Learning Opportunities

Design Thinking - Healthcare Challenges

Erasmus+ BIP (from 08/09/2025 to 27/11/2025)

This course offers students the chance to work with other disciplines on “wicked problems” in healthcare settings 

Drawing, Technology & Cultural Heritage

Erasmus+ BIP

Dreaming of a Green Christmas - Sustainable food tourism at winter markets

Erasmus+ BIP (from 20/10/2025 to 02/12/2025)

How do we create meaningful, innovative and regenerative food and drink experiences in tourism?  In this BIP, participants will assume the role of professional advisors, aiming to enhance the meaningfulness, innovation, and regenerative qualities of food & drink experiences at winter markets.Expect a mixture of input from experts in the field, group work, problem solving tasks and reflection. During the F2F week you will go on field trip to the historical city centre of Bruges and Lille. This BIP is jointly coordinated by Howest, NHL Stenden and TUS and with Visit Kortrijk as an external stakeholder

Engineering Applications in Python - 1st Edition of BIP

Erasmus+ BIP (from 23/02/2026 to 24/04/2026)

Learn Python for Engineering Applications! Join our 6-week BIP program to gain hands-on experience in Python programming, designed for students from any cycle with basic coding knowledge.Build problem-solving and algorithmic thinking skillsLearn to code and develop practical engineering applicationsWork with students from different countries and backgroundsBlend of online learning and face-to-face workshops in Limerick

Event-driven Innovation: - Zooming in on the World Surf League 2026

Erasmus+ BIP (from 28/09/2026 to 25/10/2026)

Join an international team of students and tackle real-world challenges at the World Surf League in Peniche, Portugal. Using Design Thinking, you will develop and test innovative solutions that create social, economic, and environmental impact. Test your ideas, work with industry professionals, and discover how major events can drive sustainable innovation.

Future Explorations

Erasmus+ BIP (from 07/04/2026 to 04/05/2026)

Ready to shape the future?Join the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) Future Explorations and dive into global challenges through sustainable innovation. Collaborate internationally, explore smart technologies, and co-create real solutions using design futuring and innovation methods. Experience a dynamic mix of online teamwork and in-person exchange. Grow your skills, expand your network, and help build a smarter, greener future. Apply now—your future starts here!

Go for a Digital Product - Physical Interactive Stories

Erasmus+ BIP

Go for a Digital Product

Erasmus+ BIP (from 27/04/2026 to 15/05/2026)

Join our international BIP: engineering and design students collaborate to imagine how digital products using drones can support well-being and quality of life. Over one online week + one intensive week in Finland, you will:Apply design thinking to drone-based challenges.Work in multidisciplinary teams on future concepts.Explore drone tech, sensors, data & control.Tackle regulation, privacy, ethics & sustainability.Focus on concept and system design, using simulations and prototypes to develop innovative, responsible solutions for well-being and quality of life (employment, environment, health, education, recreation, social belonging, safety, and security).

Hack Your Device, Fundamentals of Cyber Security

Erasmus+ BIP (from 17/04/2026 to 15/05/2026)

This BIP will give you a practical introduction to cybersecurity, the Internet of Everything and enable you to be able to ethically hack a common IoT device.