ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
15., 22. & 23. March / 12.,13. & 19. April

Innovators Camp 2024

A Digital Future You Want

Take part in this innovation experience to develop the skills for solving today's challenges. Together.

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"Technologies [..] are exponentially increasing their role, changing the current way of doing things, often working in combination to offer a dramatic evolution in these segments and further address Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)." — Dionisio et al. (2023)

INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS

Expect to work together in mixed teams from Zurich-based universities. Science-based, and free to create.

LEARNING-BY-DOING

A mix of expert inputs, peer feedback, coaching and a lot of hands-on teamwork.

CONNECTING

Connect with other students, change makers and role models from the social innovation ecosystem.

HAVE AN IMPACT

Understand how to innovate for social good by practically testing your prototype.

Unlock your potential for social innovation

The Innovators Camp is a unique innovation experience for students and researchers at Zurich-based universities, taking you from idea to implementation in just five weeks.

Discover your social innovation capabilities through a hands-on project
Gather tools to start solving interconnected, complex problems of the 21^stcentury
Co-create solutions for real-world problems in an interdisciplinary team with students and researchers from other universities

Application closed

Deadline may 22, 2022

Innovators Camp in short

Summary

Innovators Camp takes you from idea to implementation in just five weeks.

The city of Zürich is providing us with current, real-life challenges.

Learn about innovation and gather tools for 21^st century life.

guided by experienced facilitators
inspired by peer-to-peer exchange
supported with a toolbox for personal development, innovation and implementation

Participation

Applications are open for researchers, as well as Bachelor and Master students from Zurich-based universities:
UZH, ZHdK, ETH, ZHAW, PHZH.

The next Innovators Camp is planned for spring 2026.
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‍Deadline: to be announced.
‍Places are limited: first come, first serve.

Dates

In 2024
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FR 15.3. from 12:00-17:00
(including Lunch, plus optional aperitif)

Experience & Connect
‍FR 22.3. from 13:00-17:00
SA 23.3. from 09:00-17:00
(optional "Meet & Cook" on FR Evening)
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Define & Develop
‍FR 12.4. from 13:00-17:00
SA 13.4. from 09:00-17:00‍
CELEBRATIONFR 19.4. from 13:00-17:00
(including vegetarian/vegan aperitif)‍

“The biggest part of our digital transformation is changing the way we think.” — Simeon Preston

Impressions

Social Workspace

We build together

The Innovators Camp will take place at ZKSD (Zurich Knowledge Center for Sustainable Development), a space created for sustainable projects in Zurich.

Address ZKSD: Hardstrasse 235, 8005 Zürich

This is where we all will team up, experiment, test and validate our concepts, supercharge our ideas for good and build tomorrow’s innovation!

A unique partnership

The Innovators Camp is a joint initiative by two major universities in Zurich born out of one strong mission: Connecting the magic of creativity with the power of science to create a future we want.