Hi @elizabeth.mabrey @jeremy.desmond @moritz_biobrause !
Thank you for the feedback regarding the Engineering Journal Elimination!
We still consider the creation of the Engineering Journal valuable; however, each team prepares, works, and develops differently, especially in an international setting. This makes it really challenging to evaluate uniformly and fairly without placing a burden on teams to strictly adhere to the rubric. If any criteria are not fully met, teams have two options: either they can supplement it afterward ending in a 90+ page documents that is hard to evaluate objectively, or they will receive fewer points. That is why we decided to change this to a video deliverable, which provides more flexibility to the teams and where creativity is encouraged. The goal of this video is to complement the TDP document to create a better understanding of the competitor’s understanding and development.
We still encourage teams to develop their own engineering journal without the pressure of being evaluated in their final scores.
Best regards,
Csaba
2025 Rescue Committee