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Green Camp 2024 - Case Competition

Do you have a sustainability challenge to which you would like a solution? Do you want to explore the opportunities and advantages of employing an academic in your company? Green Camp 2024 - Case Competition at the University of Southern Denmark is a project aimed at strengthening the cohesive knowledge between companies and academic students, where both parties get a deeper understanding of the possibilities of working together.

Green Camp - Case Competition is a collaboration between SDU Esbjerg (project manager), Varde Municipality and AAU Esbjerg (partner). It is a competition for master students from the University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg and Aalborg University, Esbjerg. The students work with cases provided by local companies, where the aim is to solve challenges related to sustainability.

The ambition is to:

  • Develop sustainable solutions that will be used in companies
  • Create and strengthen the network between students and the enrolled companies
  • Give the students a good experience with the business life that awaits them after graduation
  • Enable local companies to discover new talent and see the opportunities in hiring student assistants or graduates with an academic education

Read more about how an academic adds value to your business (pdf) 

The competition runs for three days of which 24 hours are sacred to the case work. On the first day the students are placed in groups and paired with a local company, which provides them with a real-life case. On day one, the groups will start working on the cases. On the second day, the casework continues on the company's premises. The third and last day is the official competition day. Here the groups will present the result of their casework and a panel of judges will decide the winners of the competition.

Read more about the program for Green Camp (pdf)

Practical information

  • Language: English

  • Timeframe: 3 days, 2nd October from 12:15 to 4th October at 14:00

  • Theme: Sustainable solutions

  • Collaboration between the University of Southern Denmark, Varde Municipality and AAU Esbjerg.

What to expect and prepare as a participating company

Southern Denmark, Varde Municipality and AAU Esbjerg.

  • Identify a company case within sustainability
  • Create a presentation of the case in the form of a Powerpoint for presentation on day 2 and a one-page document
  • Host a study group (5-6 students) from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on October 2nd, 2024, including:
    - Appointment of a contact person
    - Handing over the case to the selected group (approximately 30 minutes)
    - Presentation
    - Q&A session
    - A dedicated workspace for the group
    - Providing breakfast, lunch, and beverages

A company representative participates in the presentation of the solutions from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM on the final day, October 4th, 2024.

 

Examples of previous cases:

  • Varde Handel: The greenest city in Denmark
  • NorSea: Sustainable base operation
  • LETBEK Plast A/S: How to report the FULL CIRCULAR Product/Supply Chain
  • A2X: Spreading awareness of P2X
  • NemByg A/S: Sustainable Construction sites
  • KVIST: Industries and the social conditions of ESG
  • Kirk Larsen & Ascanius: ChatGPT
  • Sydvestjysk Fiskeriforening: Food from the Ocean
  • Sydvestjysk Fiskeriforening: Fishery and marine pollution

If you, as a company, have questions that do not concern the universities' involvement, please email Sara Christine Nielsen at sach@sdu.dk
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