The 2022 Student Design Challenge

The 2022 Student Design Challenge now is over!

The 2022 Student Design Challenge: Starting in November 2022, Saint-Gobain Sekurit is hosting a two-month online challenge which will give students from German and French universities the opportunity to rethink automotive glazing.

➜ Short description

Starting in November 2022, Saint-Gobain Sekurit is hosting a two-month online challenge which will give students from German and French universities the opportunity to rethink automotive glazing.

The task of the 2022 challenge:

As a user, how do you envision interacting with your vehicle glazing in 2035?

➜ The concept should include at least parts of the conventional vehicle glazing. The concepts may reinterpret the appearance of vehicle glazing (e.g., shape and composition)

➜ The concept should target interactions from the user and the car

➜ The market segment of the vehicle is to be a premium vehicle

➜ The Human-Machine-Interface (HMI) concept may include other technologies, but glass must be a relevant aspect of the solution

➜ The concept should focus on the user group of millennials living in an urban environment

The jury will consist of interdisciplinary experts from the Saint-Gobain Group (Technical experts, design experts, user experience experts).

The best submissions will be invited to the Saint-Gobain Research Center Germany.

The winners will get the chance to further develop their concepts together with their experts. Each team or individual competitor will be guided by a mentor group of Saint-Gobain design and technical experts during the challenge.

Note! Participants must register on the Student Design Challenge website before October 31st, 2022.

➜ Submission requirements:

Submissions will only be accepted in the English language.

In addition to the title of the concept and two representative pictures of the concept, the following contributions must be uploaded:

1. Upload: A concept video (max. 2 minutes) or a booklet of the concept.
2. Upload: A video presentation (max. 2 minutes) in which the participants introduce their concept and the way they developed the concept.

➜ Evaluation Criteria:

In addition to the execution of the design, the following criteria will be judged:

Concept Design: Does the concept match the scope of the 2022 challenge? How do the technologies presented fit into the overall concept of the vehicle?

Innovative Design: Does the presented concept show new ways of interaction with glass? Is the material glass reinterpreted as an interaction space? How does the Human-Machine-Interface (HMI) merge with the vehicle concept?

User Experience: How does the concept presented enhance the user experience? Does the concept support the user requirements?

The winners will be announced in January 2023.

➜ Who may enter?

Eligible to participate are German and French students (Bachelor, Master and doctoral) with a background in DESIGN or STEM. All participants must be over 18 years old and enrolled at a German or French university for the duration of the challenge. Students can participate as individuals or in teams of up to three members.