News and Events

We are on a mission to make education innovative and future proof. This is why we created the Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) toolkit. Click to go to open the website and discover how to transform your courses into engaging, hands-on learning experiences. Want to learn more? Scroll down to the events section of this page, and sign up for one of the lunch demo or Train the Trainer sessions.

During the TU/e contest, ambitious students develop cutting-edge projects for a the future. Innovation Origins spoke with two of the contenders in the Planet: Team Voltalgae - winners of the Planet One to Watch Award powered by Steunfonds Duurzaamheid - and EDEN - winners of the Mikrocentrum Boost Your Tech Career Award. Click to read the full article.

As the summer vacation almost comes to an end, we look forward to welcome many new students to TU/e innovation Space! Did you know our facilities at Matrix are open to all students? You can prototype in the Light Assembly, or 3D print your design in the Heavy assembly, and our service desk assistants will help with any question. Click to view our facilities video.

Last Sunday, student team Tech United won the RoboCup competition for the seventh time since their existence! “A great result,” according to Jette Bruurs of Tech United. “Moreover, it is an honor that we will appear at next year’s World Championships in our own country as defending champions.” Make sure to mark July 17-21, 2024 in your agendas to see the self-driving robots playing soccer in Eindhoven yourself. Click to read the whole article by Innovation Origins.

On the 22nd of June, the Grand Finale of the TU/e Contest took place in the Blauwe Zaal hosted by Renze Klamer. The closing event of the 9th edition of the contest was a great success, with jury members, partner network, finalists and their supporters attending the show. Click to view the item that Studio 040 made with one of the winners: Team HART!

More than 260 visitors will gather for the first National Challenge-Based Learning Conference. Cursor spoke with keynote speaker Isabelle Reymen (TU/e innovation Space director), who is pleased with the high level of interest and “with the opportunities the conference creates for knowledge sharing and collaboration.” Click to read the full article.

This summer, the young thinkers and creators of Summa Engineering, Fontys Pulsed, and TU/e innovation Space are invited to reshape the future. During four days students are tackling real challenges and creating practical innovations to sustainably redesign the future of festivals and campus. Challenge Week 040 (August 29 - September 1) is all about talent, not degree. Dare to play your unique part in reshaping your world? Follow the link for more information about the challenges.

TU/e student team Solid has unveiled an innovative technology that promises to revolutionise the safe storage and transportation of hydrogen—the energy of the future. This achievement has sparked interest with national media outlets in print like the Volkskrant and the Gooi and Eemlander and on the radio with BNR Newsradio proclaiming their groundbreaking innovation. Check the link to Volkskrant or to BNR newsradio.

To foster innovation and entrepreneurship, TU/e innovation Space offers the CBL Master's course ISP Innovation and Entrepreneurship procesess. Click to read the Innovation Origins interview with student team Stressless and coach Gert Guri about the process and outcomes of last semester's course.