On a mission to bridge the gap between academia and industry
Master Challenge is a platform that helps educators, companies, and students collaborate on real industry projects. We bridge the gap between academia and industry to create more impactful educational experiences. This platform allows educators to find real-life challenges that are submitted by companies for their students. We empower students to apply theory to practice, develop relevant skills, and expand their networks. Through challenge-based learning, we continuously innovate educational experiences.
What we offer.
Educators & Educational Institutions
Find industry challenges for your students to gain real-life experience, improve employability, career readiness, and soft skills
Companies
In a rapidly changing world get access to innovative solutions. Submit your short-term company challenges for students to solve. Connect with students and universities.
Students
Gain employable skills and apply your theoretical knowledge to real-life challenges. Gain industry connections, and new experiences and enhance your portfolio.
Challenge-based learning
In Industry 4.0 it is important for students to develop skills and knowledge.
We provide this with challenge-based learning challenges for educational institutions. CBL allows students to develop critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, and career readiness through working on industry challenges. CBL can be adapted to many educational institutions around the world while also aligning with curricular goals and cultural contexts.
Prepare students to participate effectively in the global economy!
Wiley, 2023, Why are students so disengaged?
81% of students believe it is important for institutions to include company-led challenges that represent real-world work.
Wiley, 2023, Why are students so disengaged?
30% of institutions currently offer such projects.
Our Vision
Our vision is to be the leading platform in transforming education. We aim to create innovative students not just academically but also ready for the real world in collaborative challenge-based learning environments. We want to empower our users by providing necessary tools and opportunities for real-world projects.
We support our users by offering resources and assistance. We adapt and innovate to the needs of education and industry while focusing on real-world applications and outcomes.
We aim to create a more impactful education system.
Our educational partners
Companies that we worked with
Some Challenge-based learning projects now.
Business Excellence Challenge
PERIOD: 09-09-2024 – 06-12-2024
Hogeschool van Amsterdam | Amsterdam School of International Business
Let a team of talented international business students help you improve your organization! Think about dealing with change, becoming more innovative, improving leadership, better integrating new technology, etc. The team will provide you with relevant insights and hands-on recommendations.
Business & ICT Challenge '24
PERIOD: 11-09-2024 – 13-12-2024
Leiden University
Talented 3rd year Bachelor students in Informatics & Economics help your company solve a business/ICT challenge, such as improving business and/or IT development processes, setting up a requirement specification, creating a software design proposal, or developing a rudimentary software application.
Marketing Communications
PERIOD: 02-09-2024 – 25-10-2024
Digitale Werkplaats Fryslân
The minor offers a broad range of topics, with a focus on the field of Marketing Communications. Next to this, the students work in small project groups on a real-life case, where they develop a marketing communications plan and provide creative products for their clients.
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