List of season events

You can apply for up to three BEST Courses and/or Seasonal BEST Engineering Competitions per season, but you can only be accepted to one of them.

Additionally, you can apply for up to three other events (BEST Events on Education, BEST Leisure Events or Partner Organisation Events) per season, and get accepted to any number of them.

Check out our Map of Europe to find out more about the locations.

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BEST Learning Events

You can be accepted to at most one BEST Course or Seasonal BEST Engineering Competition and any number of Events on Education.

Wanna be our green lantern in the city of lights ?

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Environmental Engineering)
Participation requirements: No prior knowledge required
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Paris, France, from 3 March 2012 until 11 March 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

NERD: New age Engineer of Robot Design

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Computer Engineering, Computer Science/Automatic Control/Informatics, Control Engineering/Systems engineering, Electrical/Electromechanical Engineering, Electronic/Electrotechnical Engineering, Machine & Instrument engineering/Design, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics)
Participation requirements: Prior knowledge required (Basic programming skills and basic knowledge on robot designing. )
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Ekaterinburg, Russia, from 18 March 2012 until 28 March 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

To Buy Or Not To Buy? That's a question...

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering, Agronomics/Forestry, Applied Sciences, Architectural Engineering, Architecture, Automotive Engineering, Biological/Biotechnical/Gene Engineering, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry/Chemical Technology, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science/Automatic Control/Informatics, Control Engineering/Systems engineering, Economics/Business Administration/Marketing, Electrical/Electromechanical Engineering, Electronic/Electrotechnical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Food Engineering, Geology, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Machine & Instrument engineering/Design, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Medicine/Dental Medicine, Mining/Mineral Resources Engineering, Multimedia and Communication Design, Naval Architecture & Engineering, Optics/Optometry, Petroleum Engineering, Pharmacy, Physics/Physics Engineering, Power Engineering, Production Engineering/Management, Rural and Surveying Engineering, Telecommunications/Electronics, Territory Engineering, Textile Engineering & Technology, Transport Engineering, Veterinary Medicine)
Participation requirements: No prior knowledge required
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Kaunas, Lithuania, from 18 March 2012 until 25 March 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

Apocalypse now: back to conception!

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Machine & Instrument engineering/Design)
Participation requirements: No prior knowledge required
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Nancy, France, from 19 March 2012 until 26 March 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

3 in 1: coffee, chocolate & You!

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Agronomics/Forestry, Biological/Biotechnical/Gene Engineering, Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry/Chemical Technology, Food Engineering)
Participation requirements: No prior knowledge required
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Lviv,Ukraine, from 23 March 2012 until 1 April 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

Go Go bio-Gadget: a Biomedical Adventure

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Biological/Biotechnical/Gene Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical/Electromechanical Engineering, Electronic/Electrotechnical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Medicine/Dental Medicine)
Participation requirements: No prior knowledge required
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Thessaloniki, Greece, from 27 March 2012 until 5 April 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

Who's gonna save the world?

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Civil Engineering, Economics/Business Administration/Marketing, Environmental Engineering, Food Engineering, Power Engineering, Transport Engineering)
Participation requirements: No prior knowledge required
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Uppsala, Sweden, from 30 March 2012 until 8 April 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

Suit up, engineer: it's building time!

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Architectural Engineering, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management)
Participation requirements: Prior knowledge required (Academic knowledge connected to the subject of the course. Technical education.)
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Saint Petersburg, Russia, from 1 April 2012 until 10 April 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

See the world through the eyes of computer

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mathematics)
Participation requirements: Prior knowledge required (We want participants to be interested in topic, open-minded, creative, ready to meet foreign students and to discover BEST spirit. Students are expected to have basic knowledge on the probability theory and statistics, as well as on linear algebra and signal processing (at least, Fourier transform). Practical examples will be in MatLab, so corresponding experience with MatLab is also needed. P.S. Make sure that your passport is valid for at least six months since May 2012. If by some reasons your passport doesn't meet this requirement, just run to change it as soon as possible. Otherwise we won't be able to make a visa for you. )
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Moscow, Russia, from 19 April 2012 until 28 April 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

I'm on a BOAT - Behold Oceans Acknowledge Transport

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Transport Engineering)
Participation requirements: No prior knowledge required
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Gdansk, Poland, from 20 April 2012 until 27 April 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

"La French cuisine" for dummies : from nature to your plate

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Agronomics/Forestry, Economics/Business Administration/Marketing, Food Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Production Engineering/Management)
Participation requirements: No prior knowledge required
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Bordeaux, France, from 22 April 2012 until 1 May 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

Roll me over, Move it faster, Live it greener!

