This is the challenge launched by NOVA IMS to students from the 7th to 12th grade, in order to stimulate the creative and entrepreneurial spirit of young people. The Apply yourself! challenge is to describe in detail an App that fulfils a single purpose: contribute to achieving one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Projects may be submitted individually or by teams, counting with the help of a teacher who guides and accompanies the team at all stages of the competition. Each group presents original ideas with the potential to create projects that contribute to sustainable development, both in developed and developing countries. The jury – composed of members of the board of NOVA IMS, representatives of the Directorate-General for Education and of companies in the area of technologies and application development – selects the three winners.
The 2022 edition received 33 applications from the 3rd cycle and 26 from secondary schools from various regions of the country, including Madeira, with a total of 133 students and 13 teachers. Three prizes were awarded to 3rd cycle teams and three to secondary schools.