SDG Challenge Miami
SDG Challenge Miami
The SDG Challenge is an innovative student competition that develops capacity and delivers a transformational journey to mobilize companies, organizations, universities, and students in Miami to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The global goals are a blueprint for the future and focus on climate action, economic growth, and equality for all.
About the SDG Challenge
College and university students collaborate with companies in South Florida to find viable and sustainable solutions for the region’s most pressing challenges related to climate, gender, education, housing, mobility and more.
The SDG Challenge founding organization developed a unique "pressure-cooker" methodology, providing a hands-on experience and knowledge base for students to come up with tangible and actionable ideas to accelerate the SDGs.
Teams will work on specific challenges faced by local companies that are committed to advancing sustainable practices in their operations. Each team will present their solutions in front of a jury during the Grand Finale. The team with the most innovative and impact driven solution wins the SDG Challenge!
SDGs Ecosystem; a Collaborative Approach
The SDG-Challenge serves as a platform that activates students to critically think about present-day sustainability topics and challenges and stimulates action to work together with leading companies, local governments, universities, and organizations.
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UNIVERSITIES
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HOW IT WORKS
Kickoff
Registration phase
Dates TBA
- Set up teams; company & students
- Kick-off
Sprint Days & SDG Deep Dives
SDG-Sprint Day
Dates TBA
- Teams work with business partner (on site) on the SDG Challenge utilizing the pressure-cooker methodology
Grand Finale
SDG Finale
Dates TBA
- Pitch day, presenting SDG solutions to jury
- Award ceremony
- Celebration
2024 Jury & criteria
A jury of thought leaders and subject matter experts from the private, public, and nonprofit sector will evaluate the teams based on short- and long-term impact on the SDGs, innovativeness and originality, sustainability, technical feasibility, scalability, and economic viability.
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