Get started by exploring the educator briefing.

Launching the challenge

Share our pre-recorded launch video with your students to ensure they have all the information they need to get started.

Run time: 30 minutes of content plus ~15 minutes recommended for activities and ~15 minutes for group feedback to the room. There are 3 activities within the session, as well as a chance for you to explain the module/class timeline.

Please also allow 3 minutes at the appropriate time for students to complete the baseline survey. 

UK & Ireland launch

Explore the launch for programmes delivered in the UK & Ireland. Here’s a version without captions.

USA launch

Explore the launch for programmes delivered in the USA. Here’s a version without captions.

Not involved in the competition?

Click here to explore the launch for programmes delivered outside of the competition timeline. Here’s a version without captions.

Workshops

Explore three options for delivering workshops to your students. For more information, explore our workshop guidance.

Option 1: Share these videos!

Play these videos and facilitate the activities:

Option 2: We'll come to you!

Organise a session that Engineers Without Borders UK can facilitate virtually by reaching out to us via [email protected].

Option 3: Deliver the workshop yourself!

Use the following resources to facilitate the workshop yourself.

Don’t have enough contact hours with students to deliver the workshops? Here are student-led versions of Workshop One and Two, which teams can run themselves!

Coming to the end of your module/class?

  • Please encourage your students to complete this 10-minute feedback form! You can use this QR code to display on the screen during the feedback session.
  • You will then need to decide which 5 teams from your university will progress to the competition stage of the design challenge!
  • The top 5 teams from your university will need to upload their designs through our submission portal. The portal will open in mid-January and you can find the relevant submission deadline below. The password for the submission portal will be shared in an email.

Key Dates & Deadlines

 

UK & Ireland universities:

  • Submission portal for top 5 teams will open in mid-January (the relevant link and guidance will be emailed to you)
  • Top 5 submission deadline – Thursday 24th April 
  • Grand Finals – Friday 20th June in Sheffield (More details to follow in the new year!)

 

US universities:

  • Submission portal for top 5 teams will open in mid-January (the relevant link and guidance will be emailed to you)
  • Top 5 submission deadline – Friday 2nd May
  • Grand Finals – Late May/Early June

Further resources

* This year students will not need to create an account, and instead will just need to input the password when they enter the portal: SouthafricaEFP.