Student Challenge
Empowering students to turn ideas into impact
Join a global cohort of changemakers and present your ideas at ICSE 2025 in Lisbon.
What is the Student Challenge?
Each year, students from around the world develop project proposals that tackle real-world challenges through sport and education. Selected contributions are presented at ICSE, both on-site and online.
You will
- Develop a case study or project
- Submit an abstract (and optional poster)
- Present at the conference
- Join live Q&A if selected
Posters will be exhibited at the ICSE Plaza & online
Finalists present during the plenary closing session
Universities That Joined the Challenge
Who Can Participate
Open to Bachelor, Master, and PhD students enrolled in programs such as:
Sport Sciences
Education
Urban Studies
Social Innovation
Tourism & Sustainability
Related fields
Interdisciplinary backgrounds welcome!
Key Dates & SUBMISSION
Abstract & Poster Submission: Coming soon
Poster Delivery (if printed): TBA
Conference Presentation: October 2025
Submission Contact:
challenge@icse-platform.eu
RESOURCES & Support Materials
Instructions for Students
Poster Creation Guidelines
Tips on Academic Poster Design
PREVIOUS CHALLENGES
İZMİR KATİP ÇELEBİ UNIVERSITY STUDENT CHALLENGE
Students are challenged to make a case study and elaborate ideas into an abstract / project proposal, and can be invited to present during ICSE 2024 and consequently submit as poster
Recommendations for new (academic) poster creation here
Abstract & Poster Submission deadline: 18 November 2024
Postal / Courier delivery: 20 November 2024 during the ICSE conference
Exposition place: ICSE Plaza
NOTE
The ICSE 2024 scientific committee will select various poster ideas for which its authors are asked to briefly present and address Q&A’s during the conference plenary closure session.
If selected – Authors will be informed timely
Contact: Giannangelo Boccuzzi
Info & Submission: challenge@icse-platform.eu
JOHANNESBURG UNIVERSITY STUDENT CHALLENGE
Students are challenged to make a case study and elaborate ideas into an abstract / project proposal, and can be invited to present during ICSE 2024 and consequently submit as poster
Recommendations for new (academic) poster creation here
Abstract & Poster Submission deadline: 18 November 2024
Postal / Courier delivery: 20 November 2024 during the ICSE conference
Exposition place: ICSE Plaza
NOTE
The ICSE 2024 scientific committee will select various poster ideas for which its authors are asked to briefly present and address Q&A’s during the conference plenary closure session.
If selected – Authors will be informed timely
Contact: Giannangelo Boccuzzi
Info & Submission: challenge@icse-platform.eu
SAPIENZA’S STUDENT CHALLENGE
Students are challenged to make a case study and elaborate ideas into an abstract / project proposal, and can be invited to present during ICSE 2024 and consequently submit as poster
Recommendations for new (academic) poster creation here
Abstract & Poster Submission deadline: 18 November 2024
Postal / Courier delivery: 20 November 2024 during the ICSE conference
Exposition place: ICSE Plaza
NOTE
The ICSE 2024 scientific committee will select various poster ideas for which its authors are asked to briefly present and address Q&A’s during the conference plenary closure session.
If selected – Authors will be informed timely
Contact: Giannangelo Boccuzzi
Info & Submission: challenge@icse-platform.eu
WSEI STUDENT CHALLENGE
Students are challenged to make a case study and elaborate ideas into an abstract / project proposal, and can be invited to present during ICSE 2024 and consequently submit as poster
Recommendations for new (academic) poster creation here
Abstract & Poster Submission deadline: 22 November 2024
Postal / Courier delivery: 20 November 2024 during the ICSE conference
Exposition place: ICSE Plaza
NOTE
The ICSE 2024 scientific committee will select various poster ideas for which its authors are asked to briefly present and address Q&A’s during the conference plenary closure session.
If selected – Authors will be informed timely