The 48-Hour Impact Certification
Turn your campus into a global innovation hub. We combine Design Thinking and United Nations SDGs into a high-intensity sprint where students build real startups in one weekend.
More Than a Workshop. A Global Mandate.
Ycenter is a committed partner to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals since the inception of the goals. Our curriculum doesn't just teach the SDGs; it operationalizes them.
Official Certification
Every participant receives a digitally verifiable certificate aligned with UN frameworks.
Global Standard
The exact same curriculum used by top universities in the USA, India, and Kenya.
From "Post-it Note" to "Pitch Deck"
Day 1: The Anthropologist
(Empathy and Critical Thinking)
Students deconstruct complex global problems (Climate, Health, Equity). They learn to interview users, map friction points, and reframe "symptoms" into "root causes."
Day 2: The Builder
(Prototyping and Business Model)
No theory. Pure execution. Students build low-fidelity prototypes, map the "Social Business Execution Canvas," and pitch their ventures to a jury of experts.
Real Startups. Real News.
Featured Project: The Recyclable EV Battery
Loyola University Maryland Students developed a novel approach to EV battery recycling, gaining press coverage and moving from "Classroom Project" to "Investable Asset."
Explore the Impact Archive
Browse hundreds of student projects generated in our workshops over the last 2 years.