BEST: Lisbon Design Thinking Boot Camp

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Place: Lisbon, Portugal Dates: 1 August 2015 to 14 August 2015 Season: summer15 Organised by: BEST Group Lisbon University: University of Lisbon (See University profile in BEST university centre)	Type: BEST Course on Applied Engineering Fee: 45.0 euro. Convert to Depending on the country of your university, the amount of fee can be lower. [Read more] Application until: 23 Mar 2015 at 23:00 CET Application deadline has passed.
Academic Highlights
Participation requirements: No prior knowledge required Academic complexity: Basic [Read more] Working time: 42 hours (estimated)

General description

Ready to drive innovation and technical change in European cities by promoting tourism while preserving local heritage and sustainable development? Want to discover unexpected opportunities for innovation in an old urban context with more than 3000 years? Then dive in and get your hands dirty at the 2015 Lisbon Design Thinking Boot Camp to look at ways to foster modern tourists old Lisbon. Its two intensive, experiential weeks working in the field and designing an innovative urban context.

Get ready to enjoy this amazing experience! There is no better way to spend these 14 days of summer than in the beautiful city of Lisbon with our wonderful Mediterranean climate and traditional dishes, stunning beaches and all this with the BEST companionship!

We are looking for students from different backgrounds, ranging from arquitecture to informatics, so don't be shy, just apply!

Academic information

Fields of activity: Applied Sciences , Architectural Engineering , Architecture , Automotive Engineering , Chemical Engineering , Chemistry/Chemical Technology , Civil Engineering , Computational Sciences , Computer Engineering , Computer Science/Automatic Control/Informatics , Control Engineering/Systems engineering , Economics/Business Administration/Marketing , Electrical/Electromechanical Engineering , Electronic/Electrotechnical Engineering , Environmental Engineering , Geology , Industrial Engineering , Industrial Management , Machine & Instrument engineering/Design , Materials Engineering , Mechanical Engineering , Mechatronics , Multimedia and Communication Design , Naval Architecture & Engineering , Petroleum Engineering , Physics/Physics Engineering , Power Engineering , Production Engineering/Management , Rural and Surveying Engineering , Telecommunications/Electronics , Territory Engineering , Transport Engineering
Content and topics: Engineering the city, sustainability, mobility, industry, technical change, urban and regional planning, innovative regions, environmental protection and energy planning.
Learning goals and objectives: Provide participants with the means to conceive feasible and relevant human-centred systems and technically oriented solutions for urban environments, stimulating student entrepreneurial skills.
Examination type: Written report and oral presentation
Number of ECTS credits issued: Not known yet [Read more]

Information for applicants

Selection criteria for participants: Selection criteria will be based on the interest and knowledge shown on the topic, on Lisbon and its culture and on the originality of the motivation letter.

Practical arrangements

All of these are covered by the event fee.

Lodging during the event: Students' dorm rooms
Food during the event: Warm lunch and dinner provided by the university canteen during the weekdays and cooked by the organizers otherwise. Breakfast and coffee breaks provided by the organizers.
Transportation during the event: Walking, public transportation and university's bus

More information

For more information about this event, check out the following links (these links lead to outside this website - if they turn out to be unavailable, please try again later):

Event website: http://best.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/sc15.html
Event schedule: http://best.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/sc15/docs/Schedule_SC15.pdf
Event survival guide: http://best.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/sc15/docs/SG_SC15.pdf