{"id":18488,"date":"2023-09-17T23:03:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T23:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/?post_type=futures-platform&#038;p=18488"},"modified":"2025-09-26T12:02:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T04:02:47","slug":"sustainability-challenge-2023","status":"publish","type":"futures-platform","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/futures-platform\/sustainability-challenge-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">The Sustainability Challenge is an industry partnered, challenge-based, intensive unit that aims to enhance learning through an immersive experience. Following a successful pilot in 2022, the 2023 Sustainability Challenge was built around three themes representing current global sustainability megatrends including Net Zero Emissions, Circular Economy and Nature Positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expressions of interest are open for the 2024 Sustainability Challenge<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Build your professional network, get industry experience and gain 25 credit points towards your Curtin University degree by participating in Curtin\u2019s Sustainability Challenge over the mid-semester break!&nbsp; Online pre-learning activities begin mid-June, followed by one week intensive face-to-face learning beginning June 24, with a showcase event on July 1.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will have the opportunity to design solutions for real-world sustainability issues with industry partners, academic mentors, and other students from different disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"button\"\n        \n        data-align=\"left\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Button block\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    \n    \n<div class=\"block-heading hidden\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"button-block\">Button block<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n                    <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/curtin.au1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_bpIVhQSRFnqBJu6\"\n    class=\"button  button--deep-blue filled\"\n    target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"CLICK HERE TO REGISTER\">CLICK HERE TO REGISTER<\/a>\n    <\/mimas-block>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">2023 Sustainability Challenge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hear from our Sustainability Challenge industry partners\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/itiQfVFd_s0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Through a week of collaboration and research, multidisciplinary student teams developed solutions to real world challenges put forward by industry. Throughout the challenge, the students were supported in their learning by six core industry challenge partners, a further ten supporting industry partners, plus leading academic mentors from across the University. Students left the week better equipped to work towards positive environmental change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the success of the 2023 Sustainability Challenge, the project team subsequently won the inaugural Faculty of Humanities \u2018Pro Vice Chancellors Award for Industry Partnership and Engagement\u2019. Thank you to our partners that made this year\u2019s challenge such a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/sustainability-challenge-partners-sept2023-1-740x370.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/sustainability-challenge-partners-sept2023-1-740x370.png 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/sustainability-challenge-partners-sept2023-1-1000x500.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/sustainability-challenge-partners-sept2023-1-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/sustainability-challenge-partners-sept2023-1-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/sustainability-challenge-partners-sept2023-1-480x240.png 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/sustainability-challenge-partners-sept2023-1-1260x630.png 1260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/sustainability-challenge-partners-sept2023-1-1520x760.png 1520w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/sustainability-challenge-partners-sept2023-1-1920x960.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/09\/sustainability-challenge-partners-sept2023-1.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Other sustainability offerings at Curtin University include our new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/support-curtin\/planet-positive\/?utm_source=media-release-aw&amp;utm_medium=online-articles&amp;utm_campaign=ua-planet-positive\">Planet Positive<\/a> undergraduate certificate and course specialisation, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/futures-platform\/changemakers-for-sustainability-callout\/\">Changemakers for Sustainability<\/a>, a five-day challenge-led experience for year 11 and 12 students that has been designed to build the skills required to influence positive change, while introducing them to university learning environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, we can strive for a more sustainable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Future Platforms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With a focus on global, sustainable, learning and Indigenous futures we enable our students, staff and community in the pursuit of just, ethical and thriving societies.<\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"button\"\n        \n        data-align=\"left\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Button block\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    \n    \n<div class=\"block-heading hidden\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"button-block\">Button block<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n                    <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/learning-teaching\/humanities\/about-humanities\/futures-platforms\/\"\n    class=\"button  button--gray filled\"\n    target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Read about our Futures Platforms\">Read about our Futures Platforms<\/a>\n    <\/mimas-block>\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"cards-image\"\n        data-segment=\"dom\">\n\n    \n<div class=\"block-heading\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"our-schools\">Our Schools<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                                <div class=\"block-heading__content\"><p>The Faculty of Humanities encompasses three schools, each comprising multiple disciplines specialising in various degree programs. At Curtin, our schools offer a comprehensive education in practical and transferable skills that can be applied in multiple professional settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"card-grid\" data-card-size=\"standard\" data-card-count=\"3\" data-card-background=\"transparent\">\n                    <div  id=\"school-of-design-and-the-built-environment\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"img\" aria-label=\"school-of-design-and-the-built-environment\"><div class=\"card__top\"><\/div><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__title\"><h3 class=\"\">School of Design and the Built Environment<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Do you possess a creative inclination and a keen interest in design, urban culture, architecture, and the environment? 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