Nextgen Challenge 2022

The University of Canberra is delighted to announce our Business, Government and Law faculty will be the next host of the Illuminate:nextgen Challenge 2022 with dates to be confirmed, we aim to provide this in line with UC’s semester 2, 2022 Orientation dates in July.

The Illuminate:nextgen Challenge is the flagship program of Illuminate Education Australia, providing high school students with authentic entrepreneurial environments for students to activate the confidence, creativity and capability to reach their full potential through solving problems in their community. Supported by experienced facilitators at every step and with support of the community and our partners, participants work in teams to develop a new project or business idea, developing key skills including;

• Communication (Speaking, Writing & Presentation Skills)
• Understanding (Critical Thinking, Inquiry, Digital & Financial Literacy)
• Solving Problems (Creativity, Problem Solving & Reflection)
• Working Smart (Collaboration, Organisation & Perseverance)

These are core employability skills and the Nextgen Challenge is an outstanding opportunity to demonstrate these skills in practice.

Students who are interested in participating in the challenge next year can begin to prepare by considering which specific problem in their local community they would like to address.

Please see the Careers Adviser, Ms Salisbury, in the Careers office in the library for more information