FutureLab Camp 2027: Join a European team and tackle real-world challenges

What if your next semester was about solving real challenges instead of simply studying them?

Imagine working alongside students from across Europe, collaborating with researchers, companies and regional stakeholders to develop solutions with real impact.

This is FutureLab Camp 2027, the next edition of the international Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) developed within the STARS EU Alliance and coordinated in 2027 by Bragança Polytechnic University (UPB), Portugal.

Designed for Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD students, FutureLab Camp brings together participants from all STARS EU partner universities to work in international and multidisciplinary teams on real challenges connected to regional development.

Building on previous success

FutureLab Camp has already proved the value of challenge-based learning across the alliance.

Following successful editions hosted by Cracow University of Technology (2025) and Université Marie & Louis Pasteur (2026), where international teams developed innovative solutions for regional challenges, the 2027 edition will continue this journey in Bragança by connecting students with the UPB Living Lab and the region’s strategic priorities.

Learning beyond the classroom

FutureLab Camp combines:

International and multidisciplinary teams

Real challenges proposed by regional stakeholders

Applied research and innovation

Collaboration with researchers and Living Labs

30 ECTS recognised through Erasmus+ BIP mobility

The programme starts with an intensive on-site week in Bragança (1 – 5 March 2027), followed by several months of online collaboration, allowing teams to further develop their solutions.

Projects will focus on themes linked to the future of European regions, including digital transformation, artificial intelligence, circular economy, rural innovation, and creative industries. The final challenges will be announced in autumn 2026.

How to apply

Applications are coordinated through each STARS EU partner university.

Students should contact the FutureLab Camp coordinator at their home institution during the application period (July – November 2026).

A full list of institutional contacts is available below:

Bragança Polytechnic University (Portugal) – jprp@ipb.pt

Hanze University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands) – h.k.naumann@pl.hanze.nl

Hochschule Bremen (Germany) – katrin.winkler@hs-bremen.de

University of La Laguna (Spain) – veropino@ull.edu.es

Silesian University in Opava (Czechia) – prazakova@opf.slu.cz

University West (Sweden) – johanna.eliasson@hv.se

Cracow University of Technology (Poland) – adam.sadlo@pk.edu.pl

Université Marie & Louis Pasteur (France) – robin.roche@univ-fcomte.fr