{"id":1647,"date":"2024-08-12T13:42:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T11:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lpinstitute.dev.onpressidium.com\/news\/youth-design-challenge-2024\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:32:10","slug":"youth-design-challenge-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/news\/youth-design-challenge-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The first Learning Planet Youth Design Challenge is over!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the winners and finalists of the Learning Planet Youth Design Challenge were announced in January 2024, the Learning Planet Institute has been encouraging and developing the finalists' ideas - the learning programs they propose for the university of their dreams. Selected by a jury of leaders from international universities, youth networks and social enterprises, 20 finalists, including 3 winners, followed a customized 6-month online training plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/ydc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learning Planet Youth Design Challenge<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Learning Planet Institute is at the origin of an intergenerational and global movement to create a new form of university adapted to transitions around the world. With the Youth Design Challenge, we are calling on young people to co-design the future of learning.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Learning Planet Youth Design Challenge is an annual global initiative that encourages young people aged 15 to 26 to present their ideas for innovative learning programs. The challenge aims to co-create engaging, thriving and sustainable universities of the future. Participants can submit proposals on themes such as community engagement, wellbeing and global health. This initiative is a great opportunity for students to present their vision of the future of education and contribute to global discussions on learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed and managed by the Institut Plan\u00e8te Apprentissage, the training enables them to harness their ideas and integrate them :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Framing the problem<\/strong>: A deeper understanding of the problem addressed by the programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Learning design<\/strong>Define learning objectives and create a structure to guide learning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Creating partnerships<\/strong>Developing the relationships and resources essential to your program. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pitching<\/strong>communication skills to make your program known to a wider audience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fundraising<\/strong>Discover different fundraising strategies to finance your program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Discover the winning and runner-up apprenticeship programs <\/strong>below.<br><em>To support a program with a <strong>funding or mentoring<\/strong>, contact us <a href=\"mailto:%20designchallenge@learningplanetinstitute.org\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/meeting-with-rector-of-unu.jpg\" alt=\"Learning Planet Youth Design Challenge - Meeting with rector of UNU\" class=\"wp-image-38316\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The next Learning Planet Youth design Challenge will be launched on <br>at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">All information on the 2024-2025 edition is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/ydc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">winning programs 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pearl Perumal (South Africa) - <a href=\"http:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/indigenous-knowledge-systems-for-social-impact\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indigindom<\/a><br><em>Integrate global indigenous knowledge systems.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Georgina Odero (Kenya) - <a href=\"http:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/engineering-for-sustainability\/description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FiXers: Engineering for sustainability<\/a><br><em>Knowledge-sharing platform for the repair of used machinery.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jay Liu (Hong Kong) - <a href=\"http:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/ad-bonam-fidem\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ad Bonam Fiden<\/a><br><em>Improve communication and good faith in interpersonal relations.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024 finalist programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ron Berlinski (Netherlands) - <a href=\"http:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/weavership\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weavership<\/a><br><em>Supporting young weavers to strengthen their communities' ability to organize and co-create life-enhancing futures<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Siyona Bordia (United States) - <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/rightfullyhers\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rightfully Hers<\/a><br><em>Raising awareness of gender disparities<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucie Boutez (France) - <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/youth-design-challenge-lucie\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Becoming activists<\/a><br><em>Giving young people the tools and resources for activism<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iqsa Aqilah (Malaysia) - <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/base-value-of-self\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The fundamental value of the self<\/a><br><em>\u2200 &gt; \u03a3 nos \u00a7s = We are more than the sum of our parts<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ariana Dongo (Peru) - <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/conectadxs-por-el-cambio-connected-for-change\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conectadxs por el Cambio<\/a> (Connected for change)<br><em>Empower young Latin Americans (18-24) to become global citizens through online sessions that promote awareness, intercultural understanding, leadership and community involvement.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jiatong Han (China) - <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/empowering-future-innovators-for-a-better-soci\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nexovate<\/a><br><em>Empower young people to start their own businesses by providing resources for developing practical skills.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryan Honorary - <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/climate-solutions-society\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Solutions Society<\/a><br><em>Our aim is to enable young people around the world to develop solutions for local environmental change.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paulina Jantos (Germany) - <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/earth-campus\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">One Home UnivEARTHsity<\/a><br><em>Connecting change agents around the world to co-create a regenerative future for all life forms.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gia Khanh Pham (Vietnam) - <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/an-education-reimagined-how-students-in-rural-3\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Education reimagined<\/a>How students in rural Vietnam are rewriting their own \u201cchalk road\u201d.\u201d<br><em>Promote holistic and sustainable education by cultivating lifelong personal values and sustainable skills that transcend formal academic settings.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wen Ying Ying Li (Singapore) - <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/rhythmo-ai\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhythmo AI<\/a><br><em>Supporting the identification and prevention of sports injuries<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicole Pajes (Philippines) - <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/planetpulse-a-climate-justice-and-sustainabil-1\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlanetPulse<\/a><br><em>Climate education for a planetoid ready for the future<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel Persky (United States) - <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/sustainable-development-career-program\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Development Career Program<\/a><br><em>Enabling people of all ages to have climate-resistant careers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aman Shah (Afghanistan) - <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/aman-shah-learning-programme-titlte\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Empowering Afghan women<\/a><br><em>A plea for support for education, employment and individual freedoms<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Divya Sharma (India) - <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/inclusive-planetizens-nurturing-diversity-fo\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DIYA: Disability Inclusion Youth Association<\/a><br><em>Empowering diverse communities affected by disabilities, championing inclusion and advancing the SDGs through education and collaboration<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kajal Tanwar (India) - <a href=\"http:\/\/flourish360:%20Cultivating%20Wellness%20and%20Sustainability%20in%20Education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flourish360: Cultivating well-being and sustainability in education<\/a><br><em>Holistic growth towards a happy, peaceful planet.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Binti Zani (Kenya) - <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/green-circles\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green circles<\/a><br><em>Equipping the world's citizens with a holistic understanding of sustainability<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruonan Zhao (Canada), <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.learning-planet.org\/projects\/fuelling-futures\/summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fuelling Futures<\/a><br><em>Initiative to ensure that students have access to a nutritious breakfast and lunch at school every day, free of charge.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This publication is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.learningplanetinstitute.org\/en\/the-unesco-chair-learning-sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNESCO Chair in Learning Sciences<\/a>, established between UNESCO and Universit\u00e9 Paris Cit\u00e9, in partnership with the Learning Planet Institute. The views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of UNESCO. 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