Open Innovation

 

 

 

 

 EDHEC 
 OPEN INNOVATION 

 CHALLENGE 

A UNIQUE LEARNING MODEL IN COLLABORATION WITH STUDENTS AND MAJOR COMPANIES.

 10 & 11 March 2026

 Lille Campus

 

 

About the challenge:

 

Submit unresolved issues to our Master 1 students who will offer you innovative solutions tailored to your needs.

 

 

Event starts in:

  •  days
  •  hours
  •  minutes
  •  seconds
20
Companies

650
Students

70
Managers

20
Coaches et Professors

3 REASONS TO GET INVOLVED

BOOST YOUR EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT

SOURCE YOU FUTURE TRAINEES ON SITE

BENEFIT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF GENERATION Z

THE PITCH

1
CASE

of an unsolved challenge in your company

1
DAY

of competition in “living lab” mode on either the 10th or the 15th of March as per your preference

2
PROFESSIONALS

involved in the competition

6
TEAMS

from 5 to 6 students dedicated to your case

PLANNING

COMPANIES

1

NOVEMBER 2025

Online presentation briefing

2

NOVEMBER 2025

Manager/referent telephone exchange

3

END OF NOVEMBER 2025

Communication of company brief

4

14TH JANUARY 2026

Kick-off, first online exchange with your student groups

5

4 FEBRUARY 2026

Validation, second online exchange with your student groups

6

10TH OR 11TH MARCH 2026

Full-day final on the Lille Campus

STUDENTS

1

BEGGINING OF JANUARY 2026

Registration, team formation and case selection

2

END OF JANUARY - MID-FEBRUARY 2026

Ideation based on manager feedback

3

4TH FEBRUARY 2026

Iteration - Final validation of the concept for the challenge

4

10TH OR 11TH MARCH 2026

Final - Lille Campus

 TESTED AND APPROVED ! 

 

 14 editions - more than 100 partner companies! 

PLAY

 

PARTNER INSIGHTS

 Géopost 

 

Romain Pouget, a Geopost employee, looks back on the enriching experience of the EDHEC Open Innovation Challenge 2024, where the students brilliantly rose to the company's challenges, while strengthening the links between Geopost and our talents of tomorrow.

Innovators 2025

 

TOOLBOX

 

Liste Open Innovation   Brief Open Innovation   Q&A Open Innovation
           
LIST OF CASES   TEMPLATE BRIEF   Q&A  

 

AWARDS TO WIN!

🌟 Game-Changer Award

🗨️ Customer Champion Award

🛠️ Best Prototype Award

💓 Coup de coeur Jury Award

📣 Audience Award

Sharing with the students and seeing them progress so quickly gives me great satisfaction.

LVMH

A great experience, with the organization and experience of a prestigious school, with committed and talented students!

Groupe Lactalis

I got to know a lot of companies, their challenges and their vision, which helped me learn more about the brand.

Florian

Étudiant

A real involvement of the managers and a very successful dramatization during the amphitheater.

Margaux

Étudiante

ACCESS

 

 

CONTACTS

EDHEC Open Innovation Project Manager
+33 (0)1 87 89 91 97
Educational Manager
Corporate Events Manager