Challenges

Modernize the process of inspections, under and above water, in the ports of Groningen Seaports, with the aim of allowing the process to be used autonomously by the port operator, to simplify planning for repair and management of port infrastructure.

Come up with applications/solutions for one or more biomass streams, the main criterion is to reduce costs by utilizing materials. Or better yet, that this biomass will represent a positive value.

How can we connect the community of Campus Groningen and Campus Leeuwarden more closely, creating complementarity and strengthening the (location-based) Northern Netherlands innovation ecosystem? 

''Campus Groningen meets Campus Leeuwarden''. How can the physical outdoor space on Campus contribute to meeting and connecting between - and on - Campus Groningen and Campus Leeuwarden?

Develop a solution in which local residents are engaged and facilitated to take up the maintenance of public spaces in Blauwestad to a greater extent on their own initiative, working together with young people (community building).

Develop a tool/methodology to understand recreation pressure spatially, quantitatively and over time. Possible extension within the methodology: analysis of the type of activity/use of trails. 

How can we charge as many vehicles as possible in the city of Assen with as little infrastructure as possible?  What exactly this infrastructure is/will be, we will leave open. If necessary, we can expand the challenge by first developing...

Develop a solution that enables, informs and motivates farmers to apply manure under weather conditions where it results in reduced nitrogen emissions.

Develop a solution that can prevent or remove/reduce plant growth in a structurally efficient manner so that boats can resume their operation without nuisance. In doing so, take advantage of the resulting "green" waste stream that is being disposed of.

'How can we ensure that a greater proportion of locally produced food is also consumed locally?'

Come up with a creative angle to collect stories around and in the libraries of Drenthe. Turn the creative concept into an action plan to effectively collect these stories and communicate them through Biblionet Drenthe's own media and external local...

Develop a solution that allows real-time visibility of mowing boat routes and aquatic plant growth for recreational boaters on Lake Oldambt.