Register for 4EU+ Alliance Urban Health Case Challenge 2023

The theme for Urban Health Case Challenge 2023 is “Obesity in an urban environment”. Starting on 15 November, four online classes will provide background knowledge ranging from medical issues to urban planning (they will be delivered weekly, most likely on Wednesdays from 17:00). The case challenge will take the form of a physical, in-person workshop in Warsaw from 9 to 12 December 2023.

The first day, the specific case question will be revealed for students’ teams to solve it creatively and innovatively with the reference to knowledge in the field. The case question allows for a variety of solutions from multiple approaches to address the diverse urban environments in Europe.

The participants will be trained in problem solving and the presentation of results and solutions, as well as developing and concretizing their ideas so they can present them convincingly.

On the last day of the competition, the teams will present their solutions to an international jury of experts, followed by feedback on their ideas. The winning team may be given the opportunity to put their proposed idea into practice.

If you want to participate in the challenge, please send an application with the following information to julie.hubenakova@ruk.cuni.cz and sykora@natur.cuni.cz by 15 October 2023:

• Full name, CU student´s number
• Faculty, study programme and level (bachelor, master, PhD)
• A short and concise motivation for joining the case challenge (maximum 10 sentences).

Based on the application, students are going to be selected to represent Charles University in the UHCC 2023.

The course is granted 3 ECTS. Link to course in SIS is here (code: MZ340A01).

In the case of doctoral students, you can discuss with dissertation supervisor to include the Urban Health Case Challenge (UHCC) in your ISP's individual study plan.

The physical mobility to Warsaw is covered by a stipend. Each student is going to receive scholarship to cover 5-day travel expenses.