TechForward Programme at CERN IdeaSquare
IdeaSquare – the innovation space at CERN, received the 2025 cohort of students from the TechFoward Programme – an advanced training course that connects academic research with market innovation. 6 multidisciplinary teams from UNIBO and associated partner universities from the Emilia-Romagna region, work on innovative technologies developed by researchers from the universities involved, exploring their potential and identifying new strategic applications for the market.
IdeaSquare launches its new educational programme after completing its pilot phase
With the launch of the IdeaSquare Planet programme comes an opportunity to participate in a co-creation workshop involving science fiction and space.
With the launch of the IdeaSquare Planet programme comes an opportunity to participate in a co-creation workshop involving science fiction and space.
Celebrating a decade of innovation connecting science and society: the journey of IdeaSquare
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Make-a-thon!
Learning through challenges has always been at the heart of ldeaSquare's educational programmes. A great challenge that we give the students is when we ask them to build a machine that could sort balls by colour!
Fusion Point IdeaSquare Planet programme: a new approach to innovation and problem-solving for the near future
The IdeaSquare Planet (i2Planet) pilot programme is a disruptive innovation course that seeks to elevate students’ knowledge, skills, and problem-solving abilities in connection with the Sustainable Development Goals, and to challenge their assumptions about the future. At its core, this approach hinges on a bold question: What if humanity were compelled to start anew on an entirely different planet? How could we make choices that prioritise sustainability?
A resource management board game created by students inspired by IdeaSquare Planet
If you were to travel to an exoplanet, how would your crew manage their resources? A board game developed by students at IdeaSquare aims to tackle this question with fun thought experiments and quick decision-making!
If you were to travel to an exoplanet, how would your crew manage their resources? A board game developed by students at IdeaSquare aims to tackle this question with fun thought experiments and quick decision-making!
Co-designing IdeaSquare's forthcoming educational endeavour taking us on a cosmic journey and then back to Earth
At the beginning of this year, the IdeaSquare team embarked on an exciting two-week pilot initiative aimed at testing a novel educational methodology in connection with the Sustainable Development Goals. At its core, this approach hinges on a bold question: What if humanity were compelled to start anew on an entirely different planet? How could we make choices that prioritise sustainability? Moreover, could the knowledge gained during this cosmic journey be effectively applied to real-world situations on Earth?
Travelling to an exoplanet to learn how to save ours
What if humanity could start everything from scratch – what would we do differently?
What if humanity could start everything from scratch – what would we do differently?