System Change, not Climate Change?

Youth Creative Award Sustainability 2025

• Students between the ages of 16 and 21 are eligible to participate.
• Entries can be submitted by individuals or groups.
• The following realisation formats are permitted for entries:
  • a maximum of 2 DIN A4 pages (image, PDF) or
  • 7,000 characters of text (incl. spaces, PDF) or
  • 1.5 minutes video/audio (MP3/MP4)
• Closing date for entries: 1 November 2025
• Entries must be submitted using this entry form
• Participants under the age of 18 must have this agreement of consent completed and signed by a person with parental authority and submit it together with their competition entry.

The Youth Creative Award Sustainability 2025 is organised by Witten/Herdecke University.

With its Global Sustainability: Climate, Justice, Transformation (B. A.) degree programme, the university shows how future-oriented, innovative thinking and responsible, respectful action belong together.

Get to know a degree programme in which the environment, society, politics and the economy are considered holistically - for a sustainable and just world of tomorrow.

Study for a better future:

Global Sustainability (B. A.)

The study model with maximum flexibility and freedom of choice:

Bachelor of Choice

Type and scope of submissions:

To enter the competition, you must submit your creative advice from the future. Entries in text, image, video or audio form are permitted. The length of each entry must not exceed 7,000 characters including spaces (text), two A4 pages (image) or 1.5 minutes (video, audio).

Entries from individuals or groups aged 16-21 are eligible.

Only one entry per person or group may be submitted. The prize money will not be increased for group entries, but will be divided among the group.

Entries must be submitted online using this form form.

Submission deadline:

The closing date for entries is 01/11/2025, 23:59.

Participation of minors:

Only persons who are at least 16 and no more than 21 years old on the closing date of 1 November 2025 are eligible to participate. Participants who have not yet reached the age of 18 on this deadline require the following to participate written agreement of consent of a parent or legal guardian. In the case of group contributions, a separate agreement of consent must be submitted for each underage person. A contact person will be appointed who will then submit the agreement of consent for all underage group members together with the contribution. Entries by minors without an agreement of consent cannot be admitted to the competition. Incomplete submissions, especially from groups with missing agreements of consent, cannot be considered when selecting the winners.

Determination of the winners:

The winners will be selected by a jury consisting of students and professors who are active at [tra:ce]. In addition to the creativity and originality of the entry, the content with regard to the vision of a sustainable future will also be assessed.

Notification of the winners:

The winners will be notified by email. The winners agree to provide their full name (first name and surname) and account details for the transfer of the prize money.

Legal process:

The competition is organised by the International Center for Sustainable and Just Transformation [tra:ce] at Witten/Herdecke University.

The use of the data is subject to our general terms and conditions in accordance with our privacy statement (20. Competitions and contests).

Legal recourse is excluded and no cash payment is possible.