Exciting new Educational Learning Opportunities (ELOs) are now live on the ECIU Engage platform. If you’re eager to boost your skills, collaborate internationally, and work on real-world problems with industry partners, this is your chance!
We would like to particularly encourage you to check out two opportunities at Dublin City University (DCU) this autumn. Both challenges are worth 7.5 ECTS credits. However, they come with a tight application deadline – applications close this Sunday, 24 August 2025.
🌍 Bioprocessing for the Circular Economy
👉 Learn more & apply on the Engage platform
Want to solve real-world sustainability challenges with global industry leaders?
In this unique module, you’ll join students from across Europe to design solutions for pressing sustainability issues. Together with companies such as Henkel, Alltech, and GreenLab, you’ll work on challenges like:
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🚍 Designing hydrogen-powered transport to cut emissions
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🌱 Building resilient food supply chains & preventing spoilage
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🧪 Replacing helium with sustainable alternatives in laboratories
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🔄 Optimising biogas and bio-based product plants
📍 Location: Dublin City University, Ireland
📅 Semester: Autumn 2025
✅ Credits available via ECIU
Alongside technical know-how, you’ll strengthen your teamwork, problem-solving, and professional skills – exactly the qualities employers are looking for.
📖 Read about the last edition of this challenge here.
🌱 EcoTech Challenge – Pioneering Innovative Technologies for a Sustainable Future
👉 Learn more & apply on the Engage platform
Future-proof your skills in digitalisation and sustainability with this challenge-based learning experience. Partnering with Sprout & Co, a forward-thinking food and wellness innovator, you’ll tackle real-world problems from ideation to solution design.
Why join?
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🤝 Collaborate with a modern food brand focused on sustainability
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💡 Strengthen your creative, digital, and problem-solving skills
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🌍 Work in international, interdisciplinary teams
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🎓 Earn academic credit and enhance your CV
📍 Location: Dublin City University, Ireland
📅 Semester: Autumn 2025
✅ Credits available via ECIU
📖 See highlights from last year’s EcoTech Challenge here.