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Digital Education Challenge
August 30
2022
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Are you ready to shape the future of digital education?

Develop an innovative solution, either in a team or alone, and pitch it to win up to €300. And all this in just one day!

about the event
In this one-day innovation challenge you will be exposed to recent developments and challenges in the digitalisation of education. Based on this introductory input, we will outline a series of challenges you/your team can pick from to develop an innovative solution and pitch it at the end of the day.

It is a competition! Fully digital! Supported by experts and digital idea development tools!


Challenge areas
At the beginning of the event, we will present you challenges from 4 different areas. It is your challenge then, to develop an innovative solution for one of the challenges.
  • Psychology and well-being in digital education
  • Accessibility and inclusion in digital education
  • Marketing for digital education
  • Data and data analytics in digital education


Individual or team contestants
You can develop the solution either alone or in a team. If you like to work in a team, you can either join the event with your team (max 4 people) or we match you with like-minded individuals!


Guided vs independent pathway
No matter if you are already experienced in idea development or not, this event is for you.

Guided pathway
We take you on the hand and show you the tools you can use to better understand the challenge, develop an idea and concept, and finally pitch it to the jury. All guidance will be done digitally.
Independent pathway
You already know how to develop an innovative solution? Take our initial input as a starting point and use your own approach to develop your idea and prepare your idea pitch.


Prices
Winner: €300
2nd place: €150
3rd place: €50


Why join
Well, there are many good reasons, we believe:
  • Learn about recent developments in digital education
  • Learn more about the process of developing innovative solutions
  • Opportunity to win money for your idea
  • Meet like-minded individuals


Join the event and register now!

schedule

One day full of experiences and learnings

Tuesday, 30 August 2022

10:00 am - 10:15 pm

welcome

by Prof. Dr. Thorsten Kliewe

10:15 am - 11:00 am

recent developments in digital education and challenges for the day

presented by Aventia Wilona

11:00 am - 11:30 am

how we approach the challenge & team building

presented by Prof. Dr. Thorsten Kliewe

11:30 am - 16:00 pm

TIME TO INNOVATE

either alone, or in a guided format (more information below)

 

16:00 pm - 17:00 pm

pitches

moderated by Prof. Dr. Thorsten Kliewe

17:00 pm - 17:15 pm

evaluation and winner announcement

by the judges

 

17:15 pm - 18:00 pm

facilitated networking

 

guided idea development

Step 1: Understanding the challenge

Using tool #1, we help you to set the frame for your solution development, including but not limited to:

specific challenge you want to tackle

relevance of the issue

target group(s)

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Step 2: Idea and concept development

Using tool #2 and #3, we guide you through the steps of ...

generating ideas

selecting the most promising idea

developing this idea into a concept

Step 3: Idea pitch development

Using tool #4 and #5, we help you to:

put together all elements of a successful pitch

check your pitch against a pitching checklist

organiser and facilitators

Meet the team and partners behind the event.

The event is organised by the Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities (ACEEU), as part of the pan-European project "EU-TeachPaaS".

ACEEU is the world's first accreditation body dedicated to evaluate higher edcuation institutions from an entrepreneurship and engagement perspepective. In addition, ACEEU undertakes more than 30 EU-funded projects to advance the knowledge on innovation, entrepreneurship, engagement, sustainability and digitalisation in higher education.




Meet the facilitators



Educational lead
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Kliewe

Chair of ACEEU, Professor for Innovation Management and Business Development at FH Münster

For more than 10 years Thorsten supports students, academics and business professionals in utilizing their entrepreneurial spirit to develop innovative solutions.

Content lead
Aventia Wilona

EU Projects Coordinator at ACEEU

Aventia coordinates more than 20 EU-funded projects through which ACEEU pushes the boundaries of innovation and entrepreneurship practice.

Organisational mastermind
Yu Qin

Junior International Project Officer at ACEEU

Yu manages three of ACEEU's international project commitments, including EU TeachPaas.





Project partners

digital space

The event will be organised fully digital. Join us from your desk or couch, from a cafe or from the beach. Ideas and innovation have no limits, so neither should the space limit us!

The two core digital solutions we will use are:

Video conferencing

Zoom

For input sessions, team communication (breakout room) and the final pitches.

Digital collaboration / host platform for idea development tools

MURAL

For structured group collaboration and a visual tool presentation we provide you with MURAL boards that guide your idea development.

register now

Register now for free to participate in the event.

The following link refers you to our registration form. Please register individually. Even if you join the event as a team, please register each team members seperately.


>> Link to registration form (opens in new window)


We are looking forward to seeing you on August 30 to shape the future of digital education.

Münster, Germany

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