URL study guide
https://tue.osiris-student.nl/onderwijscatalogus/extern/cursus?cursuscode=2PDDSDCW2&collegejaar=2025&taal=enDescription
The data challenge weeks are organized twice a year for about 36 participants, 18 trainees and 18 applicants. These weeks start on a Friday and end the Friday thereafter. The challenges are executed from Friday until Wednesday; Thursday and 2nd Friday the application interviews take place. During the week the participants are accommodated in a bungalow park.Industrial host – providing the datasets to be challenged
Six teams – consisting of a mix of trainees and applicants
Team leaders – defining in preparation the data challenge themes on basis of the datasets provided
Social event – working and having leisure time in a bungalow park
Assessment – selecting applicants on basis of observations during the week, electronic assessment of personality and motivations and a writing assignment, presentation, and an application interview
1st Friday – presenting the themes by the team leaders, introducing the team division
Wednesday – having the team presentations by the applicants in the presence of representatives of the industrial host with focus on context, results, and conclusions
Report – being delivered two weeks after the ending of the week