HELSINKI CHALLENGETHE SCIENCE BASED COMPETITION AND IDEA ACCELERATOR HELSINKI CHALLENGE IS LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS TO GRAND CHALLENGES AND FOR THE FUTURE WELL BEING. IT IS A CATALYST TO GENERATE NEW IDEAS THAT WILL IMPACT IN SOCIETY.

HELSINKI CHALLENGE IS ORGANIZED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI IN COLLABORATION WITH AALTO UNIVERSITY, HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS,

UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND, UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ, UNIVERSITY OF OULU, UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS HELSINKI, UNIVERSITY OF TURKU, UNIVERSITY OF

VAASA AND ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY.

COMMON AGENDAWE ARE MEETING AT A TIME OF IMMENSE CHALLENGES TO SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT. UNITED NATIONS HAS INTRODUCED THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TO CHANGE OUR WORLD. THE OBJECTIVE OF THESE 17

GOALS IS TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL OF US. THESE GOALS ARE UNIVERSAL AND BELONG TO US ALL: COUNTRIES, CITIES, COMPANIES, SCHOOLS,

YOU AND ME. THIS IS OUR COMMON AGENDA.

HELSINKI CHALLENGE GATHERS THE 17 GOALS OF THE 2030 AGENDA FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT UNDER THREE FOLLOWING MAIN THEMES:

CALL FOR ACTION TO CHANGE OUR WORLD!

WHAT?Helsinki Challenge is a science-based idea competition and accelerator programme, which brings different actors of the scientific community and society together to solve the great problems in the world. Challenge themes: Sustainable Planet, Urban Future, and People in Change are linked to the UN’s sustainable development goals. The prize is 375,000 euros and it is meant for implementing the idea.

WHY?The goal is to generate ideas and innovations that impact society. Co-creation process strengthens interaction between the scientific community’s and different actors of society as well as simultaneously develops the participants’ skills in building partnerships, obtaining research funding, and making their research/project visible.

FOR WHOM?Helsinki Challenge is a platform for collaboration. Solutions are generated in multidisciplinary teams consisting of members from the science and art communities, business, the public and third sector, the media, and other actors of society. Each team has representatives from both universities and other organizations.

HOW?Registration by 31.10. and competition proposal submission by 15.11. via Helsinki Challenge web pages. Further information, kindly participate Challenge Clinic Helsinki, Turku, Oulu, Vaasa orJyväskylä.

WHEN?Register by 31.10.2016 and submit your competition entry by 15.11.2016 via Helsinki Challenge web pages.

MORE INFORMATION?http://challenge.helsinki.fi/

TO SOLVE GRAND CHALLENGES WE NEED MULTIDISPLINARY APPROACHES, BROAD-MINDED THINKING AND BOLD BOUNDARY CROSSINGS. SCIENCE PROVIDES THE BASIS

FOR RADICAL INNOVATIONS.

HELSINKI CHALLENGE IS A PLATFORM FOR COLLABORATION: SCIENCE AND ART COMMUNITIES, BUSINESS, DECISION MAKERS, PUBLIC SECTOR, THIRD SECTOR AND

OTHER ACTORS OF THE SOCIETY – WE ALL NEED TO JOIN THE MOVEMENT TO MAKE THE GOALS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REALITY.

COLLABORATION GENERATES VITALITY

110 ENTRIES340 EXPERTS

160 ORGANISATIONS

JURY OF THE PRE-QUALIFICATION PHASE

SCIENCE & SOCIETYACCELERATOR

INTENSIVE CO-CREATION PROGRAMME UNITING SCIENCE&SOCIETY FOR CREATING SOLUTIONS THAT WILL IMPACT SOCIETY.

1. ENCOUNTERS AND MATCHMAKING WITH MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS AND EXPERTS. 2. VISIBILITY AND RESOURCES TO YOUR PROJECT.

3. CONCRETE TOOLS AND SUPPORT TO DEVELOP AN IDEA TO A SOLUTION.4. TRAINING IN FUNDING, PRESENTING, COMMUNICATION, COMMUNITY BUILDING…

PHILOSOPHY OF THE ACCELERATOR

HELSINKI CHALLENGEPRE-QUALIFICATION 2016

CLINICS SUBMITPRE-

QUALIFICATION

9-10/16 11/16 12/16Participate Challenge Clinics for more info and support or find a team member or team to join.

Submit the competition entry for the assessment of the jury by November 15th.

Announcing teams chosen in the accelerator program.

8/16CALL

Call for applications is now open.

10/16REGISTER

Register your team byOctober 15th.

HELSINKI CHALLENGE SCIENCE&SOCIETY ACCELERATOR 2017

CO-CREATE SHARE FINALISTS

1-5/17 6/17 12/17Co-create your solution with the international science community, business, decision

makers, the media, the public sector and other

actors of the society.

Introduce your solution for the

jury and the public.

Announcing the finalist teams.

AWARDS

6/17Announcingthe winner/winners.

TEST &DEVELOP

8-10/17Test and develop your solution with different stakeholders.

THE PRIZE

375 000 €EVALUATION CRITERIA: SCIENCE BASED, SOLUTION FOCUSED, IMPACT, ORIGINALITY, CREATIVITY

MORE INFORMATIONIRA LEVÄAHO

Project Manager, Helsinki Challenge University of Helsinki

ira.levaaho@helsinki.fi, 050 505 8152http://challenge.helsinki.fi/

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