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UNSW Sandbox Program

A platform that empowers tripartite partnerships among industry, academics, and students to co-create solutions for contemporary business and societal problems.

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2022 UNSW Sandbox End-of-Year Event
Over 10,000 students
completions since November 2019.
Over 30 organisations and community groups
represented by more than 170 practitioners.
7 disciplines
over 80 real-world challenges and 1,000 unique solutions.

How does the Program work?

We design transformative learning experiences that not only benefit students but also bring innovative ideas to our industry partners. Students often describe their Sandbox experiences as eye-opening, meaningful, and instrumental in sparking their interest in various career paths. Through the trilateral relationships fostered among students, academics, and the industry, previous Sandbox collaborations have evolved into direct employment opportunities, research partnerships, and knowledge exchange engagements.

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Global Sandbox Alliance

The Global Sandbox Alliance is building a global network of Sandbox Programs across universities and disciplines, empowering academics, industry, and students to form productive, sustainable partnerships. The Alliance’s triad — Sandbox Pedagogy, Sandbox Program, and Sandbox Platform (P3) — provides universities with the tools and support they need to develop and implement their own Sandbox Programs. 

We are currently onboarding new Alliance members. Contact us to learn more about how your institution can join and create its own Sandbox Program.

Leveraging the power of global collaboration, the Alliance empowers academics, students, and organisations to co-create innovative solutions to pressing societal challenges – learn more about the Alliance here: 

Associate Professor Yenni Tim is leading the Global Sandbox Alliance, bringing together academic experts, industry professionals, community organisations and the future leaders of our world – university students. Together, they will collaborate to devise innovative solutions for the pressing societal challenges of our time.

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Sandbox program pairs students with organisations outside U of T in solution-seeking collaboration.

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Discover how a Sandbox partnership can benefit you.

Explore Sandbox challenges

In search of contemporary challenges to tackle or have a challenge to propose? Start here.

Identify an academic expert

Seeking experts in a specific field? Search our catalogue of available experts and courses for potential partnerships.

Our partners

Our collaboration extends across a diverse spectrum of businesses and community organisations. These include prominent entities in the technology, pharmaceutical, and consulting sectors, along with humanitarian organisations, government agencies, and insurance companies. We also partner with social enterprises and local community groups.