Registration deadline

25 September 2025

Registration deadline: Erasmus University Challenge 2025
Date: Thursday the 25 th of September
Deadline: 22:00

Kick-off & How to fail workshop

07 October 2025

Q building on Campus Woudestein

13:30 - 14:00 Walk-in kick-off Erasmus University Challenge 2025
14:00 - 14:20 Opening by Erasmus Enterprise
14:20 - 14:40 Inspirational Speech by entrepreneur
14:40 - 15:45 1 minute pitches by students & partners
15:45 - 16:15 Break 
16:15 - 17:45 How to fail/How to start workshop by Erasmus Centre of Entrepreneurship (ECE) 
17:45 - 18:30 Beer, DJ & Pizza

Speed dating

28 October 2025

Location: TBC

13:30 - 14:00 Walk-in Erasmus University Challenge: Speed dating
14:00 - 14:10 Welcome by Erasmus Enterprise
14:10 - 14:20 Introduction
14:30 - 14:50 Inspirational speech
14:50 - 15:00 How it works by Erasmus Enterprise
15:00 - 15:15 Break
 
15:15 - 15:45 Speed date round 1 
15:45 - 16:15 Speed date round 2 
16:15 - 16:45 Speed date round 3 
16:45 - 18:00 Beer, karaoke and Pizza

Prototyping workshop with YES!Delft

25 November 2025

YES!Delft

13:30 - 13:50 Bus departs from Erasmus University Rotterdam (Busstop HES, 2909 LJ
Rotterdam)
13:50 - 14:00 Walk-in
14:00 - 14:05 Opening by Liesje Goldschmidt (Erasmus Enterprise)
14:05 - 14:15 Welcome by Moshe Sijben (YES!Delft)
14:15 - 14:45 Startup Story
14:45 - 16:15 Workshop: Prototyping
16:15 - 16:30 Break 
16:30 - 17:00 Tour through the YES!Delft incubator by YES!Delft Students
 
17:00 - 18:00 Beer & snacks      
18:00 - 18:30 Bus back to Erasmus University Rotterdam

Online session: Pitch deck check

09 December 2025

Online

14:00 - 14:05 Welcome by Bas van der Noll (Head of Investments Erasmus Enterprise)
14:05 - 14:15 Tips for your pitch deck
14:15 - 15:00 Pitch deck check

Online session: Pitch deck check

11 December 2025

Online

14:00 - 14:10 Welcome by Erasmus Enterprise
14:10 - 14:20 Tips for your pitch by Graduate Entrepreneur
14:20 - 16:00 Pitch deck check

Final workshop: How to pitch & How to get funded?

13 January 2026

Q building on Campus Woudestein

13:30 - 14:00 Walk-in Final workshop
14:00 - 14:10 Opening by Erasmus Enterprise
14:10 - 14:30 Inspirational speech
 
14:30 - 16:30 Workshop: How to Pitch? by Erasmus Enterprise
16:30 - 16:45 Break
16:45 - 17:45 Workshop: How to get funded? by Graduate Entrepreneur
 
17:45 - 18:00 Announcement finalists
18:00 - 19:00 Beer, DJ & pizza

Grand Finale at Excelsior Stadium

22 January 2026

Excelsior Stadium

13:30 - 14:00 Walk-in Grand Finale
14:00 - 14:05 Welcome
14:05 - 14:10 Opening Show by Liesje Goldschmidt (Erasmus Enterprise)
14:10 - 14:25 Intro by Annelien Bredenoord (President of Erasmus University Rotterdam)
14:25 - 14:45 Introduction of the Judges
14:45 - 15:20 Start Pitches 
15:20 - 15:40 Break
15:40 - 16:20 Showdown: Q&A
16:20 - 16:40 Intermezzo: Mentimeter & Interview with entrepreneur
16:40 - 17:15 Award Show 
17:15 - 19:00 Network drinks