What is EBEC Challenge?

EBEC( European BEST Engineering Competition) Challenge is an engineering event, organized by Board of European Students of Technology (BEST) and is the biggest real-time competition organized by and for european students. EBEC Challenge is open to students from all engineering fields through the Innovative Design or Case Study challenges, which will be held in teams of four participants.

The competition takes place over two stages: at a local level in every participating Local BEST Group, at a national level made up of the winners of the local stage. EBEC Challenge Brașov represents the local stage of the event. The tasks are given by the partner engineering companies.

Challenges

Case Study

Participants will analyze and solve a real problem from everyday life in society, without actually building a device or assembling materials, just developing a theoretical solution. At the end of the challenge, the team with the most innovative and practical idea will be declared the winner.

Innovative Design

The participants combine their creativity and knowledge to develop new technological designs or improve upon existing ones. Their professional presentation should demonstrate the technical, social, environmental, and economic impact of their design. In this way, while competing, participants can develop the right skills needed for today’s work market. The design’s production will take place in a CAD software of choice, therefore participants are required to bring their own laptops.

Schedule

Thursday

11:00-12:00: Official opening
12:00: Actual start of the event: presentation of topics, start of work
14:30 (approx): Break of 30 min
15:00: Resumption of work
17:00: Presentation of results and ranking

Friday

11:30: Company presentation
12:00: Presentation of topics
12:30 (approx): Start of work
14:30: Break
15:30: Resumption of work
17:30: End of work
17:30-19:30: Closing ceremony (prizes, ranking and closing speech)

About BEST

Board of European Students of Technology (BEST) is an apolitical and non-profit volunteer organization, dedicated to students from a technical field, formed in 1989. The organization’s objective is the development of students in a diverse cultural environment in order to reach their potential in an academic and professional field, as well as on a personal one.

BEST Brașov is the local group of the BEST organization present at Transilvania University, established in the year 1997. Our goal is to facilitate a better bond between students, the university and companies by organizing a variety of events.

Among the events and activities organized by BEST Brașov are notable competitions, experience exchanges, IT festivals, training sessions, company presentations and workshops.

Our partners

Vitesco Technologies develops innovative, efficient technologies for all types of vehicles, with a focus on hybrid and electric vehicles. Our portfolio includes fuel units, AdBlue fluid transfer units and high voltage inverters.

Our solutions maintain the sustainable and efficient flow of people, goods and services. We operate with a clear commitment to reducing CO2 emissions. Through our solutions we shape the future of clean mobility while fulfilling our social responsibility to society, demonstrating that we are a reliable partner for customers and a wise choice for investors.

Just as every individual is guided by values, so too companies need them to provide guidance, as a decisive factor for success. Values are clearly defined and communicated to all employees so that they can be shared and lived. Company values need to be perfectly adapted to the company’s identity, culture and ‘personality’.

The three values we identify with and relate to are:

PASSIONATE: We use our expertise to get the best results.

PARTNERSHIP: We work together to achieve shared success.

PIONEERING: Curiosity and courage inspire our daily work.

Airbus, with its three divisions: Commercial Aircraft, Helicopters and Defence and Space, is Europe’s largest aerospace company and a world leader in the design, manufacture and delivery of aerospace products, services and solutions to a customer base that spans the globe.

In Romania, Airbus is represented by all divisions: Airbus Helicopters Romania and Premium Aerotec in Brasov and Airbus Defence and Space in Bucharest.

Airbus Helicopters has been present here for 50 years and has developed a strong partnership with IAR Ghimbav and collaborations with leading players in the aviation industry (ARIE association, together with IAR, Aerofina, Turbomecanica, Comoti and Aeroteh), along with investments in local industry and education.

Airbus Helicopters Romania is an EASA Part 145 certified subsidiary of Airbus Helicopters, created in 2002 as a joint venture between Airbus Helicopters and IAR. The company has developed activities related to the civil, parapublic and military sectors – complex maintenance, repair, overhaul and modernization for most types of helicopters manufactured by Airbus: H120, H125, H125M, H130, H135, Dauphin, H155, Puma, Super Pum

Airbus Helicopters Romania markets and sells the full range of Airbus Helicopters products in Romania and neighbouring countries, being an authorized distributor for both civil and military range

At Continental, all employees share four fundamental corporate values. They form the roots of our corporate culture: Trust, Passion To Win, Freedom To Act and For One Another. We are convinced that only in an environment shaped by those values can essential and pioneering services, solutions and input be created.

Continental encourages all employees. To do so, we maintain a culture of trust and provide the freedom to develop personal responsibility. At Continental, the working climate is characterized by mutual respect. Every individual contribution counts. We share these through our global network and work together to refine them. We pick up on trends and market changes, make use of them more quickly than others, and come up with better (i.e. more effective) solutions for our customers more quickly.