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UNIVERSITY TWENTE CHALLENGE 2025
The University of Twente Challenge 2025 is an entrepreneurial competition that helps students transform their innovative ideas into real-world solutions. Open to all UT students, the challenge provides mentorship, networking opportunities, and skill development to support participants in different stages of their entrepreneurial journey.
What the Challenge Offers
- Guidance from industry experts – Receive coaching and mentorship from professionals of various organisations of the region to shape your concept or start-up to the next level.
- Expand your professional network – Connect with leading organizations in various industries, educational experts on the matter, and young fellow entrepreneurs.
- Develop essential entrepreneurial skills – Learn how to pitch, prototype, and refine your ideas with expert support.
- Gain recognition and opportunities– Compete in a dynamic environment where creativity and innovation are rewarded with monetary prizes.
Two Participation Categories
- Ideation: For students with an early-stage idea or solution to a societal problem and for participants developing a prototype, scale model, or business model.
- Advanced: For teams or individuals who are beyond the ideation phase and are either in their prototyping phase or already have started to work on their start-up in early and advanced stages.
More than a competition, the UT Challenge is a platform for innovation, co-creation, and entrepreneurial growth. It is an opportunity to turn ideas into impact while building valuable experience for the future.
In close collaboration with University of Twente, Student Union, Novel-T, Entrepreneurship and Technology Management (BMS/ETM) and Designlab we are ready for the 8th edition of the UT Challenge. Many new partners have joined our network and are eager to work with UT-students on successful innovations and start-ups.
Why participate
SHOWCASE, CONNECT AND GROW
Show what the heart and soul of the University of Twente is all about. Participate either alone or in a team. Create an account and start making use of the platform. Interact with the network and attend workshops with interesting guest and (Speed date) events. Pitch your idea, show off your prototype and test your business canvas with experts and potential lead customers and suppliers. Sign up now and take the next steps on your way to your entrepreneurial goals.
ACHIEVE
Besides online and offline coaching of our business network, developing your personal skills and many opportunities for networking, there are of course also great prizes to win! These may differ towards the Grand Finale but can be used as an indication for what you can expect to win. Remember: even though we have winners, there are no losers!
CHALLENGING BUSINESS CASES
Around the UT Challenge timeline our partner network has the opportunity to invite you to work on a business case of their own. Helping a company find a solution is a great opportunity to share your knowledge and fresh insights. These business cases will be solved by a team of selected students within one day in an online environment or if possible at the location of the partner.
CAREER
Are you looking for an internship, traineeship or perhaps a job? You can easily make this known to the diverse partner network of the UT Challenge by uploading your C.V. and sharing it directly with partners of your choice, while being notified about interesting career opportunities.
Kickstart Your Innovation Journey with the Creathon!
Besides the UT Challenge, you can also join the Creathon on April 1st and tackle real-world business challenges from leading corporations in a fast-paced, hands-on environment. Work in teams to solve a business case from your designated partner company, collaborate to generate innovative solutions, receive expert feedback, and pitch your idea to industry professionals.
- Join the Creathon Only? No problem! Experience a full day of innovation and networking without any further commitment.
- Want to Continue with the UT Challenge? After the Creathon, you can head straight to the UT Kick-Off Event, where you’ll meet fellow competitors, connect with coaches, and learn the do’s and don’ts of the challenge.
Whether you’re looking for a one-day innovation experience or planning to take on the full UT Challenge, the Creathon is the perfect place to start. Sign up now and take the first step in your challenge journey!