Welcome to BEC Aveiro 2024

Put your engineering and creativity into practice and work with companies to solve real world problems. Engage with organizations to go further with your ideas.

Innovative Design

Participants combine their creativity and knowledge to develop new technological designs or improve existing ones in a 24-hour period. Their presentation must take into account technical, social, environmental and economic impact.

Case Study

Participants will have the opportunity to solve one to two case studies provided by companies. The objective is innovation or sustainable process optimisation. Each case study should be constructed to correspond to 12 to 24 hours of competition.

Networking Session

A Networking Session can be defined as a moment where our area partnerships have the opportunity to expose and demonstrate their products/services to the entire academic community. Its format will be defined with the interested parties. Some examples from past editions include, business fair, business carousel and round tables, among others, all topped off with a Networking Cocktail at the end.

Schedule

	Wednesday 13/03	Saturday 16/03	Sunday 17/03	Wednesday 20/03
10:00
10:30		Check-in	Competition
11:00		Check-in
11:30		Opening Session
12:00		Presentation of Companies
12:30		Photos
13:00		Lunch
13:30
14:00	Networking Session			Presentation of the Tasks
14:30		Competition
15:00
15:30
16:00
16:30
17:00	Cocktail Networking
17:30
18:00
18:30				Closing Session
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FAQs

Can I go to the Networking session without participating in BEC?

Yes, you can!

How long is the competition?

You have 24 hours to build your prototype or get a solution for your Case Study. The presentation of your project will be on 22nd of March.

How many members can be in a group?

Each team must always have 4 members.

When will we know what challenges do we need to do?

The challenge will be presented at the opening session, however, the script will only be distributed when the competition starts.

What penalties can be awarded during the challenge?

In case of infringement of the rules established for the competition, the team may be penalized in the score of their challenge or disqualified.The team may also lose their deposit.

Do we need to pay?

No, each team will only have to make a deposit. The value will be returned to you at the end of the competition after the closing session if all terms are in agreement.

Who will evaluate our projects?

The jury consists on teachers and company representatives depending on the content of the challenge.

How are the projects going to be evaluated?

The projects will be evaluated according to the script of each challenge, in time provided to the participants.

Who do I go to when I have doubts?

You can only ask questions with people designated for this purpose: the person responsible for the tests, the coordinator of the event and the topic group.

I have classes during BEC. What do I do?

You should contact the organization to best fit the timing of BEC on the day of presentation.

Does one have to make a prototype in Innovative Design?

Yes, during the Innovative Design modality teams can make a physical prototype.

Main Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Other Sponsors

Meet the team

Francisco Ribeiro

Information Technology Responsible

Tiago Lopes

Corporate Relations Responsible

Hugo
Dias

Public Relations Responsible

João
Matias

Topic Responsible

João Tavares

Design Responsible

Officially founded in 2010, the local BEST group of Aveiro has it's headquarters in the University of Aveiro with nearly 20 active members from different fields of Sciences, technologies, engineering and mathematics. Over it's 14 years of history, the organization distinguished itself with the excellence in the quality of events organised.
BEST Aveiro offers students the opportunity to participate in events that aims to complement their studies by organising competitions and events throughout the year in the areas of scientific-technological, seasonal courses, a symposium of technological innovation and training sessions for soft skills and hard skills. In order to strengthen the relationship between students and companies, BEST Aveiro also organizes an annual business fair, integrated with the BEC competition, offering students relevant opportunities for their professional future and facilitating communications and recruitment processes between the companies and the academic community.