About us
Our story
At CORE, we believe in INSPIRE, INNOVATE, IMPACT—a hands-on approach to sustainable entrepreneurship. We educate and raise awareness about climate challenges, drive innovation through competitions like the Green Challenge, and create real-world change with impactful sustainability projects.
Some of our core values include:
Entrepreneurial Freedom – Turn your sustainable ideas into reality, gain hands-on experience, and compete in green innovation challenges.
Meaningful Projects – Work on concrete projects as a project engineer or sustainability consultant, creating both ecological and social impact.
Ownership – You co-run an official cooperative, shaping its direction and growth alongside a team of like-minded changemakers.
Your role
At CORE, you take on the role of a project engineer, contributing to various projects while also having responsibilities in the day-to-day operations.
Day-to-Day Operations
Since CORE is a cooperative, we manage our own daily operations. This includes responsibilities such as finance, administration, PR, management, recruitment, social media, and more. Each team member is assigned a specific role and is expected to balance these duties alongside their project work.
Project Engineer
In addition to daily operations, we focus on projects related to rational energy use. Students gain hands-on experience in the field by working on tangible solutions, building knowledge in project planning, client-oriented thinking, communication, and more. Some projects may be carried over from previous years, but each new team has the freedom to initiate new projects based on their interests!
Our organisation
Our vision makes it very clear that we pay great attention to the cooperative form of entrepreneurship. In our opinion, a cooperative is the way to do entrepreneurship and innovation responsibly.
CORE is an autonomous organization of associates and partners who work together to achieve a common need or ambition. This is possible by jointly owning an enterprise that is democratically controlled.
CORE cv has been recognized by the NRC, the National Council of Cooperatives, since 2014. We are a cooperative that works according to the ICA principles.
CORE is also a cooperative with a social purpose. In concrete terms, this means that 30% of the net profit is invested in projects with a social purpose. Read our statutes here.
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