Boost Innovation thinking & Entrepreneurial
skills in Smart Urban Mobility​

Summer School

Join us in Thessaloniki, Greece!

June 30th - July 4th 2025​

Join the info webinar on March 27th at 13:00 CET

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Join CityMinds Summer School in Thessaloniki, Greece!​

CityMinds Summer School, is a five-day training programme designed for students from RIS countries to cultivate the entrepreneurial mindset and innovative thinking in Smart Urban Mobility.

It elaborates on a mix of innovative learning methods that create a holistic knowledge approach, ‘from concept to market’. ​

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What does the Summer School offers?​

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Real City Mobility Challenges​

Innovative Learning Methods​

Ideation to Realization​

  • Free of charge and fully covered expenses​ for eligible students​
  • Equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to conceptualize, and design disruptive smart urban mobility solutions that have the potential to lead to livable and sustainable communities​​
  • Design Thinking methodology employed to lead to solutions/ideas – potential start-ups​​
  • Course materials are developed by entrepreneurship and urban mobility innovation experts across EU​​
  • 5/days; 14 lectures; 3 visits; group projects; 3 workshops; 1 pitching event; certifications; an open day event​​
  • Two prizes (2,000 & 1,000€) for the best project proposals!​
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Why Apply? – Benefits & Opportunities​​

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Expert training and mentorship​

Networking opportunities across the EU​

Engagement with cities and community stakeholders​

Cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset & innovation thinking​​

Develop solutions ‘form concept to market’​

Accelerate business opportunities​

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CityMinds Costs & Scholarships

Participation Fee

€300 which includes course materials, live sessions, workshops, meals, and social activities.

Scholarships for Eligible Participants

The program will be fully funded for the top 35 BSc students from RIS countries, with travel costs of up to €500 (approximately) reimbursed.

Eligibility

Eligibility criteria

Applications are open to students from RIS countries* who have completed at least their second year of an undergraduate degree in fields such as engineering, information science, information technology, computer science, computer engineering, statistics, geoinformation technology, urban planning, geography, economics, or software engineering.​

The 5-day training programme will be free of charge and fully covered for university students (including traveling, accommodation, per diem allowance).​

*Check from the list below to see if your country/region is eligible for the RIS between 2021 and 2024:​

  • EU Member States: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia​
  • Horizon Europe Associated Countries: Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye, Ukraine​
  • Outermost Regions: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Réunion, Martinique, Mayotte and Saint-Martin (France), the Azores and Madeira (Portugal), and the Canary Islands (Spain)​

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Applications are now open, until March 31st, 2025

How to Apply?

  • Step 1: Fill in the registration form ​
  • Step 2:Get information regarding next steps​
  • Step 3:Complete the selection process​
  • Step 4: Congratulations! You are selected!​

Terms of Participation​

  • Certified undergraduate students form RIS countries (see eligibility criteria) ​​
  • Good knowledge of English​​
  • On-site participation​​
  • Participants will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion of the program​​
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Who we are​

CERTH/HIT is a well-recognized research and technology body producing state of the art research, and innovative solutions and services to support policy and decision making in the field of transport and logistics. It has considerable experience in cultivating entrepreneurial mindset in the field of its expertise, through spin-offs that offer innovative solutions in urban mobility problems, as well as challenges and ideas contests.

AUTH/LASCM aims to the development of high-level scientific knowledge focusing on the thematic areas of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, as well as their distribution in society for fostering national economies and sustainable development. The laboratory's philosophy focuses on providing practical solutions for the Logistics and Supply Chain Management fields, necessitating a holistic approach and collaboration across multiple scientific disciplines to move beyond isolated academic and business practices.