Train the Trainers workshop at CERN IdeaSquare
The IdeaSquare team at CERN recently held a TECH2X Train the Trainers workshop, in which they invited educators from Middle East Technical University (METU) to observe and receive training on the IdeaSquare Planet (i2Planet) methodology.
The IdeaSquare team at CERN recently held a TECH2X Train the Trainers workshop, in which they invited educators from Middle East Technical University (METU) to observe and receive training on the IdeaSquare Planet (i2Planet) methodology.
TECH2X course of TH Mannheim at CERN IdeaSquare
From March 29th to April 2nd, the Tech Driven Innovation course (TDX) from the Technical University of Applied Sciences Mannheim (TH Mannheim) visited CERN IdeaSquare and participated in our flagship learning activity, i2Planet. Students from five disciplines, as well as participants from the University of Tampere, formed an interdisciplinary group tasked with creating a “Better Earth” in 2050 on Planet Y. Divided into four sub-teams (Governance, Healthcare, Energy, Education), they worked together to build a functioning society for 10,000 individuals.
TECH2X consortium meets in Barcelona to advance deep-tech innovation in higher education
On 13–14 March 2026, partners of the TECH2X project gathered in Barcelona for a two-day in-person consortium meeting hosted at Esade. The meeting brought together representatives from across the consortium to review progress, share insights, and define the next steps in strengthening deep-tech innovation and entrepreneurship within higher education institutions.
Advancing Innovation in Education
TECH2X at EIT Education & Skills Days 2025
At the opening of the EIT Education and Skills Days conference on 15–16 October in Brussels, one sentence set the tone: “Resilience is not built in factories.” It captured the urgent need for soft-skills training and framed two days of discussion on how to build these capabilities in Europe’s innovation ecosystem. CERN IdeaSquare’s Ole Werner was there representing TECH2X to find out more.
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.
The TECH2X project starts!
We are thrilled to announce that the EIT Higher Education Initiative has awarded the TECH2X project funding as part of their Call for Proposals 2024.