Interdisciplinary student teams pitch sustainable innovations for real-world challenges.
Ideas for sustainable products and processes
How can companies' products and processes be made more sustainable? Four university teams from the departments of IT Engineering, Computer Engineering, Product Design, Environmental Sciences and Business Administration explored this question together with urban stakeholders and commercial enterprises. The result is four exciting prototypes for a more sustainable future, which will be presented at the Design Zentrum Hamburg on 10 July.
Be there, meet the players and find out all about this year's Cross Innovation Class, which enables intensive project work between innovative students and companies.
Vote for the best prototype
The interdisciplinary teams spent three months developing prototypes. You can be there live at the final presentation when the teams present their ideas and vote for your favourite in the audience award. A jury will select the best prototype.
Which universities and degree programmes are taking part?
- Wedel University of Applied Sciences (IT Engineering, Computer Engineering)
- ADM Academy Fashion & Design (Product Design)
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Environmental Sciences, Business Administration)
Which companies are involved?
- tesa SE
- City of Norderstedt
- BUKEA - Hamburg Ministry for the Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture
- FES - Frankfurter Entsorgungs- und Service GmbH
About the Cross Innovation Class
The Cross Innovation Class is a format of the Cross Innovation Hub of Hamburg Kreativ Gesellschaft. In the Cross Innovation Class, students from different disciplines meet companies from all sectors and of all sizes. They spend a semester developing innovative prototypes in interdisciplinary teams. The benefit? Companies get an unbiased, fresh view of the young generation from the outside and work exclusively with potential young talent. Students familiarise themselves with all phases of product development, gain practical experience and meet potential employers. The methods used include design thinking and foresight.
All information about the Cross Innovation Class can be found here.
Impressions of the final event of Class 2023 can be found here.