Open Innovation Challenge for Talent – SIGNs Sprint
Pays student and graduate teams cash prizes for pitching green-metals ideas in Amsterdam.
Thirty applicants are drawn by random selection from eligible entrants who complete the form and a free online learning module, then placed into six multidisciplinary teams for four weeks of guided online sprint sessions. Teams travel to Amsterdam for an in-person workshop and give a live pitch to industry leaders at the Green & Circular Metals Expert Forum on 29 September 2026, where the winning …
Looks for Master's students, PhD candidates and graduates from within the last three years, in fields spanning materials science, mechanical and electrical engineering, data science, chemistry and sustainability. Teams tackle one of three industry-set themes: circular materials and resource recovery, industrial decarbonisation, or future metallurgy.
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