Regional Showcases
Opportunities for students to connect with VIP teams at other universities and showcase
Regional Showcases gather various VIP sites at a geographically central hub for pitch presentations and poster fairs. Typically held in person, Regional Showcases give students the added benefits of networking with VIP team members at other schools, interaction with an audience, and live Q&A with the judges’ panel. Many Regional Showcases also offer opportunities to connect with industry representatives and recruiters.
Contact the Consortium for tools to launch a Regional Innovation Competiton near you: info@vip-consortium.org.
Georgia, United States
MARCH 30, 2024
VIP teams from three Georgia universities - Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, and Georgia Southern University - gathered at NCR’s corporate headquarters for a pitch competition and poster showcase,
Pitch Competition Spotlight:
Description of featured university’s project.
Poster Competition Spotlight: VIP at Georgia Tech proposes a more effective solution for testing infants for Cystic Fibrosis.
NCR leads VIP students on a behind- the-scenes tour of their corporate headquarters in Atlanta.
LATAM Bootcamp
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
VIP teams from Universidad Mayor (Chile), Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil), the ICESI University (Colombia) and the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences (UPC) gathered at U. Mayor in Santiago, Chile for a workshop challenge: design a set of political-technical recommendations to combat climate change for a hypothetical local government located in an at-risk area.
Students assumed the role of a multinational organization tasked with combating climate change.
Various academic and industry experts supported the students as they prepared their solutions.
VIP teams presented their proposals to an international panel of judges.
VIP Assembly of Coordinators - Europe
OCTOBER 5 - 7, 2023
VIP students and coordinators from Ireland, Sweden, Latvia, the United Kingdom and the United States gathered at Riga Technical University in Riga, Latvia for a team pitch competition and knowledge sharing symposium.
The group gathered for a photo during the first ever international VIP coordinator assembly.
Students were grouped with peers from other universities for the pitch competition, giving them the opportunity to collaborate with teammates from different cultures.
The itinerary included a spotlight on Riga Technical University’s own VIP teams, including the award-winning Team Wastewater.
Korea-Taiwan VIP Workshop
OCTOBER 4 - 5, 2023
The 2023 Taiwan-Korea VIP Team Student International Exchange Workshop featured the enthusiastic participation of teachers and students from Inha University in Incheon, South Korea and National Dong Hwa University in Hualien, Taiwan.
The workshop gathered 28 VIP teams from two universities for a two-day learning showcase.
VIP Founder and Chair Ed Coyle pictured with Korea-Taiwan VIP leaders.
Students present their projects during the poster showcase.
ESD@Strath Conference
MARCH 16, 2023
University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland hosted the third annual Education for Sustainable Development at Strathclyde Conference showcasing the sustainability learning and research undertaken by VIP students at the institution. Attendees included VIP representatives from Europe and Africa.
The event featured student initiatives such as the Climate Action Emergency Group.
Students presented funding pitches to a panel of judges, with the winning team receiving a cash prize of £2,000.
Strathclyde VIP teams showcased their research during the poster fair.