Ewance offers significant benefits to a variety of users within the educational and business communities:

• Educators and Academic Institutions: Faculty members looking to bring practical, hands-on learning experiences to their students can use Ewance to find relevant industry challenges that complement their course objectives.

• Students: University and college students engaged in courses using Ewance can directly benefit from tackling real-world problems, gaining invaluable insights into their fields of study and enhancing their employability.

• Industry Partners: Companies and organizations can partner with Ewance to present their challenges to a pool of talented educators and students, gaining fresh perspectives and potential solutions to their business problems.

• Educational Administrators: University and college administrators can utilize Ewance to facilitate partnerships between their faculty and industry leaders, thereby raising the institution’s profile and attractiveness to prospective students.

Ewance serves as a bridge between academia and industry, fostering an ecosystem where both sectors collaborate to nurture the next generation of professionals and drive innovation.

To join Ewance, select from any of the four tiers we offer that best suits your needs. Once you’ve made your choice, create your profile by providing your professional details. From there, you can build your portfolio of courses and challenges, whether you’re seeking solutions or offering them. Our platform is designed to make this process intuitive and straightforward, so you can quickly move from sign-up to engagement.

To ensure a seamless experience on Ewance, there are a few prerequisites:

• For Educators: You should be affiliated with an academic institution and prepared to integrate real-world challenges into your curriculum. It’s helpful to have an idea of the types of challenges you’re interested in and the learning objectives for your students.

• For Students: Typically, you’ll be enrolled in a course that uses Ewance, and your educator will guide you through the process of participating in challenges.

• For Industry Partners: You’ll need to represent a legitimate business entity and have a challenge or project that you wish to present to academic participants. It’s important to provide clear objectives and expectations for the challenge to ensure productive collaboration.

No specific technical skills are required to use the platform, as Ewance is designed to be accessible to users with varying levels of technical proficiency. However, a willingness to engage with the community and a commitment to the challenge-based learning process are essential to making the most of what Ewance has to offer.

Challenge-based courses on Ewance operate by integrating real-world industry challenges into the academic curriculum. Educators can select challenges from our marketplace that align with their course objectives and invite students to develop solutions. These challenges provide a practical framework for students to apply their theoretical knowledge and collaborate with industry partners, fostering a hands-on learning experience. Throughout the course, students work on these challenges, often culminating in a presentation or submission of their solutions to the industry partners, providing valuable feedback and potential implementation.

Absolutely. Ewance welcomes industry partners and educators to suggest challenges that reflect current issues faced by businesses or research inquiries. If you’re an industry professional with a specific problem or project, Ewance offers the perfect platform to gain fresh perspectives from a pool of motivated and talented students. Simply sign up for an account, create a detailed challenge brief, and publish it on our marketplace. Educators can also propose challenges based on theoretical concepts they wish to see applied in a real-world context, enriching the learning experience for students.

Partnering with Ewance offers a multitude of benefits for universities, enhancing both the educational experience and institutional reputation:

• Real-World Learning: Students gain hands-on experience by working on actual industry challenges, bridging the gap between theory and practice.

• Enhanced Employability: Engaging with real-world problems equips students with the skills and experiences that are highly valued in the job market.

• Industry Connections: Collaborating with industry partners provides networking opportunities for both students and faculty, potentially leading to future research collaborations and employment prospects.

• Innovative Curriculum: Incorporating Ewance challenges into your curriculum keeps learning content dynamic and aligned with current industry trends and needs.

• Visibility and Reputation: Being part of a platform that fosters practical, experiential learning demonstrates the university’s commitment to progressive education, enhancing its appeal to prospective students and faculty.

   

Ewance offers a unique opportunity for universities to evolve their teaching methods and provide a more engaging, relevant, and practical education.

On Ewance, the ownership of intellectual property (IP) is clear and straightforward, respecting the interests of all parties involved:

• Challenge Sponsors: When submitting challenges, sponsors decide what information to disclose. Any materials or data provided as part of the challenge are considered the IP of the sponsor.

• Educators: They have the freedom to choose challenges that align with their academic goals and classroom assignments. The solutions developed within this context are treated as the educators’ intellectual output.

• Students: They select challenges based on their interests and learning objectives. The work they produce in response to these challenges is their own copyright.

• Rule of Respect: Ewance operates on a principle of mutual respect for IP rights. Challenge sponsors retain rights to their provided materials, while educators and students maintain copyright over their solutions. This model encourages open collaboration while safeguarding the IP of all contributors.

  This approach ensures that everyone’s contributions are respected and protected, fostering a healthy environment for creativity and innovation.

We love hearing about the successes and breakthroughs achieved through Ewance! If you have a story you’d like to share, please reach out to us via our website. Navigate to the ‘Contact’ section and select the option to submit a success story. Provide a brief overview of your experience, and our team will get in touch with you for more details. Your journey could greatly inspire others and showcase the real impact of challenge-based learning.

Your insights and suggestions are incredibly important to us. There are two main ways you can share your feedback:

1. Directly on Our Website: Visit the ‘Contact’ section on the Ewance website, where you can complete a form to share your experiences and any recommendations you have for us.

2. On G2: If you’re familiar with G2, a popular software and services review platform, we welcome you to leave your feedback there as well. Sharing your thoughts on G2 helps others learn about Ewance from a user’s perspective and contributes to our community-driven improvement process.

   We’re dedicated to evolving and enhancing Ewance based on your valuable input.