Real-World Challenges
Challenges set in the real world of work
Tackle a real-world problem, then persuade the experts, while developing key employability skills in the process.
Our challenge for 2024 is our Real-World Challenge: Climate Change which will take place at PwC’s Belfast office on 20 February 2025.
Real World Challenge Climate Change Details
20 February 2025 9.30am - 4.30pm
Location: PwC, Merchant Square, 20 Wellington Place, Belfast
During this full-day session, you will tackle climate change with 70 of your peers from several Queen’s schools, reviewing how industry leaders can use the ecological crisis to inform decision-making and prompt action.
This is an exciting opportunity to hear from industry experts and join a team to tackle this real-world problem and persuade the experts with your outcomes – all while developing key employability skills!
This programme is open to students from all disciplines and will give you the opportunity to:
- Make a difference and effect real-world change
- Consult with experts and change your perceptions
- Interact with a diverse range of employers and students
- Boost your CV with team-working and problem-solving skills
Places are limited so please register as soon as possible.
The closing date for booking is Friday 31 January 2025.
Real World Challenge Climate Change Highlights
For our Real-World Challenge we tackle climate change and looking at how industry leaders can use the ecological crisis to inform decision-making and prompt action.
Last year's programme also took place in PwC’s Belfast office, where students joined a team to tackle this real-world problem, then persuaded the experts – all while developing key employability skills in the process!
Images from previous Real-World Challenge Climate Change events
