What if students didn’t just learn about the future, but actually helped build it? In the open category of the RDW Self-Driving Challenge, academic institutions are working on autonomous mobility in real-world settings. They develop software, test their vehicles, and gradually improve performance on the test track. Every test brings the vehicle one step closer to fully autonomous driving.
The open category is all about experimenting, testing, and pushing boundaries. Students learn to understand technology, but also to collaborate under pressure. This makes the Self Driving Challenge more than just a competition. It is a learning environment where students tackle issues that will become increasingly important in the coming years.
The main challenge is not only whether autonomous systems will become a reality, but also whether society has sufficient expertise to understand, develop, and responsibly apply these systems.
In the open category, Noorderpoort, Hanze, and the University of Groningen (RUG) are collaborating under the banner of the University of the North. This collaboration brings together vocational, higher vocational, and university education and demonstrates how different knowledge institutions reinforce each other in innovation, research, and practice-oriented learning.
The video was made possible in part by Holland High Tech, the RUG Faculty of Science and Engineering, Hive Mobility, Robottuner, and the Hanze Digital Society Hub.
De Rijksuniversiteit Groningen heeft het ontwerp voor het nieuwe Interfaculty Learning Center op Zernike Campus afgerond. Het gebouw combineert moderne onderwijsruimtes, gespecialiseerde labs en inspirerende studieplekken.
Fermentatieprocessen, van voedselproductie tot andere toepassingen, roepen vragen op die betrouwbare data en testen vereisen. Het bedrijf SG Papertronics, gevestigd op Campus Groningen, ontwikkelt platformtechnologie voor biochemische en analytische testen, met fermentatie als specialisme.
Astronomer Francesca Rizzo of the University of Groningen (RUG) has won the KNAW Early Career Prize. The prize is intended for young scientists with innovative research ideas and consists of a work of art and 15,000 euros to support the further development of their careers. Rizzo is one of twelve researchers to receive the prize.
