At the end of the summer semester every year, about 100 - 150 students from different faculties come together in this special Real Project to work in interdisciplinary teams on a social challenge in a block seminar. In just one week, they develop innovative ideas and working prototypes. This semester the topic is SUSTAINABLE CITY DEVELOPMENT incl. the topics: Urban Mobility, Circular Economy.
Embedded in the guiding principle of the New European Bauhaus of designing cities and neighborhoods according to the principle beautiful - sustainable - together, the teams will deal with participation in colorful and active neighborhoods, attractive and sustainable housing and living environments, as well as innovative learning and working places. The students will receive inspiration and content for the challenges to be solved from the lighthouse project "NEBourhoods", which is being carried out in the Neuperlach district of Munich by several Munich partner organizations until the end of 2024.
WINNING TEAMS & COACHES:
1st place was Team PFANDBAND by Daniel Ittstein with 15 impact dollars.
2nd place was once Team SHADESHROOM by Johanna Kobilke and Team Aquasquare by Wolfgang Gehra with 14 impact dollars each
3rd place was Team Sensory Friends from Daniel Ittstein with 13 Impact dollars
A very big thank you goes to the lecturers: Prof. Georg Zollner, Prof. Daniel Ittstein, Prof. Charlotte Achilles-Pujol, Prof. Michael Reitsam, Prof. Andrea Benze, Prof. Ralph Buchner, Prof. Wolfgang Gehra, Prof. Wolfgang Geham. Ralph Buchner, Prof. Wolfgang Gehra, Prof. Bettina Maisch, Prof. Peter Dürr, Sonja Wilhelm, Julia Zipf, Benjamin Satzger, Irmi Eisenbarth and the Social X Factor / Real Projects program manager Johanna Kobilke.
The Social X Factor is a high-intensity block seminar week and Real Project at Munich University of Applied Sciences. The goal of the format is to develop innovative, holistic and sustainable social business ideas and prototypes on changing topics. Students from various courses of study from applied social sciences, business administration and technology to design, tourism and interdisciplinary courses of study are involved.
The Social X Factor is a team competition. A total of about 20 interdisciplinary teams compete with their developed business ideas and prototypes. The teams are supervised by mentors from the participating faculties and the SCE. Professionally coached by their lecturers, the resulting ideas are as diverse as the courses of study of the 100 team members from 6 faculties.
At our Social X Factor finals, the interdisciplinary student teams present their proposed solutions for sustainable urban development after an intensive week of problem analysis, idea development and prototyping. The winners were chosen by the audience, and the crowdvoting's favorite idea is awarded.
It is amazing what can be created in 1 week. Now, satisfied-exhausted students and faculty join us full of positive inspiration & energetic energy to start the semester summer break!
You study at the HM and want to work on such a project yourself?
--> Then check out what Real Projects courses are available in the current semester! More info at johanna.kobilke@sce.de