Embrace the Future of Clean Growth! econext is thrilled to announce it’s next ideathon, paving the way for innovative solutions that will drive sustainable progress in Newfoundland and Labrador. This time, we are bringing the ideathon back to the MUN St. John’s Campus! The weekend-long event, open to all MUN students, will be taking place in-person September 19-21, 2025.
Challenge: Design a solution, system, or approach that helps individuals, communities, or companies offset/reduce their carbon footprint in a meaningful way.
Click here for the opening ceremonies slideshow.
Click here for the prompt presentation.
Click here for the judging rubric.
View the mentor schedule.
Ideathons are competitive events in which students work together in teams over a short timeframe to come up with solutions to a set challenge. Our ideathons are a space to develop innovative solutions for clean growth in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The specific challenge, relating to clean growth, will be released at the beginning of the weekend where we will provide you with all the necessary information needed to participate.
Teams will consist of 3-5 students.
Learn more about our previous ideathons here: September 2023 | March 2024
This is a multi-disciplinary event and we welcome any student from Memorial University to participate. If you are interested in clean growth, we encourage you to join us! Please note that this event takes place at St. John’s campus, and transportation and accommodations will NOT be provided.
The ideathon will take place at the Core Science Facility at Memorial University’s St. John’s Campus over a 48-hour period from September 19-21, 2025. A schedule is available below.
We encourage students to stay on campus while working to take part in workshops and activities and to benefit from mentors.
Registration is individual, but you will be required to work on teams of 3-5 students. Submission of teams will take place on the evening of Friday September 19. If you have already established a team, you will be required to submit your teams then. If you haven’t already established a team, there will be opportunity throughout the evening to network to form teams. We will assist in matching individuals to teams as needed.
Registration for this event is now closed. If you are interested in competing, please reach out to Timilehin Oguntuyaki at timilehin@econext.ca.
Our ideathon is a weekend-long event, beginning on Friday, September 19 at 5pm and ending on Sunday, September 21 at 5pm.
(Schedule is subject to potential changes)
Reach out to Timilehin Oguntuyaki at timilehin@econext.ca.
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