ECIU challenges are courses that engage diverse teams to solve real-life problems using a novel and practical method of challenge-based learning (CBL). All KTU students with at least 90 ECTS credits can participate unless specific requirements or restrictions are stated in the challenge description.
Why participate in challenges?
- Hands-on experience working with companies and organizations
- New knowledge and skills
- Collaboration in an international team of students and lecturers
- Support from mentors (teamchers)
- Opportunity for a short-term study visit to a foreign university (depending on the challenge)
- Participants receive a badge that adds extra points when applying for Talent scholarship
Join the following challenges this semester:
1. Smart & Green
Deadline for applications: 11 January 2026
Hosting University: University of Stavanger
Credits: 3 ECTS
Study format: Blended
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2. The Sustainable Forest Challenge
Deadline for applications: 18 January 2026
Hosting University: Linkoping University
Credits: 5 ECTS
Study format: Blended
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3. Beyond Classroom Walls: Sustainability Education In a Changing World
Deadline for applications: 18 January 2026
Hosting University: Linkoping University
Credits: 4 ECTS
Study format: Blended
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4. Engaging With the Futures – Resilient Communities
Deadline for applications: 25 January 2026
Hosting University: University of Trento
Credits: 4 ECTS
Study format: Blended
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5. Social Media Detox Camp
Deadline for applications: 25 January 2026
Hosting University: University of Trento
Credits: 4 ECTS
Study format: Blended
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6. Rethinking Professional Ethics: Deconstruct and Reconstruct Your Approach
Deadline for applications: 25 January 2026
Hosting University: INSA Group
Credits: 3 ECTS
Study format: Blended
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7. Building Cities of the Future: Harnessing New Urban Bioresources
Deadline for applications: 1 February 2026
Hosting University: Linkoping University
Credits: 5 ECTS
Study format: Blended
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8. ECIU University Creathon 2026: Building Inclusive Futures: Care, Community and Mobility
Deadline for applications: 1 February 2026
Hosting University: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Credits: 2 ECTS
Study format: Blended
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9. Healthcare and Sustainable Mobility (HASMO)
Deadline for applications: 2 February 2026
Hosting University: INSA Group
Credits: 3 ECTS
Study format: Blended
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10. Go Global. Grow Digital.
Deadline for applications: 18 February 2026
Hosting University: Kaunas University of Technology
Credits: 6 ECTS
Study format: Online
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11. Reimagine Food Production. Redefine the Future
Deadline for applications: 18 February 2026
Hosting University: Kaunas University of Technology
Credits: 6 ECTS
Study format: Online
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12. Greener Commute
Deadline for applications: 18 February 2026
Hosting University: Kaunas University of Technology
Credits: 6 ECTS
Study format: Online
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13. Game the Bias: Adultcentrism in Educational Relationships
Deadline for applications: 15 March 2026
Hosting University: University of Stavanger
Credits: 5 ECTS
Study format: Hybrid
14. Childism and Archiving the Climate Movement
Deadline for applications: 1 April 2026
Hosting University: University of Stavanger
Credits: 5 ECTS
Study format: Hybrid
Browse all ECIU learning opportunities here.
