Arova Engineering Challenge 2026 Volunteering
Do you enjoy bringing people together and making things happen?
Want to meet ambitious students, experience engineering in action, and help create something exciting?
Join the volunteer team for the first Arova Engineering Challenge!
We’re bringing creative minds and future engineers together for a three-day, hands-on maritime engineering challenge in Turku—and we’re looking for volunteers to help make it happen!
While participants brainstorm, design, build, and test their solutions, you’ll help create a welcoming atmosphere and keep the event running smoothly. It’s a chance to get involved behind the scenes, meet new people, and be part of Arova’s first engineering challenge.
How You Can Help
Welcome & Guide — Help with check-in, welcome participants, and point people in the right direction.
Set Up & Support — Help prepare event spaces, organize materials, and support the organizing team.
Keep Things Moving — Assist with activities and help participants stay informed throughout the event.
Support the Showcase — Help get everything ready for the final presentations and prize ceremony.
What’s in It for You?
You can earn 2 cerdits from Turku University of Applied Sciences
Practical experience in event organization and teamwork.
Opportunities to connect with students from different backgrounds.
A behind-the-scenes look at how ideas become working prototypes.
The chance to help shape the first Arova Engineering Challenge!
You don’t need an engineering background to get involved. Enthusiasm, reliability, and a willingness to help are what matter most. If you have technical, photography, or event experience, we’d love to hear about it too!
Location: EduCity, Turku
Organized by Arova, with support from Turku University of Applied Sciences, Ali Nordic Distribution Oy, Lovable, Avasta Invest Oy, Tinkers Garage and Turku Startup Hub.
Sign up to volunteer and help us bring the challenge to life!