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

Location: Q building on Campus Woudestein

13:30-13:45 Walk-in kick-off Erasmus University Challenge 2025
13:45-14:00 Opening by Bas van der Noll (Erasmus Enterprise)
14:00-14:20 Entrepreneur’s story by Mark-Jan Pieterse (Homerr exit Vinted)
14:20-14:40 Inspirational speech by Sjoerd van Berkel (FitForMe)
14:40-15:10 1-minute pitches by students & partners
15:10-15:40 Fail together workshop by Erasmus Centre of Entrepreneurship (ECE)
15:40-16:00 Break
16:00-17:00 Business Model Canvas workshop by ECE
17:00-18:30 Drinks, DJ & pizza

Speed dating

28 October 2025

Location: Bayle Building on Campus Woudestein

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 by Alexander Broekman (Founder of Mimotica)
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

28 November 2025

Location: YES!Delft

12:30 - 12:50 Bus departs from Erasmus University Rotterdam (Busstop HES, 2909 LJ
Rotterdam)
12:50 - 13:00 Walk-in
13:00 - 13:05 Opening by Liesje Goldschmidt (Erasmus Enterprise)
13:05 - 13:15 Welcome by Moshe Sijben & Radena Tsoneva (YES!Delft)
13:15 - 13:45 Startup Story
13:45 - 16:15 Workshop: Prototyping by YES!Delft
16:15 - 16:45 Tour through the YES!Delft incubator
 
16:45 - 18:00 Friday afternoon YES!Delft drinks. Easy way to meet startups!      
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

Location: Timmerhuis

13:30 - 14:00 Walk-in Final workshop
14:00 - 14:10 Opening by Aukje Hassoldt (Dean of Rotterdam School of Management)
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 Investor Game by Graduate Entrepreneur parallel to Workshop: How to get
funded? by Rabobank & Erasmus MC
 
17:45 - 18:00 Announcement finalists
18:00 - 19:00 Beer & pizza

Grand Finale at Excelsior Stadium

22 January 2026

Location: Excelsior Stadium

13:30 - 14:00 Walk-in Grand Finale
14:00 - 14:05 Welcome
14:05 - 14:10 Opening Show by Jorg Kop (Up!Rotterdam) 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