Applica-te 2024 – 9^th Edition

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9th edition of NOVA IMS Challenge - APPLICA-TE 2024!

APPLICA-TE is an idea competition organized by NOVA IMS, which challenges students from grades 7^th to 12^th to develop an application designed to respond to specific challenges within a local community, such as the area surrounding a school or a residential neighborhood, and which must be aligned with at least one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

This initiative aims to promote sustainable development, encourage entrepreneurship among young people, and foster innovation.

The APPLICA-TE final, where all the shortlisted teams were invited to present their ideas to the jury, took place on May 28^th at NOVA IMS.

Prizes were awarded to the 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place winners of each study cycle, as well as to the two schools of the winning teams!

Here are the winners of the 2024 Edition:

3^rd Cycle

1^st Place - Emergência PAUSB | International School of Palmela

Fatima Hamrame, Ana Fati
Teacher: Teresa Monte

2^nd Place - BIT - Best Idea Tod@y | Escola Básica Professor José Buísel (Portimão)

Miguel Nunes, Victor Vaz
Teacher: Sandra Marques

3^rd Place: BRINCA | Colégio João Paulo II (Vila Real)

Dinis Martins, Gonçalo Baptista, Joana Varandas, Tomás Carvalho
Teacher: Carlos Dias

Secondary School

1^st place - Scan for Earth | Externato Marista de Lisboa

Maria Isabel Rala, Raquel Azevedo, Beatriz Pascoal
Teacher: António Faria

2^nd Place - Pharm & Go | Escola Básica e Secundária D. Dinis (Santo Tirso)

Beatriz Dias, Matilde Carvalho
Teacher: João Forte

3^rd place - T&L - To end Location | Salesianos do Estoril

Afonso Sítima, Carolina Anjos, Konstantin Mikirtumov, Rodrigo Boal
Teacher: Paula Henriques

For more information, check the Challenge's regulation here.

Support and Funding

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Members of the Jury

Fernando Franco

Directorate General for Education
Manuela Aparício

Associate Dean for Education at NOVA IMS and Coordinator of the Information Systems Bachelor's Degree
Miguel de Castro Neto

NOVA IMS Dean
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Mónica Ferro

Director of the London Office of UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund)
Pedro Teixeira

Co-founder and Director of Happy Code

Last year's edition

NOVA IMS CHALLENGE – Applica-te 2023

Last year, on June 6^th, the final of the 8^th edition of NOVA IMS CHALLENGE - Applica-te 2023 took place, and these were the great winners of this edition:

3^rd Cycle