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Power Engineering, Transport Engineering)
Participation requirements: No prior knowledge required
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Lille, France, from 28 April 2012 until 6 May 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

Gone with the Wind...Returned with energy!

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering, Applied Sciences, Automotive Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science/Automatic Control/Informatics, Control Engineering/Systems engineering, Electrical/Electromechanical Engineering, Electronic/Electrotechnical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Machine & Instrument engineering/Design, Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture & Engineering, Physics/Physics Engineering, Power Engineering)
Participation requirements: Prior knowledge required (Interest in wind energy. Wind energy involves almost all engineering profiles. )
Academic complexity: Advanced [Read more]
Delft, The Netherlands, from 1 May 2012 until 10 May 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

Let's create Electronics: give me plastic and I'll measure the world!

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Chemical Engineering, Chemistry/Chemical Technology, Control Engineering/Systems engineering, Electrical/Electromechanical Engineering, Electronic/Electrotechnical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechatronics, Optics/Optometry, Physics/Physics Engineering, Telecommunications/Electronics)
Participation requirements: Prior knowledge required (The level of the course is intermediate, as the studens are only required a basic understanding of electronic circuits and devices and an undergraduate background in chemistry and physics.)
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Messina, Italy, from 5 May 2012 until 12 May 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

Energy alternatives : sustainable development for strategic decision making

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Applied Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry/Chemical Technology, Electrical/Electromechanical Engineering, Electronic/Electrotechnical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Petroleum Engineering, Power Engineering)
Participation requirements: No prior knowledge required
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Chatenay-Malabry, France, from 6 May 2012 until 13 May 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

beCreative - make a top model!

Type: Seasonal BEST Engineering Competition (Computer Engineering, Computer Science/Automatic Control/Informatics, Control Engineering/Systems engineering)
Participation requirements: Prior knowledge required (Basic knowledge of database theory and information system. Systems modeling is a plus.)
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Novi Sad, Serbia, from 6 May 2012 until 14 May 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

BeOmedic: is there a Dr. Frankenstein among you?

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Applied Sciences, Biological/Biotechnical/Gene Engineering, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Medicine/Dental Medicine, Pharmacy)
Participation requirements: No prior knowledge required
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Turin, Italy, from 10 May 2012 until 22 May 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

Together We Make Flying Safe

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Transport Engineering)
Participation requirements: No prior knowledge required
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Belgrade, Serbia, from 11 May 2012 until 21 May 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

Design 360°: Fashion, Interior & Communication Design

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Architectural Engineering, Architecture, Economics/Business Administration/Marketing, Machine & Instrument engineering/Design, Multimedia and Communication Design)
Participation requirements: Prior knowledge required (Prior experience in planning (either from the academic or the personal background). It's required to be able to use some programs like Photoshop or Autocad (or similar). It's advisable (but not required) to have some prior knowledge of programs such as InDesign or Illustrator (or similar).)
Academic complexity: Advanced [Read more]
Milan, Italy, from 17 May 2012 until 26 May 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

Let me enterbrain you - A look into the nervous system

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Applied Sciences, Biological/Biotechnical/Gene Engineering, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science/Automatic Control/Informatics, Electrical/Electromechanical Engineering, Electronic/Electrotechnical Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine/Dental Medicine, Physics/Physics Engineering)
Participation requirements: Prior knowledge required (We expect you to at least be interested in the topic and study something relevant, like biomedical engineering, physics, electronics, computer science etc.)
Academic complexity: Advanced [Read more]
Helsinki, Finland, from 23 May 2012 until 2 June 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

BE biomediCOOL: jump into the CZECH pool!

Type: BEST Course on Technology (Biological/Biotechnical/Gene Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Optics/Optometry)
Participation requirements: No prior knowledge required
Academic complexity: Basic [Read more]
Prague, Czech Republic, from 3 June 2012 until 12 June 2012,
application closed on 11 December 2011 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)

BEST Leisure events

You can be accepted to any number of the following activities.

Lisbon Surf Course ROCKS: Raging Ocean Conquered by Killer Surfers

Type: Leisure Event
Lisbon, Portugal, from 4 April 2012 until 11 April 2012,
application closed on 29 January 2012 at 23:00 CET (Application deadline has passed.)