Organized in collaboration between The POD and OpenHub, with the support of AILouvain and Agoria, this event is dedicated to companies that wish to collaborate with high-level students on concrete innovation projects as part of the upcoming edition of the Student Labs program.

Come discover how this device can help you quickly frame an idea, a challenge, or an innovation project, thanks to a structured, agile, and accessible process, supported by the expert engineers and coaches from OpenHub.

For whom?

This event is aimed at companies based in Wallonia, Brussels, or Flanders, active in:

• innovation and product development
• digital transformation
• R&D or operations

You are concerned if you wish to:

✔ Explore a technical idea or concept

✔ Collaborate with motivated and guided students

✔ Achieve concrete results in a few weeks and at a reduced cost

Why participate?

• Discover how the Student Labs program works
• Listen to the feedback from companies and students who participated in the 2025 edition
• Engage with the OpenHub teams to identify a project to include in the 2026 edition
• Meet other stakeholders involved in collaborative innovation

On the agenda

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | Welcome & lunch

1:00 PM | Institutional opening by Professor Françoise Smets, Rector of UCLouvain

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM | Presentation of the Student Labs program

1:45 PM – 2:15 PM | Testimonials from companies and students

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM | The process in concrete terms: how to participate in the 2026 edition

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Discussion Tables: Framing Ideas and Potential Projects

Registration

Participation in the event is free, but registration is required to secure your spot.

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