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!
The ATTRACT Academy is an educational initiative designed to foster entrepreneurship among Europe’s young talent. Launched as part of the ATTRACT project, it brings together students from different disciplines, including physics, design, and finance to collaborate on real-world applications of emerging technologies.
How can Europe better prepare its next generation of tech entrepreneurs? What skills are essential in an increasingly competitive and rapidly changing global market?
The search for skilled tech talent and entrepreneurial leaders becomes critical as Europe aims to advance in global tech markets. An answer to this challenge comes from the ATTRACT project, which seeks to combine deep-tech innovation with hands-on entrepreneurship training through its educational arm, the ATTRACT Academy.
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?
The ATTRACT Pre-Final Conference concluded successfully, highlighting the remarkable progress of the 36 projects funded under ATTRACT phase 2. Held in Grenoble, France, the event brought together researchers, students, and professors providing a platform for sharing their potential and envisioning future developments.
ATTRACT is an initiative enabling the transition of the technology generated mainly for fundamental research purposes toward industrial and societal applications. It aims to streamline this process by creating an innovation ecosystem that reduces risk through funding and expertise. Furthermore, it also seeks to connect researchers with young innovators and potential investors to maximise the benefits of the new technologies to society.
ATTRACT, an initiative run by research infrastructures, industry experts, and business and innovation specialists, recently hosted its anticipated Pre-Final Conference at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France. This event, held on June 12-13, spotlighted the progress and potential of the 36 cutting-edge projects funded under ATTRACT phase 2.
The CBI.ATTRACT is an international Open Innovation program aimed at societal innovation and inspired by cutting-edge detection and imaging technologies developed under the ATTRACT initiative. Its purpose is to foster an entrepreneurial mindset, utilizing innovative technologies with a mission to address societal challenges aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).