Solve for Tomorrow
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The third edition of Solve for Tomorrow national competition has started. The competition is aimed at students aged 16-18, encouraging innovative thinking and creative approaches to solving problems for the good of the community using technology. The competition is open to all Romanian students (16-18 years old) working individually or in teams of up to five members.
Solve for Tomorrow is looking for the coolest ideas for a sustainable future and is sure that your idea can change the future!
The program offers a chance to explore the role of technology in solving some of the biggest problems affecting local communities.
We challenge you to come up with innovative technology solutions and contribute to the betterment of communities – the idea entered in the competition must fit one of the following categories:
- Environment
- Diversity and social Inclusion
- Education
- Sustainable development
Projects that do not fall into these 4 categories may also be accepted, provided that the conditions for application are met.
Solve for Tomorrow – 3rd edition competition schedule
Stage I: Competition registration: 20 September-31 October
Informative and preparatory sessions:
| Sessions introducing the competition and the basic concepts | |
| Solve for Tomorrow – Competition concept and mechanism | 27 September, 10:00 |
| Design Thinking – Concept, principles, steps | 29 September, 13:00 |
| From linear economy to circular economy. Innovation and entrepreneurship | 02 October, 16:00 |
| Training sessions (attendance to one session is sufficient) | |
| Design thinking: Empathy & Ideation Applied workshop for generating ideas |
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| 05 October, 16:00 | |
| 09 October, 16:00 | |
| 12 October, 16:00 | |
| 16 October, 16:00 | |
| 19 October, 16:00 | |
Sessions are conducted via the MS Teams platform. To confirm your participation in the training webinars and to receive login details, please fill in the form available here: https://jar.ro/solve-inscriere.
Stage II: Ideas development
| Announcing the participants selected for Stage II | 8 November 2023 |
| Design thinking workshops – online | 23 November 2023-7 December 2023 |
| Participants work on developing the ideas entered in the competition – online | 20 November 2023-7 December 2023 |
| Entrepreneurship workshops – online | 15-25 January 2023 |
| Mentoring sessions – online | Session 1: 11-15 December 2023 Session 2: 29 January-7 February 2024 |
| Demo Day event – online | 13 February 2024 |
The final
| Competition final – live event | 20 February 2024 |