Impact Week is bringing you to the place with "out-of-this-world" scenery: Petra, and the Dead Sea.
After making great memories in Jordan in 2019, Impact Week is coming back to the Middle Eastern country.
Together with our local partners IBTECAR and the University of Jordan, we are excited to CREATE IMPACT! Join us for an intercultural exchange of a different kind and foster innovation and entrepreneurship and inspire each other.
You want to be part of Impact Week Jordan? Then apply here – or get more information below.
Applications can be submitted until September 15, 2023 via the following link.
The dual concept of Impact Weeks consists of two modules. In a three-day learning phase, international innovation talents and lecturers from local universities are trained as Design Thinking coaches. During the practical phase, the trained coaches apply their new skills and help students identify challenges within their respective societies and solve them using innovative business models.
Upon completion of the program, you will be a trained coach who has already applied the methodology. You'll gain key skills through Design Thinking, such as innovation, customer focus, and
implementation orientation. In addition, Impact Week promotes local entrepreneurship and social innovation. We enable universities to apply Design Thinking themselves and run their own Impact
Weeks.
Each participating team will work on one of the focus areas.
Each team decides which focus area they want to participate during the registration process. The teams would then together ideate on how they would like to approach the challenges within the
focus areas - as a Problem, Need or an Opportunity.
The tracks for this year's event are
The challenge is scheduled in the Jordanian time zone (GMT +3:00)
Date | Activity |
1 June |
Registration opens for participation |
15 September | Registration Closes |
30 September | Kick Off Call with further information |
13 October | Travel to Amman |
14 - 16 October | Train the Trainer: Our Junior Coaches get a professional Design Thinking training |
17 October | Rest time, explore Amman |
18-19 October | Impact Week Design Thinking Challenge Part I |
20 October | Public Holiday |
21 - 22 October | Impact Week Design Thinking Challenge Part II |
23 October | End of Impact Week |
Teams will receive details regarding exact timings of the event after registration confirmation & selection.
To sponsor your participation we ask for a contribution of €2,995 (excluding travel costs to and from Amman, visa and vaccinations).
Contact the organizing team for Impact Week Jordan 2023:
Sebastian Schneider
Michael Kögel
Erram Nasith Shariff
Angela Haas
Lead Organizer
Co-Organizer
Marketing & Communications Lead
Lead Coach