Stage 1: each team will be asked to develop a solution to our ‘virtual challenge’.
The challenge for 2025 is in collaboration with Fersa Bearings, to design an in-line 100% automatic station to measure the tapered race of tapered roller bearing inner rings.
Stage 2: the top three teams from the “virtual challenge” will be invited to attend the University of Zaragoza in Spain to present and have the chance to develop a solution. A bursary will be awarded to contribute towards travel, accommodation and subsistence. Students from the top three teams will also be awarded complimentary access to our 25th International Conference and Exhibition.
Stage 3: Three highest ranked teams will be invited to 2025 International Conference and Exhibition in Zaragoza, Spain after which the winning team will visit the FERSA production plant to present their final winning solution.
Teams and Pitch presentations
We initially had 7 teams comprising of 21 students who participated in the virtual challenge.
All teams were given names relating to the geography of Spain. We had pitch presentations from all 7 teams.
| Team 1 Madrid | Yasser Zekalmi | John Doughty | Zhaozhi Lyu | ||||
| Team 2 Granada | Abdullah All Mamun Anik | Yan Wei | Dario Pasin | ||||
| Team 3 Sevilla | Matthew Ellis Hill | Zequan Yao | Simon Schäfer | ||||
| Team 4 Bilbao | Takayuki Masuda | Tina Mahmoudi Nejadi | Kai Liu | ||||
| Team 5 Barcelona | Mateo Mujic | Yichang Zhou | Akash Meena | ||||
| Team 6 Valencia | Feliciana Priore | Ozgur Taylan Kenanoglu | Guillermo Gonzalez | ||||
| Team 7 Girona | Ian Lindberg | Haodong Zhao | Milad Mansouri Boroujeni | ||||
The three top teams who were going to be invited to DTU were:
Team 1 – Madrid
Team 2 – Granada
Team 5 – Sevilla
The prototypes were designed and created and after much deliberations, we are thrilled to announce the winning team in 1st place was awarded to: Team 3 Seville
Congratulations to Team 3 Seville Dundalk, composed of Matthew Ellis Hill, Zequan Yao, Simon Schäfer for winning the euspen Talent Programme 2025
We also extend our thanks to all those who participated in the finals: Yasser Zekalmi, John Doughty, Zhaozhi Lyu, Abdullah All Mamun Anik, Yan Wei, Dario Pasin
. We look forward to seeing your future contributions to the engineering field and the impact of your projects on the industry.
National Heat Organisers
With special thanks to the following national heat organisers:
- Belgium – Prof. Dominiek Reynaerts & Prof Han Hatjema, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BE
- Croatia – Prof. Dr. Sasa Zelenika & Ervin Kamenar, University of Rijeka, HR
- Czech Republic – Dr Otakar Horejš, Czech Technical University, CZ
- Denmark – Prof. Hans Nørgaard Hansen & Dr Matteo Calaon, Technical University of Denmark, DK
- France – Dr Helene Mainaud Durand, CERN, CH
- Germany – Dr Oltmann Reimer, LFM, Bremen, DE
- Italy – Prof. Enrico Savio & Dr Simone Carmignato, DIMEG – Università di Padova, IT
- Poland – Prof. Adam Gaska & Prof. Adam Woźniak, Cracow University of Technology; Warsaw University of Technology
- Spain – Prof. Jose A. Yagüe-Fabra, University of Zaragoza, ES
- Sweden – Dr Andreas Archenti, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, SE
- UK – Prof. Liam Blunt, University of Huddersfield, UK
- ASPE Representatives – Brian O’Connor, Stuart Smith, Luis Aguirre, USA
- JSPE Representatives – Prof. Satoru Takahashi, Dr Kazutoshi Katahira, JP