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Presentation University Challenges @ EWB 2011TRANSCRIPT
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGES
http://universitychallenges.com
An online platform that provides students with equal access to information regarding
competitions, contests and conferences
Presenter: Alberto Xodo
“It is less important to redistribute wealth than it is to redistribute opportunity.”
(Arthur Vandenberg - Journalist and American Senator)\
Agenda
Needs
Mission & Design
Implementation
Goals & Achievements
Q&A
BenefitsPrizes
US$ 250.000 India Future of Change
€ 15.000AceManager by BNP Paribas
€ 6.000Generation Energies by SIA
Partners
BenefitsEmployment opportunities
Make resumes stand out
BenefitsMeet new people and create relationshipsProvide learning opportunities
“…learning results from what happens on the way to achieving our goals”
(Schank, Berman, & Macpherson, 1983)
The problem
Promotion costs
Research costs
INEQUALITIES
Mission
University Challenges aims to provide equal access to the gathered information regarding competitions, contests and conferences for any university student in the world.
Design 1/3
Newsletter
Links to the pages collecting the opportunities
Feeds from Facebook page
Main menu
Design 2/3Links to the
pages dedicated to each
opportunity
When and Where
Fields and Deadlines
Design 3/3
Official website
Other relevant information about the opportunity
Implementation 1/4
Implementation 2/4
Editorial Team• Contact organizers• Contact universities• Update website• Manage social
media
Ambassadors• Contact universities• Create word of
mouth
Implementation 3/4
Implementation 4/4
Costs Labour €0
Supporting services €0
Platform and domain €150/year
Social media marketing €500/year
Total budget €650/year
Goals
Evaluation
Networks’ development (number of partners & internationality)
Number of visitors and internationality
Break-even
Achievements 1/4
Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, India
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
Universities collaborating:
Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey
Academic partners:
Achievements 2/4
Achievements 3/4
cities
Achievements 4/4
LimitationsUniversities’ involvement
Companies’ involvement
Ambassadors’ team
Understaffing
Join the challenge
UNIVERSITY CHALLENGEShttp://universitychallenges.com
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UNIVERSITY CHALLENGEShttp://universitychallenges.com
