January 31 - February 2, 2025
IoPP SE Challenge
Design for 48HRs
The 16th 48HR REPACK STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION 2025 will start on Friday, January 31st at 7PM EST and end on Sunday, February 2nd at 7PM EST.
Win Sholarships
$2,000 for 2nd place
$1,000 for 3rd place
DESIGN & DEVELOP
CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
Packaging professionals are searching for the best and brightest student designers!
Represent your college or university and show your creative design skills.
About 48HR REPACK
The goal is to expose students from different schools and disciplines to the $917 B Packaging industry. Student competitors have been introduced to competition sponsors and industry partners—many receiving jobs and internships as a direct result.
This competition encourages students to consider responsible use of materials while improving the packaging functionality and practicality. It focuses is to design with the business objectives in mind while creating an original experience and building an emotional connection with the intended user.
2025 JUDGES
Be There!
AS EASY AS 1-2-3
Save the date: January 31 - February 2, 2025
Register your team online
Read rules, download and prepare forms
Receive the email with the design challenges on Friday 7PM EST
Choose your design and execute
Submit your packaging design by Sunday 7PM EST
Sponsorship Opportunity
IoPP SOUTHEASTERN CHAPTER IS LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH YOUR COMPANY
to meet our objectives while delivering value to your organization. We want to give you the opportunity to share your experiences with industry professionals and students to influence the future of packaging.
- Your choice of a package for redesign
- Receive all student submissions related to your redesign
- Diamond sponsor for the chapter (including NextPack) though May, 2024
- Company logo on all IOPP SE marketing materials
- Company logo on chapter website
- 5 passes to all chapter events, including NextPack
- Tabletop exhibit at NextPack (if an in-person event)
- Contact competition@48hrrepack.com for more information

More Tools. More Success.
Come join the IoPP! The IoPP Student membership focuses on growth both while in school and after graduation. Becoming a student member can provide a deeper reach in the industry, offers mentor opportunities with professionals, encourages stronger peer-to-peer connections and provides a number of opportunities to increase your packaging knowledge.
Join IoPP to get noticed by industry leaders and peers and to raise your stature as a packaging professional while you are still a student!
