steelChallenge-21 Sponsorship
steelChallenge is a gateway to inspire exceptional talent and foster long-term relationships with skilled and motivated students, professors, subject matter experts and professionals. This global event showcases the steel sector’s commitment to innovation, sustainability, and digital transformation
Why Sponsor steelChallenge-21?
steelChallenge-21 offers your organisation a unique opportunity to engage with the next generation of steelmakers and demonstrate leadership in sustainability, innovation, and talent development. Sponsorship is open to steel companies and associations at four levels, with benefits designed to amplify your visibility, strengthen talent pipelines, and build bridges with academia.
By sponsoring steelChallenge, your organisation will connect with key stakeholders in the global talent development ecosystem — including leading research centres, training providers, associations, equipment and service suppliers, governments, and industry peers. These connections can help you build a highly specialised and multi-skilled workforce, ready to tackle the challenges of modern steelmaking.
Attract top young talent and build a strong pipeline of future professionals.
Partner with universities to align education with steel industry needs.
Upskill your employees with hands-on training using advanced simulators.
Show your commitment to sustainability and digital steelmaking leadership.
30,000+
Participants worldwide
3M+
Simulator runs
2,000–3,000
Participants each year
“Competition within the competition”
This feature allows sponsors to run their own internal, national, or multi-country challenge within steelChallenge-21.
It provides a practical way to engage employees, students, or partner institutions, while benefiting from steeluniversity’s global platform, communications support, and structured results reporting.
Sponsorship Levels
Whether your goal is brand visibility, talent development, or academic collaboration, steelChallenge-21 offers a range of sponsorship options designed to deliver measurable impact. Explore the benefits of each level below to find the best fit for your organisation.
| Feature | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Steel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recognition across steelChallenge website, communications, media releases, and social media | ||||
| Logo on certificates for regional and world champions | – | – | – | |
| Mention during World Championship and award ceremony | ||||
| Ranked report of company participants | ||||
| Full participant list report | – | – | ||
| Access to Master Classes (all participants) | ||||
| Private Master Class for company participants | – | – | – | |
| “Competition within the competition” – Company level | ||||
| “Competition within the competition” – National level (1 country) | – | – | ||
| “Competition within the competition” – Multi-country level (3 countries) | – | – | – | |
| Free industry registrations | 50 | 100 | 300 | Unlimited |
| Free university student registrations | 100 | 200 | 500 | Unlimited |
| Free high school student registrations | 100 | 200 | 500 | Unlimited |
| 1-year Technical Bundle license for up to 3 universities or high schools | – | – | – |
Are you ready to sponsor steelChallenge-21?
Attract talent, strengthen university partnerships, and showcase your leadership in sustainable steelmaking. Join this global initiative and reserve your sponsorship tier
Contact us at avila@steeluniversity.org (Tomás Avila) to know more about sponsorship opportunities for your company or organisation.