VHL business fair and innovation market 2023
Welcome to the website of The VHL Business Fair and Innovation Market for Sustainable Futures.
We invite you to scroll down and watch the pitches of around 200 HBO bachelor students of Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (VHL) about their entrepreneurial and innovative ideas. The students are from the bachelor study programmes Animal Husbandry, Food Technology, International Agribusiness and Trade (International Business in Food and Flowers), International Timber Trade, International Development Management and Management of the Living Environment.
On Friday the 23rd of July 2023, the students showcased various products, services and ideas live at the Aula of VHL in Velp, The Netherlands.
Several awards were presented to the students by an international jury. The winners for 2023 are:
Innovation Awards:
1st prize: Farmers Unite
2nd prize: Chickpea
3rd prize: Greenhouse
Social Media Award:
1st prize: Limu Sunscreen
2nd prize: EQ Beat
3rd prize: Sustain-A-Bowl
Feasibility Awards
1st prize: Equifork
2nd prize: Ousia
3rd prize: Limu Sunscreen
Sustainability Awards
1st prize: Zee-Smikkels
2nd prize: Eatea
3rd prize: Flights with a mission
People's choice awards:
1st year: Greenhouse
2nd year: Limu Sunscreen
For general questions about the fair, please contact Karen Tuason.Guests from HAVOs and VWOs in the area of Arnhem and Nijmegen also presented their ideas at the fair. The Junior Innovators Award was given to Bambi Brush. They also won the People's Choice Award. If you are a havo-, vwo- and mbo-student who would like to participate next year, please contact Linda van Haren
Please follow #vanhalllarenstein #businessfair2023 on social media for more updates.