Participate in the World's Challenge Challenge (WCC) to develop your solution towards global challenges
Global challenges such as poverty, food security, public health, inequality and environmental degradation are the product of global relations in which we as global citizens bear responsibility. The World’s Challenge Challenge (WCC), launched by Western University in Canada, which is a UNIL partner, encourages young minds from different disciplines to come together to address a global issue, offering solutions to implement in partnership with local communities. The University of Lausanne will select a group of 2 to 4 students to represent UNIL based on an internal video pitch competition.
Conditions to participate
Western University encourages student teams to consider the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals as part of their presentation.
Deadlines and selections
3rd May 2021, 5 pm : Deadline to submit the application form and a 3-minute video pitch. Video pitches must be presented as they would be if they were in person (i.e. not overly edited, but merely team members participating in a recorded online session and using a PowerPoint presentation for visual support with a limited amount of text). Video and other multimedia files and links are allowed, within the given time allotted. All references used in the presentation should be indicated in a final slide (that does not need to be presented).
Pitches must contain the following elements (in English):
Please submit your application form and video to the UNIL International Relations Office via Switch FileSender or WeTransfer.
6th May, 2021 between 2pm and 4pm : Attend a 10-minute online question & answer session with the UNIL jury to defend your project. The UNIL winner team will then have time to create a second and more detailed video (7 minutes) to submit to the World Challenge Challenge final Jury by 17th May, 2021.
What can you win ?
The UNIL winner team gains access to the WCC Global Final (June 7th – 10th) to defend their solution in front of the WCC jury and benefit from four days of workshops and networking sessions online.
The winning teams will receive :
Information session and contact
An information session is planned on Thursday 1st April 2021, 12:15-13:00 on Zoom (access code: infoWCC).
For more details please visit the World's Challenge Challenge website or contact the UNIL International Relations Office.