On Thursday 12 June, the Grand Finale of the University of Twente Entrepreneurial Challenge 2025 will take place. For months, more than 80 teams and over 150 students have worked hard to develop their innovative ideas and prototypes into practical, workable solutions. We invite you to the finals, where the 20 best teams will present their solutions. Meet the impact makers of the future on June 12!
Meet the impact makers of the future
We kick off the final with the Showcase Fair, where the 20 best teams will present their most innovative ideas. This is your chance to meet them in person. A unique opportunity to make new contacts, gain inspiration, and support them with your expertise in the next step. And you decide who will win the audience award!
During the Grand Showdown, the 10 pitch finalists will pitch live for you and an expert jury and compete for the titles of the University of Twente Entrepreneurial Challenge.
The finalists: category Ideation
De finalists: category Advanced
About the UT Challenge
The University of Twente Entrepreneurial Challenge is an annual competition in which students translate their innovative ideas and prototypes into workable solutions. The platform helps them discover entrepreneurship, guides them with the help of experts and offers access to workshops and collaboration with leading business partners.
The UT Challenge 2025 is powered by Soapbox, Novel-T, University of Twente, Student Union, Entrepreneurship & Technology Management and DesignLab.
Together with partners Urenco, RWE, AstraZeneca, ASML and many more, we help these students realize their ideas and take steps towards the market.
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