Students' Challenges
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Expression of Interest to Propose Challenges to groups of students in the context of the NODES Project – Spoke 4
The notice is aimed at collecting expressions of interest from companies wishing to participate in the initiative as proposing entities, formulating technological and/or social challenges that are collected and selected by the Universities of the NODES Ecosystem based on shared criteria. Students will then be involved in innovative educational paths, facing and developing new ideas in response to the challenges and, last but not least, proposing innovative projects and solutions. The objective is twofold: on the one hand, to offer students the opportunity to interact with the business world, public entities, associations, and third-sector entities in the territories of the NODES project through the "learning by doing" method, and on the other hand, to provide an opportunity for companies and other proposing entities to meet young talents and discover innovative solutions applicable within their realities.
Who can participate
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and Large Enterprises (LE) but also Local Authorities, Public Entities, Associations, and Third Sector Entities, based in one of the territories of the NODES project (Piedmont, Valle d'Aosta, Provinces of Como, Varese, Pavia).
Eligible initiatives
The Challenges must be consistent in terms of the impact and results with the research and innovation themes indicated by Spoke 4 with the Smart Specialization Strategy (S3) of the involved regions, as well as with the "digital, industry, aerospace" specialization area of the National Research Program (PNR) of the NODES Innovation Ecosystem. The proposing entities are invited to fill out the Expression of Interest according to the instructions and forms provided here. The selected challenges will be presented to groups of Master's degree students who, as part of multidisciplinary teams and guided by academic tutors and mentors from the proposing entity, will design innovative solutions and then present them to the company/organization that proposed them.
The challenges
The Challenge proposals must concern the research and innovation topics proposed by Spoke 4, namely, support for activities in the field of remote working, the management of energy and water resources and infrastructure in mountainous environments, and participatory regeneration of mountain territories in the fields of tourism, environmental protection, climate risk management, the wood industry, transportation, and education.
Timings
The Expressions of Interest can be submitted from April 14, 2023, to May 15, 2023. Subsequently, an assessment and evaluation process will be initiated.
Presentation mode
The Expressions of Interest must be submitted by the proponent by sending them to the Spoke's email address: spoke4nodes@univda.it
