Young Climathon

A 1- to 2-day climate hackathon
Students work on real-life challenges and develop innovative solutions
Students start transforming their solution into a project or business idea
Use of participatory visual tools, and innovative and digital technologies
Input from experts, fellow students & entrepreneurs and mentoring from coaches and EIT Climate-KIC Alumni
Students pitch their idea in front of a jury

Timeline

March – July	Local Ecosystem engagement around the Young Climathon
July – September	Pre-workshops with students to co-create challenges
June – October	Planning and organisation of Young Climathon event, incl. marketing, recruitment of coaches and Alumni
October / November	Young Climathon event
November – December & ahead	Follow-up opportunities for teams with challenge providers

Challenge development with schools, cities, governments and companies
Involving students in the creation and definition of the challenges
Empowering teachers to act as facilitators and coaches
Finding a venue for the 1 or 2-day hackathon that can host for the whole event
Coaches and mentors to help students work with visual tools to understand the challenge and develop innovative solutions
Develop a Young Climathon agenda with engaging activities and speakers
Data and material from the organisers as hacking stimulus
Prizes for the winning teams

Co-create and define local climate challenges with students, schools, a city or companies and join forces with another organisation to organise the event
Create and formulate local climate challenges and organise the Young Climathon yourself
Contact Climate-KIC about organisations we have in our network that can help you deliver your Young Climathon