Full schedule#

Weekly timeline

Details

Weeks 1-2

Challenge introduction:
  • 13.-14.2. Kick-off event at Maria 01 Startup Campus (13th) and Aalto University (14th)

  • Introduction to the challenge theme, networking with stakeholders, forming teams

  • A half-a-day public seminar with all the participants and collaborators

  • A 1,5-day workshop with the participants and key mentors

  • Getting to know the societal context of the challenge as a team

Week 3

Challenge specification:
  • Analyzing the broad challenge, learning insights, and getting familiar with data and tools

  • Specification of the team’s problem/sub-challenge, gathering resources and contacting stakeholders

  • Online mentoring session: short presentations of each team (5-10 min) and feedback discussion

Weeks 4-6

Prototyping/ideation:
  • Rapid ideation of solutions and testing data and tools

  • 28.3. Mid-term Seminar at the University of Turku with groups and mentors’ interaction and feedback day (physical) -

  • Presentation of the solution ideas

Weeks 7-10

Solution-building:
  • Teams work at their own pace on their solutions based on feedback/mentoring

Weeks 11-12

Finalization:
  • Online pitching rehearsals and final group status check (all groups)

  • Final seminar 6.5.2025 and challenge feedback and summary session at Otaniemi, Espoo

  • Groups pitch their solutions to the rest of the course, stakeholders, and general audience