STARTECH 2025
Space entrepreneurship: from business ideas to start-ups
From 15 to 19 September 2025 in Rome, Italy
Are you a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD student? Join Startech 2025 and gain the skills, tools, and network you need to conceive, develop and launch a space start-up in a global context.
Startech 2025 offers a unique opportunity to drive innovation in space exploration — so join us! This intensive week in Rome offers the chance to collaborate with international peers, earn 3 ECTS credits and compete for the prestigious Startech 2025 Award.
This blended intensive program is designed to inspire and foster innovation in space exploration and technology. Kick off your journey with online introductions and interactive team-building sessions. An innovation week is being hosted at the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy, where experienced mentors will guide your creativity. It is a hands-on event that you can dive into.
The program ends with an exciting competition where your team's new ideas will compete for the Startech 2025 Award.
The European University for Earth and Humanity (UNIVERSEH), is a European University Alliance funded by the European Commission. Starting from November 2020 UNIVERSEH is an Alliance of now 7 partner universities, spread all over Europe, that aims to create new higher education interactive experiences for the university community, teachers and students, and for the benefit of society as a whole.
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- 8–12 September 2025: Three synchronous online sessions
- 15–19 September 2025: On-site innovation week in Rome
- 22–26 September 2025: Final synchronous online session
The Startech 2025 is open to students enrolled at the Heinrich Heine University in a bachelor's or master's programme, as well as PhD students from all backgrounds, with both STEM and non-STEM disciplines welcome.
You will benefit from excellent interdisciplinary training, combining practical workshops, inspiring lectures and exchanges between experts. You will also get the chance to discover Rome, while earning ECTS credits towards your degree.
Your successful participation will earn you a certificate and 3 ECTS points.
UNIVERSEH will pay for accommodation and transport from Düsseldorf to Rome and back.
To apply, you will need to fulfil the registration form and submit:
- a motivation letter
- your certificate of study for the summer semester 2025
- your most recent transcrip of records
Submit your application online
Deadline for application: 10 June 2025, 11.59 pm
All applicants will be informed if they have been chosen for the mobility programme by 19 June 2025.
