Education Lab

The Education Lab is a hub that connects education, stakeholders, and RDI to search for solutions to wicked problems in society. In the Lab, interdisciplinary groups will work on authentic cases.

At its core, the Education Lab is a decentralised research and development unit of the INGENIUM European University. It brings together the different learning environments and innovation departments of the partner Universities for use within the INGENIUM European University.

Education Lab has compiled an exhaustive list of the different facilities and expertise available at each different partner university. As such, the Lab contains a number of virtual and physical distributed spaces where staff, students, and stakeholders can co-create new solutions for authentic challenges, learn from each other, and network.

Innovation projects

To promote joint innovation projects, the INGENIUM European University will launch two initiatives:

A yearly call for Joint Projects to develop innovative teaching methodologies and products based on the Lab equipment and expertise. The chosen joint project will be awarded a small budget to cover travel costs and technology requirements. The Innovation Committee will set the selection criteria, which will be based on innovativeness, transnational cooperation, multilingualism, impact, and transferability. The first call is now open, see more below!
A competition for Best New Media Teaching Project, with two categories: Innovations in Participatory Learning and Young Innovators. The Innovations in Participatory Learning awards will be given to designers of new learning environments, including major adaptations of existing models of gaming, world-building, social networking, or other virtual environments, and/or the development of entirely new programs. The Young Innovators awards will be given to forward-thinking, conceptually exciting, and original participatory learning projects, where young innovators (age 18-25) will be able to bring their most visionary ideas from the “garage” stage to implementation. This will be held in 2025.

The first call for Joint Education Lab Projects is open from 2nd September to 17th November!

Now you have an opportunity to collaborate with INGENIUM colleagues and possibly get funding for your idea or project!

We welcome you to use the Education Lab inventory below, the CONNECT portal, and each university’s websites to identify and connect with potential partners.

Agreeing on access

Each partner follows their own processes for hosting guests or research visits, aligning closely with existing procedures.

Access is arranged as follows:

Send an email to the Lab (contact info available in PowerBI)
The Lab contact person decides if it’s feasible and if the timeline is appropriate.
Contact the local INGENIUM Project Coordinator (IPC) to help the arrangements the visit and the relevant paperwork.

Read more about the Education Lab Joint Project Call and its Frequently Asked Questions from here.