Innovation Camp & Contest 2027
Innovation Camp and Competition
About the Program
The Innovation Camp and Competition is a four-day innovation camp and project competition led by expert educators from the Technical University of Berlin. It introduces students to next-generation digital solutions, including artificial intelligence, smart systems, and data technologies. Throughout the program, students work in teams of up to six and gain hands-on learning experience, from identifying problems and developing solutions to prototyping and presenting their projects.
Through training sessions, hands-on methodology workshops, and project work, students apply their newly acquired knowledge directly to their own projects. At the end of the program, teams present their developed projects in English to a panel of judges. Students who successfully complete the program are awarded a certificate of participation approved by the Technical University of Berlin. In addition, six finalist teams selected by the jury earn the opportunity to participate in a five-day, four-night international final program held at the Technical University of Berlin.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students develop their ability to systematically address real-life problems by identifying problems, breaking down complex challenges, conducting root cause analysis, and determining user needs. This allows them to experience not only developing solutions but also identifying the right problems to solve.
Through design thinking and project development processes, students transform their ideas into tangible solutions while strengthening their creative thinking, prototyping, technology integration, and interdisciplinary problem-solving skills. They gain an understanding of how artificial intelligence, data technologies, and smart systems can be used to solve different challenges.
Through teamwork and mentoring, students develop their project management, task delegation, collaboration, decision-making, and entrepreneurial thinking skills.
During their final presentations, students structure and defend their projects in English before a panel of judges, developing their technical English, effective presentation, persuasive communication, and feedback evaluation skills. This provides them with valuable experience in communicating their ideas effectively in academic and professional settings.
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
TRAINING BY EXPERT INSTRUCTORS
Program Structure
INNOVATION AND DESIGN THINKING
Students participate in training sessions on innovation, design thinking, risk management, business model development, and next-generation technologies led by expert educators from the Technical University of Berlin. Through hands-on methodology workshops, they analyze complex problems, identify root causes, and apply methods for understanding user needs to their own work.
- Innovation
- Design Thinking
- Root Cause Analysis
- Artificial Intelligence and Technology
- Risk Management
- Project Development and Business Modeling
Discover the problem, design the solution.
TURN YOUR IDEA INTO A PROJECT
Students apply the knowledge and methods they have acquired to their own projects, developing their solution ideas with guidance from mentors. Teams create their project concepts, prototyping approaches, and entrepreneurial models, evaluate the feasibility of their ideas, and prepare for their final presentations.
- Product Development and Prototyping
- Technology Integration
- Project Management
- Teamwork
- Solution-Oriented Thinking
- Entrepreneurship
PRESENT YOUR PROJECT, PREPARE FOR BERLIN
Students present their developed projects in English to a panel of judges and participate in the evaluation process. Following the final presentations, the closing and certificate ceremony takes place. Six finalist teams selected by the jury earn the opportunity to participate in the five-day, four-night Berlin Final Program held at the Technical University of Berlin.
- Project Presentation in English
- Receiving Professional Feedback
- Effective Communication Through Project Defense
- Technical University of Berlin Finals
From Idea to Prototype, From Team to Startup
PROJECT
THE JURY
BERLIN FINALS
International Certificate
All participants who successfully complete the program are eligible to receive an international certificate of participation approved by the Technical University of Berlin.
CERTIFICATE
OF PARTICIPATION
Innovation Camp & Contest Participation Certificate
* Sample certificate.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
TOBB University of Economics and Technology
May 6–9, 2027
- Campus Arrival and Registration
- Opening Ceremony
- Break
- Keynote
- Break
- Training Session 1
- Break
- Workshop 1
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Training Session 2
- Break
- Training Session 3
- Coffee Break
- Training Session 4
- Break
- Training Session 5
- Lunch
- Workshop 2
- Break
- Workshop 3
- Coffee Break
- Workshop 4
- Break
- Workshop 5
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Training Session 6
- Break
- Training Session 7
- Coffee Break
- Training Session 8
- Break
- Training Session 9
- Lunch
- Project Workshop 1
- Break
- Project Workshop 2
- Coffee Break
- Project Workshop 3
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Final Presentations – Session 1
- Break
- Final Presentations – Session 2
- Break
- Final Presentations – Session 3
- Break
- Final Presentations – Session 4
- Break
- Final Presentations – Session 5
- Break
- Lunch
- Closing Ceremony and Certificate Presentation
- End of Program and Departure
Registration Process and Timeline
Registration Opens
Program registration opens
on September 10, 2026.
Application Deadline
The deadline for registration and applications
is December 4, 2026.
Program Dates
The program will take place
from May 6 to 9, 2027.
Program Fee & Service Details
Innovation Camp and Competition program and service details.
Services Included in the Program
- Hands-on project workshops and training sessions led by faculty members and expert instructors
- Training in innovation, design thinking, project management, prototyping, technology integration, entrepreneurship, and business model development
- Team formation, project development, and mentoring sessions
- Final project presentations and jury evaluation
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee breaks, and refreshments throughout the program
- Academic training materials and workshop content used throughout the program
- International certificate of participation approved by the Technical University of Berlin
- Organization and student coordination services throughout the program
- Eligibility to participate in the Berlin Final Program for finalist teams selected by the jury
Services Not Included in the Program
- Students’ travel expenses to and from Ankara
- Personal transfers at the program’s starting and ending points
- Personal expenses
- Expenses related to lost or damaged personal belongings
- Transportation to the event venue for local participants
- Transportation, accommodation, and other travel services for the international Berlin Final Program
BERLIN FINALS
Six finalist teams selected by the jury will participate in the five-day, four-night international final program held at the Technical University of Berlin.
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EXPERIENCE
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