4TU.Responsible Sustainability Challenge (2022-2025)
The 4TU.Responsible Sustainability Challenge, a joint effort with @4TU.HTM and @4TU.Ethics, demonstrated that challenge-based learning can bridge the gap between academia and industry, making a real impact. From 2022 to 2025, talented MSc students worked alongside partners such as ProRail, KLM, Twence and the Alliander AI Lab to tackle sustainability challenges. Their solutions ranged from concrete technological innovations to analyses that sparked new conversations.
The 4TU.RSC was not just a programme – it was a transformative experience. It fostered transdisciplinary collaboration and iterative learning. Although the programme has now concluded, its legacy lives on in the form of a greater awareness of sustainability across the 4TU.Federation, as well as a roadmap for future initiatives.
Inspired to learn more? Get in touch with us at the 4TU.Energy centre and the 4TU.HTM centre to explore new collaborations and make an impact together!
A true challenge for excellent students, staff and companies!
The 4TU.RSC honours programme, which ran from September 2022 to June 2025, is an excellent example of a programme that was both challenging and rewarding. Despite all the obstacles and complexities, the programme will have a lasting impact.
Find out more about the 4TU.Responsible Sustainability Challenge on our webpage.