Solving Poverty Challenges in Rural Regions
🎓 Course Type: Impactathon
📅 On-site: 6–9 April 2027 (arrival on 5 April 2027 necessary)
📍 Carinthia University of Applied Sciences – Campus Feldkirchen, Austria
📝 2 ECTS credits and a certificate of attendance
🌐 Minimum B2 level of English
⏰ Application deadline: 15 December 2026
Explore, collaborate and grow at the ACE²-EU Impactathon – where ideas become real in a dynamic and immersive innovation sprint event. Team up with students from ACE²-EU universities, get feedback from mentors and external stakeholders, and immerse yourself in this learning-centric atmosphere.
Working in multidisciplinary teams, you will collaboratively address real-world challenges, fostering a shared sense of purpose by integrating diverse skills for innovative solutions. Expect an intense, time-bound event where unconventional problem-solving is highly valued. Bring your curiosity, adaptability and quick thinking, and join a community that pushes boundaries and generates solutions with significant impact.
And if you are wondering why there are no details included – the mystery is part of this format!
Application deadline
Explore, collaborate and grow at the ACE²-EU Impactathon – where ideas become real in a dynamic and immersive innovation sprint event. Team up with students from ACE²-EU universities, get feedback from mentors and external stakeholders, and immerse yourself in this learning-centric atmosphere.
Working in multidisciplinary teams, you will collaboratively address real-world challenges, fostering a shared sense of purpose by integrating diverse skills for innovative solutions. Expect an intense, time-bound event where unconventional problem-solving is highly valued. Bring your curiosity, adaptability and quick thinking, and join a community that pushes boundaries and generates solutions with significant impact.
And if you are wondering why there are no details included – the mystery is part of this format!
- Course components and contact hours: 7–12 hours ACEperience & ACERookies, 32 hours on-site part, 10–15 hours independent and group work
- On-site part: 6–9 April 2027 (Carinthia University of Applied Sciences – Campus Feldkirchen, Austria), Arrival on 5 April 2027 necessary!
- Recommended Language Level: Minimum B2 level of English, as the course requires active participation in discussions, teamwork, and presentations.
On successful completion of the course, participants will receive 2 ECTS credits and a certificate of attendance.
Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (Austria) – Lead and Host Institution
Waltraud Grillitsch, Ruth Hechtl, Dominik Holzer
Santarém Polytechnic University (Portugal)
Tatiana Ferreira, Lia Pappamikail
Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Spain)
Dana Jimenez Bermudez
Constantin Brâncuși University of Târgu Jiu – UCB (Romania)
Catalin Dragan, Corina Dragan
In collaboration with the ACE²-EU Social Impactors Operational Unit
Represented by the Social Impactors leads, Marika Gruber & Mélissa Pebayle (Carinthia University of Applied Sciences)
🔗 Apply here: https://forms.gle/X8c6ecuS21jxcZpPA
Deadline for receipt of applications: 15 December 2026
Please note that submitting an application does not guarantee a place on the programme. Participating institutions apply their own internal selection procedures.
Prior to the start of the course, selected participants will receive a welcome email from the ACE²-EU Alliance containing detailed information and instructions specific to the programme.
6. Further Information
For any further information or queries related to the course, please contact: w.grillitsch@cuas.at
Deadline for receipt of applications: 20 July 2026
Please note that submitting an application does not guarantee a place on the programme. Participating institutions apply their own internal selection procedures. Selected participants will receive a welcome email from the ACE²-EU Alliance with detailed information and instructions specific to the programme.