LinkedIn: After the Challenge - Pantelis Agianidis (2024)

[Event] Save the date! On 11 June we gather in Omnia Dialogue Center on Wageningen campus for the final part of an epic learning adventure!The 11 finalists in the Nature-based Future Challenge will step into the Dragon’s Den to face the jury and take them 100 years into the future of the Bengal Delta.Who designed the best climate-proof solution for Bangladesh?Who will win?🗓So mark your calendar and spread the word!Keep an eye on https://lnkd.in/eduAEuNa where we will post more information soon on the Grand Finals, the Info Market and the exhilarating Award Ceremony.See you there!The Nature-based Future Challenge is powered by and .

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[Read] Lots of innovative energy goes around in Youth Food Lab in 2024 as the newly selected teams have started the second edition of the Youth Food Lab Incubator Programme and the programme is expanded with an additional Research Track.A few weeks back we introduced the new cohort of the Youth Food Lab.The ten winners of the 2023 Global One Health Special Prize within the WFF Transformative Research Challenge have been invited to join the 2024 Youth Food Lab Research Track, focusing on Global One Health alongside the Entrepreneur Track in the Incubator programme.Read all about it in our article; https://buff.ly/4a3TPSu

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[Interview] Industry experts coach each team competing in the Nature-based Future Challenge. Specialists in ecology, landscape architecture, international governance, and all the other aspects of nature-based solutions lend their insight to help the student teams envision a nature-positive future for the Bengal river Delta.“The students are ambitious and use big words for big goals” says Katie Minderhoud of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. “I’ve tried to provide a reality check: how do ideas translate to practice?”Jelle Vincken of WSP in The Netherlands advised the team he coached in a different kind of segmentation.Read their stories on working with students worldwide in a learning adventure of a lifetime: https://lnkd.in/e4Dr_ed7Last week the finalists were announced. Om 11 June they will pitch their finished concepts to our jury during the Grand Finals. Will we see you there?

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[Event] Take action to enhance biodiversity in the city of Wageningen! Let's take out canoes to fish rubbish out of the canals or build flower planters for your balcony.Want more?We will also show you how to 'Bioblitz' in and around the canal and find as many species as possible in a short time within a defined area.Will we see you, your family and colleagues on 22 May?Register now: https://lnkd.in/e7fxGVZh#wur #biodiversitychallenge #wurchallenges

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[Finalists] The news is out! We hereby announce the eleven finalists of the Nature-based Future Challenge! The most groundbreaking proposals outlining a transition path for a specific region in Bangladesh in 2120 have advanced to the final phase of the competition.👏 A big congratulations to;Terraqueous: Innovation where Land and Water MeetDelta Green TeamNATURISEDynamic Delta DesignersDeltaGo!Delta HarmonicsNatureDeltaDeltabilityPramanaDharaBorsha HopesChallenge ImpossibleHow we came to eleven finalists? Two teams ended up scoring the exact same number of points from our selection committee.So, the battle is tight!On 11 June the teams will gather in Omnia at Wageningen Campus for the exciting Grand Finals and pitch their plans to our jury in a battle for the prize💰 . We hope to see you there!For now, find out what the team’s plans are all about on https://lnkd.in/eptf--Nz and stay tuned as the finalists will share all about their plan for a #climatepositive future for the Bengal Delta.The Nature-based Future Challenge is powered by and .#finalist #studentchallenge #wur

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[Impact] Want to talk about #localimpact of a student challenge? About #empowerment? shared their Impact Report over 2023.Only 2 years ago the youth led social enterprise entered the Nature-based Solutions Challenge making it to the finals and afterwards enrolled into the Youth Food Lab. They are driven by the vision of creating communities were people and nature flourish consisting of Samantha Natumanya and Stephen Bright Sakwa.With #seedfunding and #coaching the team turned their project into succes, reversing the effects of encroachment on the land in Ubudu and helping the local community get by, by providing them with new income out of the honey from the bee hyves and coffeeseedings. It has also earned them a nomination for the 2024 EarthShot Prize.Check out their report 👇 and keep an eye 👁 on our channel to learn more about the impact students and young professionals can make on our society and our planet.#studentchallenge #socialentrepreneur

[Challenge] Count species, check water quality; anyone who enjoys discovering and studying nature in their own environment can join the 2024 Biodiversity Challenge!It starts on 2 May, and it lasts for no less than two months, ending 28 June. Read all about the challenge and find the list of activities here; https://lnkd.in/e3Df-eyySee you there!#biodiversity #wurchallenges #wur #challenge

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[Job alert] Are you skilled to transform our exciting events and inspiring Challenges into engaging content? Become our new ZZP Social Media Manager!Starting in June, you will be part of our dynamic team alongside Rio Pals, Marta Eggers, Mirjam Troost & Nina Vergoossen, using your creative flair to craft catchy social copy, visuals, and videos that align with current trends.So, if you possess a talent for #storytelling and are eager to create compelling #content, check out our vacancy on https://lnkd.in/eVS4jzEC and share why you are the perfect fit for this role!#vacature #vacancy #jobalert #socialmediamanager #socialstrategy #creative

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