Frequently Asked Questions

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Can I join the Challenge individually?
No. To participate in the Challenge, it is mandatory to form an interdisciplinary team. The team
composition should include members with diverse areas of expertise, ensuring a comprehensive
approach to tackling the assignment. It is crucial to have at least one team member with a background
in design. However, you can enrol individually and get assigned to a team.
Yes. To participate in the Challenge, it is mandatory to form an interdisciplinary team. The team
composition should include members with diverse areas of expertise, ensuring a comprehensive
approach to tackling the assignment. It is crucial to have at least one team member with a background
in design. If you do not have a team yet, you can enrol individually and get assigned to a team.
The recommended team size is 5-8 persons.
On average you will spend 8 hours per week working on your team’s submission but it will vary
depending on the phase of the Challenge and your role within the team. Typically the periods around the
deadlines are more intensive and team members with significant team responsibilities (such as team
leaders) invest more time in the Challenge.
Fresh graduates are welcome to join the Challenge. The graduation should not take place earlier than the
academic year 2022/2023. Fresh graduates should not exceed 20% of team members.
No. PhD students and fresh graduates together cannot exceed 20% of the team members.
Participation in the following events is mandatory: Kick-off, Studios, Meet the coach and Grand Finals.
Participation in other events is not mandatory, however it is strongly recommended. The events
organized as part of the Challenge are designed to help you with your entry.
Most of the events are hybrid events organized at the campus of the Wageningen University & Research.
This depends on your University. We recommend discussing this with your academic advisor. Students of
Wageningen University can receive study points for participating in the Challenge upon completion of the
course Student Challenge Learning Journey 1 (YWU51803) and 2 (YWU52309).
Unfortunately the participation in the Challenge does not replace ACT. Please consult your academic
advisor in case you have any doubts.
  1. Log in to the online platform.
  2. Click on the ‘Competition’ button.
  3. Tick the box ‘I want to join an existing team’.
  4. Enter the unique code that that will be sent sent to you by your team captain (see previous section).
  1. Log in to the online platform.
  2. Click on the ‘Competition’ button.
  3. Tick the box ‘I want to join an existing team’.
  4. A list of teams that are still looking for members appears.
  5. Click on ‘I would like to join this team’ and explain why you’re motivated to join this team and hit ‘Send’. The team you are interested in will get an email notification.
  1. Log in to the online platform.
  2. Click on the ‘Competition’ button.
  3. Tick the box ‘I want to continue with my own project’.
  4. Go to ‘Team Info’.
  5. Tick the ‘Yes’ box in the ‘We are looking for team members’ section. This makes your team visible to participants who are looking for a team to join.
  6. If participants are interested in your team, they’ll pop up in the ‘Members’ section and your team will get an email from them.
  1. Log-in to the online platform.
  2. Click on the ‘Pinboard’ button.
  3. Make a new pin (regarding the forming of a team) and make sure to add your contact information (i.e. email).
  4. Click on the pencil to public your post.
  5. Other individuals that want to form a team can email you and you can accordingly see the posts of other individuals that want to form a team and email them.

If you have any remaining questions, send them to studentchallenges@wur.nl