E³UDRES² I Living Labs

Fully immerse yourself in a regional challenge - either virtually or meeting your peers on-site

The E³UDRES² I Living Labs give you the opportunity to work together with other students across borders, fields of study, and personal backgrounds while tackling a real-world challenge brought forward by a regional organisation. Working in diverse international teams, you spend several weeks exploring your challenge, exchanging perspectives, and developing ideas into concrete solutions.

By discussing ideas, testing different approaches, receiving feedback, and adapting your solutions, you discover how collaboration and creativity can turn different perspectives into meaningful outcomes. Taking part in an I Living Lab helps you develop valuable skills such as self-organisation, time management, and staying focused on what really matters in a project. At the same time, it gives you the chance to step outside your usual environment, meet people from different cultures, and gain an international experience without committing to a long-term stay abroad. In just a few weeks, you can challenge yourself, expand your perspective, and grow both personally and professionally.

E³UDRES² I Living Labs: All you need to know

› Duration

4-9 weeks

› Open for

Students from all E³UDRES² partner institutions

› Location

Either fully online or with an optional on-site week somewhere in a E³UDRES² country: Austria, Portugal, Latvia, Romania, Belgium, Hungary, Finland, Germany or the Netherlands

› Frequency

1-2 a year

› Language

English

› Costs

Participation is free!
Support for travel & accommodation costs may be available to you depending on institutional policies. Reach out to your local contacts here.

Take on a challenge - together

During the E³UDRES² I Living Labs, you meet people from other E³UDRES² institutions and beyond. Together, you work on solving a local challenge provided by a regional business or organisation.

The best part? The I Living Labs enable you to get this international experience tailored to your preferences: You can participate either entirely online or make the experience even more personal by joining an on-site week in one of the E³UDRES² countries, where you can meet your teammates face-to-face and experience intercultural collaboration first-hand.

Depending on the I Living Labs, recognition such as ECTS, certificates or digital badges are available for participants. You'll know which forms of recognition are offered by a I Living Lab when applying for an upcoming edition.

Participants at the E³UDRES² Intensive I Living Labs 2025 in Austria.
Participants at the E³UDRES² Intensive I Living Labs 2025 in Austria.
Participants at the E³UDRES² Intensive I Living Labs 2025 in Austria.
Participants visited the St. Pölten City Hall at the E³UDRES² Intensive I Living Labs 2023 in Austria.
The organizing team of the E³UDRES² Intensive I Living Labs 2024 in Austria.
Participants at the E³UDRES² Intensive I Living Labs 2025 in Austria.
Participants at the E³UDRES² Intensive I Living Labs 2025 in Austria.
Participants at the E³UDRES² I Living Labs 2023 in Austria.
Participants at the E³UDRES² Intensive I Living Labs 2025 in Austria.
Participants at the E³UDRES² Intensive I Living Labs 2025 in Austria.
Participants at the E³UDRES² I Living Labs 2022 in Austria.
Participants at the E³UDRES² Intensive I Living Labs 2025 in Austria.
A moderator at the E³UDRES² I Living Labs 2023 in Latvia.

Want to know what our past E³UDRES² I Living Labs were like?

Take a look at our news articles covering previous editions:

Did you know? Each year, we also offer Intensive I Living Labs - a compact, one-week version of the event, taking place on-site somewhere in a E³UDRES² country.

Frequently asked questions

Participation in a E³UDRES² I Living Lab is completely free of charge.

Regarding the costs for the travel to the optional on-site week as well as the accomodation, financial support may be available to you depending on institutional policies of your home university. Reach out to your local contacts here to learn more about the regulations of your institution.

This depends on the organizing team of the I Living Lab you are applying for. Different leisure activites may require different items - like activewear for example, if you want to join a yoga session. You'll be informed about what to take with you by the organizing team up front.

Generally, your passport, toiletry bag and enough clothing for the duration of the event are a good start :)

No. The I Living Lab teams working on the challenges will either be directly assembled by the organizational team after the application deadline is over, or this is done during the start of the event.

Note that we are not able to accomodate any wishes regarding team composition - E³UDRES² events are about meeting new people and collaborating with other students from different countries and institutions. These mixed teams, bringing together people from diverse backgrounds, are a core element of our activities!

No, we must make a selection of participants for every I Living Lab as there are only limited spaces per institution available. Of course, if you decide for a fully online I Living Lab, there are more slots for participation available compared to the event including an on-site week at a E³UDRES² institution.

As soon as you send your application, you are in the pool of possible participants. The E³UDRES² team of your home institution will reach out to you to inform you about further steps regarding your application via e-mail. Every student who applied will of course be notified whether they have been accepted or declined for the event.

Generally, participants are required to organize the travel to the event independently. Regarding accommodation, a joint accomodation option may be organized depending on the host institution of the I Living Lab you are applying for. You will be informed about accommodation options up front.

🌱 Wherever possible, we encourage you to use climate-friendly means of transport when travelling to E³UDRES² events, like using trains, buses or car-sharing.

Find more frequently asked questions and specific information per university on our institutional info pages.

Are you a local organisation, business or entrepreneur?

Submit your challenge for a E³UDRES² event!

No matter if your organisation is active in agriculture, media, health sciences or anything in between - if you are facing a challenge in need of a creative solution developed by the minds of smart international students from around Europe, our E³UDRES² Hackathons, Bootcamps and I Living Labs are the perfect breeding ground for innovative ideas.

Together with our student teams, you have the chance to find a possible solution that benefits both you, the participating students, and the surrounding region.

➞ Submit a challenge

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Find out more about upcoming E³UDRES² events in our E³UDRES² Calendar and discover your next opportunities across Europe:

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