The first Bootcamp as part of the EU-funded CURATE project took place in Košice on 7 and 8 April. The event was hosted by the Technical University of Košice (TUKE), which is working with five other partner universities in the Ulysseus network to set up an innovative, student-centred incubator programme.

The aim of the CURATE project is to enable students to develop entrepreneurial skills and build AI-supported problem-solving capabilities. A total of around 70 students from the partner universities took part in the boot camp - accompanied by coaches and other project participants.

The University of Münster was represented by 15 students under the direction of Prof Dr Tobias Brandt and Shariga Sivanathan. While eight of them were able to experience the inspiring atmosphere on site in Košice, the other students joined in digitally.

The boot camp offered a varied programme: In addition to practice-oriented workshops on the topic of design thinking, the participants gained exciting insights from expert presentations from the industry as well as targeted coaching sessions. One particular highlight was the keynote speech by Prof Dr Tobias Brandt on the topic of ‘AI-Driven Innovation’. The event not only enabled the students to develop their specialist skills, but also provided them with their first valuable experience of intercultural and interdisciplinary collaboration.

The next boot camp will take place in September at the University of Münster. We are already looking forward to welcoming not only our students, but also our partner universities here in Münster!