Youth
Our programs aim to instill crucial critical thinking and technical skills in the youth as well as connect them with industry stakeholders to turn their ideas into reality.
Student-led · Philippines
Innovation
Starts Here.
NOVUS is a student-led organization empowering the youth to develop innovative solutions for pressing real-world challenges.
About
An empowered generation of innovators with the wisdom and will to take on large-scale issues.
Based in the Philippines, we work with companies and institutions to organize programs that invite talented students to tackle issues of national and global significance.
Innovation
We help create solutions that address pressing problems and go beyond textbook thinking while ensuring they contribute to equitable growth and social benefit.
Sustainability
From smart cities to eco-tourism, sustainability remains a core theme of what we do. What better way to protect future generations than by empowering them to solve tomorrow's challenges?
Competitions
Real challenges.
Student solutions.
01
Flagship project
NOVUS Case Competition
The NOVUS Case Competition invites students to address sustainability challenges through research, analysis, and creative problem-solving.
Flood preventionSocial justiceResilient communities
02
Environmental Vision
ENVision Case Competition
ENVision challenges high school and college students to formulate innovative solutions for sustainability issues in the hospitality space.
Circular hospitalityFood wasteResponsible tourism
Past projectsNOVUS Case Competition 2024
Past projectsENVision Case Competition 2024
Past projectsENVision Case Competition 2023
2025Flood
Prevention
Prevention
NOVUS Case Competition 2025
Understanding Technology and its Role in Flood Control Strategies
Infrastructure as a Foundation for Circular Hospitality Systems
Hospitality · SustainabilityENVision finalist earns a spot in UPenn
CommunityTeam
Meet the Directorate.
Partners
Organizations we have worked with.
ULI Philippines
The Urban Land Institute Philippines is the national chapter of an international network of real estate professionals, leaders, and established authorities on the built environment. ULI powered the NOVUS Case Competition.
TAJARA
TAJARA Leisure and Hospitality Group is a leading hospitality consulting and development company specializing in hotel, residential, and tourism development. TAJARA Hospitality co-organized the ENVision Case Competition.
AIM
The Asian Institute of Management is a pioneer in management education and home to the country's fastest growing super computer. AIM was the venue of the ENVision Case Competition.
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