Would you like to combine sustainability and entrepreneurial thinking and actively support students in developing sustainable solutions? Then we cordially invite you to become a practice partner in the Sustainable Venturing module!

As part of this university module, interdisciplinary teams of students work on real-life challenges. All this takes place within the framework of the innovative teaching and learning format known as challenge-based learning. As a company, you contribute a specific topic or question and support the development process as an equal partner.

Your advantages at a glance:

• New perspectives on current sustainability issues in your company

• Direct exchange with motivated students from various disciplines

• Access to innovative ideas and fresh thinking

• Visibility as a committed, future-oriented company

Characteristics of a project

Challenge:

• How can seed production be scaled up as an independent business model?

Innovation and sustainability reference:

• Related to SDG 6 (clean water), 11 (sustainable cities and communities), 12 (sustainable consumption and production), 13 (climate action), 14 and 15 (life below
  water and on land)
• Innovative business model (re-wetting drained moors)

Framework conditions:

• 6 months of joint collaboration
• A team of 3 students
• Weekly team meetings with a contact person from ZukunftMoor
• Coordination via email and WhatsApp

Co-innovation:

• Technology and market analysis for external seed procurement
• Pitch deck for the use case of own seed production, including integration into existing value chain
• Sustainability assessment