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We’re back! Are you ready to innovate with technology for a sustainable future?
Our registration for the NUS HumanITy Challenge 2025 is full!
Join our waitlist, and we’ll inform you by April 2 if a spot opens up!
Introduction
The HumanITy Challenge is a sustainability innovation competition designed exclusively for pre-university students. We’re inviting aspiring young talents in Singapore to put their creative problem-solving skills to the test, and develop ideas that leverage the power of IT to tackle society’s sustainability challenges for humanity.
Hosted by the NUS Department of Information Systems and Analytics, the Challenge is a journey of learning, creativity and networking. You’ll discover the latest technologies (like AI) and their potential to drive meaningful and lasting change in society. The final day of the competition will showcase the ideation and solutioning abilities of the finalist teams.
With opportunities to learn, explore and connect, this will be an experience you won’t forget. Sign up for this unique opportunity now and innovate with IT for a sustainable future!
Why Participate?
A creative problem-solving showdown where you can make an impact … and be rewarded!
Step up to a challenge where your innovative ideas and the power of IT can change the world! Tackle real-world sustainability challenges in health and well-being by harnessing cutting-edge technologies and teamwork. Not only will you have a chance to make a genuine impact, but you’ll also compete for the ultimate glory and $5,000 in cash prizes!
Hands-on learning with our distinguished faculty and students
Immerse yourself in the NUS educational experience. Guided by our expert professors and passionate students, you’ll master modern ideation and solutioning techniques essential for solving today’s global challenges. You’ll experience new ways to think about addressing challenging sustainability issues, and get close to groundbreaking developments in technologies.
Build connections with like-minded trailblazers
Join a vibrant community where your ideas meet endless opportunities. Network with fellow innovators, industry experts, and dedicated mentors, committed to driving sustainable change in our society.
Theme
Good Health & Well-Being: Creating a healthy, joyful & connected society
Health is more than just the absence of disease. We want people to be living well, staying connected and thriving at whatever stage of life they are in!
In a time when aging populations, rising healthcare costs, and chronic illnesses pose challenges, we believe IT offers unprecedented opportunities to transform health and well-being. From using AI to support healthy aging and combat loneliness among the elderly, to fostering a culture of health among the young, the potential for IT-driven solutions to create a more sustainable and resilient society is immense.
The HumanITy Challenge
This year, the HumanITy Challenge invites you to innovate for a more sustainable and healthier future. Identify a pressing issue in health and well-being. The problem should be significant, with clear implications for sustaining the well-being of societies, communities or people.
Your team should develop a comprehensive and IT-driven innovation that addresses the core of the problem. Your solution should be sustainable, feasible, and scalable, with the potential for real-world implementation. It should consider policy and/or social change as part of its strategy.
In this context, your innovation could result in new or adapted technology-driven businesses, services or products, or even new technology development.
Whether it’s developing smart solutions to prevent chronic diseases, designing digital tools to make healthcare more accessible and affordable, or finding new ways to promote mental well-being and social connection, your ideas can help shape a world where people live healthier, happier, and more connected lives.
Eligibility
- Student participants will need to form teams of 3 or 4 to register for the competition.
- All 4 team members must be enrolled in a full-time, pre-university educational institution (e.g. Junior College, Polytechnics, IB year 5/6).
- Team members need not be from the same institution or year.
- All team members must attend the HumanITy Challenge Launch Event on April 5, 2025 (Saturday) in NUS.
- Each team is required to have an Adult Liaison (could be a parent, teacher or an adult at least 21 years old) to be an adult and emergency contact person. The Adult Liaison will be copied on all communications to the team and may provide support and mentorship to the team if he/she would like to.
Join Us in Taking Action !
Our registration for the NUS HumanITy Challenge 2025 is full!
Sign up to join our waitlist, and we’ll inform you by April 2, 2025 if a spot opens up!
Prizes
Timeline / Tasks
Mark the start of the Challenge by meeting innovators and practitioners in health and well-being, NUS faculty and students and other participants. Learn more about the theme, deliverables and judging criteria, build relevant problem-solving skills and have all your burning questions answered.
Participant teams must submit their ideation and solutioning presentations for preliminary round evaluation in the form of a (max) 10-minute video by 21 April (23:59 hour).
The top 8 teams will be announced and will advance to the final round of competition.
Finalist teams to submit the slides for the Final Pitch
Contact Us
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at humanity@comp.nus.edu.sg
