Learning Opportunities

Lifestyle Brand Building - Towards culturally responsive design!

Erasmus+ BIP (from 04/05/2026 to 29/05/2026)

How can we build sustainable lifestyle brands that inspire identity, culture, and purpose? Join the Lifestyle Brand Building BIP and find out!We offer a hands-on, interdisciplinary journey that blends design thinking, brand building, and fashion production. The programme is jointly coordinated by HAMK from Finland, Politécnico de Leiria from Portugal, and NHL Stenden from The Netherlands.Across three online weeks and one face-to-face week at NHL Stenden, you will work in international, multidisciplinary teams in a safe, creative, supportive environment, use design thinking to develop sustainable brand concepts and express the brand through a fashion piece prototype.

Natural Happiness - Living in playground

Erasmus+ BIP (from 16/03/2026 to 24/04/2026)

The project based BIP  Natural Happiness - Living in playground explores physical and social environments in multidisciplinary approach in order to improve public spaces and promote natural happiness (rather than artificial happiness).

Natural Happiness - Living in playground - 2nd Edition

Erasmus+ BIP (from 24/08/2026 to 25/09/2026)

The project based BIP Natural Happiness - Living in playground, explores physical and social environments in multidisciplinary approach in order to improve public spaces and promote natural happiness (rather than artificial happiness).

Navigating Cultural Diversity: - Communication on cultural awareness in the EU 2050

Erasmus+ BIP (from 29/04/2026 to 29/05/2026)

How will communication shape Europe’s social and cultural future?This Blended Intensive Programme combines online learning with an international in-person week to explore intercultural communication, European values, globalization, and the challenges of the digital age. Join students from across Europe to develop key skills for communicating responsibly in a diverse and interconnected EU.

Resilience & Personal Development on the Research Journey

Erasmus+ BIP (from 04/05/2026 to 05/06/2026)

A positive mindset can transform your research journey! Our interactive BIP helps postgraduate researchers build resilience and reflection skills to boost motivation, manage stress, and embrace creativity.Explore supervision, peer support, and expectation managementCreate your own reflective action planStrengthen self-awareness, relationships, communication and personal growthThrough cycles of learning, reflection, and refinement, you’ll gain practical tools to thrive academically and personally—while contributing to success and enjoyment along your research journey.

Responsible Consumption and Production

Erasmus+ BIP

Scenario Analysis Decision-Making Using Modern Tools

Erasmus+ BIP

Serious Gaming for Business Resilience

Erasmus+ BIP (from 02/03/2026 to 28/03/2026)

Based on the design-based education (DBE) and design-based research (DBR) approach this BIP will introduce students to the complex challenges of organisational change and business resilience and how serious gaming methodology can help organisations deal with these challenges.

Smart everything

Erasmus+ BIP (from 13/04/2026 to 22/05/2026)

The programme introduces you to how new technological developments of Artificial Intelligence can be applied to specific business ideas. You will learn how to use free, open-source large language models to create a variety of tools, such as chatbots, translators, content generators, and summarisation software. By working with these existing machine learning models, you will gain practical experience in applying AI technology to solve real-world problems and generate business ideas.